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2019-05-04
Our teams have been busy installing this show-stopping 17-metre-long theatre curtain ahead of our #MangaExhibition opening later this month! It was made by Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai for the Shintomi Theatre on 30 June 1880. That day, after drinking
Our teams have been busy installing this show-stopping 17-metre-long theatre curtain ahead of our #MangaExhibition opening later this month! It was made by Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai for the Shintomi Theatre on 30 June 1880. That day, after drinking
2019-05-03
These striking images are part of a contemporary artwork made by visual artist Ann Gollifer in Botswana in 2014. The artwork consists of 41 wooden frames, each covered with a capulana – a printed wrap-around cloth worn by women in Mozambique, with differ
These striking images are part of a contemporary artwork made by visual artist Ann Gollifer in Botswana in 2014. The artwork consists of 41 wooden frames, each covered with a capulana – a printed wrap-around cloth worn by women in Mozambique, with differ
2019-05-03
This little lion is under 20 centimetres tall
This little lion is under 20 centimetres tall
2019-05-02
Today marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. The Italian Renaissance master made a number of sketches depicting the infant Christ playing with a rather reluctant-looking cat – these drawings were done on opposite sides of the same piec
Today marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death. The Italian Renaissance master made a number of sketches depicting the infant Christ playing with a rather reluctant-looking cat – these drawings were done on opposite sides of the same piec
2019-05-01
#May is named after the Greek goddess Maia, shown here in this 1698 print. The zodiac sign of Gemini is also represented above her – the sign that starts in May. Dutch artist Jacobus Harrewyn made a series of prints based on the months of the year. You c
#May is named after the Greek goddess Maia, shown here in this 1698 print. The zodiac sign of Gemini is also represented above her – the sign that starts in May. Dutch artist Jacobus Harrewyn made a series of prints based on the months of the year. You c
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