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Glasgow School of Art burns but ‘treasured building saved'
The heritage-listed building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is a unique art school and architecturally significant.
Opera fury over weight slur
British critics are under fire after making unkind comments about a female performer's weight.
Seeing the world's smallest artists
Artist Maria Fernando Cardoso will allow us to see dance, music and visual arts in the hidden world of the…
Video: First look at masterpieces never seen outside Spain
For the first time some of the great Italian masterpieces have left the Museo del Prado. Where have they gone?…
10 great works of art we have lost forever
Fires, earthquakes, and plane crashes kill art too. Here are 10 great works of art we'll never lay our eyes…
Major museum conference picks Australia
Breaking with a tradition for European capitals, a major international conference is heading to three Australian cities this year.
Why the arts improve health
Many studies show people are healthier when they paint, play music or even just sit in the theatre audience but…
Arts funding: why we need to widen the narrative
Lobbying for more arts funding won’t work without a broader conversation on the value of the product, say leading arts…
Defying piracy: a Wicked campaign
The Broadway composer of touring musical Wicked, has begun a campaign against the digital distribution of his stolen sheet music.
4000 blue butterflies to swarm a street near you
A swarm of 4000 handcrafted magnetic butterflies will travel across the globe in an ambitious street art project that will…