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Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, was the 2025 winner of the Art Fund Museum of the Year. An outdoor scen at the Museum, showing a visitor admiring an old fashioned bus.
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Best new awards and arts prizes: January 2026

This month’s awards and prizes celebrate the best in poetry, painting, creative writing and innovative museum practice.

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Postcard from Mexico City: Modernist architecture to famed murals and the hottest art galleries.

ArtsHub takes a trip to Mexico City – and its 170 registered museums – discovering that there is much more…

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So you want my arts job: Tamsin Cull, Head of Public Engagement

As Head of Public Engagement, Tamsin Cull is the force behind QAGOMAs Children's Art Centre. She talks about her arts…

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So you want my arts job: V&A Chief Curator Wedgwood Collection

Charged with looking after one of the world's most famous collections, curator Catrin Jones talks about her job ahead of…

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Is it important to read the explanatory labels next to artworks? We asked 5 experts

Five experts offer five reasons to – or not to – read the wall labels to understand the art.

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British Museum receives the largest gift in its 170-year history

While not unexpected, this ÂŁ1 billion gift of Chinese ceramics is the most valuable ever for a UK museum.

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Exhibition review: Isaac Julien, Once Again… (Statues Never Die)

A spectacular exhibition asks the big questions about how museums collect, and show, artworks with Black histories.

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How I got my break as a curator

The curatorial profession is specialised and competitive. Six curators tell us how they got their career break.

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The most pressing question on curators’ lips

ArtsHub asked curators what they would most want to ask their colleagues, and why they love their jobs.

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5 tips to alleviate the stress of preparing an exhibition

ArtsHub looks at the five top pressure points when preparing for a gallery exhibition, and how to hit the release…

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