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It’s staying home: UK raises £3.8 million to keep rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture

The UK government had issued an export bar on the sculpture after it was sold at an auction in March 2024, citing its cultural significance.

Euronews

Rare Barbara Hepworth work to be displayed in public for first time

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The Independent UK

Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour saved for nation

Created in 1943, abstract wooden carving marked a breakthrough in ‘genius’ British artist’s career

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‘Extremely rare’ Barbara Hepworth sculpture to be saved after £3.8m is raised

Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red will go on permanent display at The Hepworth Wakefield.

Evening Standard

A portal to the past: This unique open-air attraction has been named the UK's Museum of the Year

Featuring a recreated 1950s town, Beamish in County Durham was awarded the prestigious prize for its "joyous, immersive and unique" atmosphere that's shaped by "the stories and experiences of its community."

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Beamish, The Living Museum Of The North wins Museum Of The Year award

The open-air museum brings the history of north-east England to life through its immersive exhibits.

Evening Standard

Beamish, the Living Museum of the North wins the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025 award

The 350-acre site blew judges away with its ‘joyous, immersive and unique’ exhibitions

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‘Joyous, immersive’ Beamish wins Art Fund museum of the year award

Judges praise County Durham attraction’s ‘remarkable attention to detail’ in bringing history to life

The Guardian - UK

Charity hopes to raise nearly £3m to keep Barbara Hepworth sculpture in UK

New owner wants to take Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red, created in Cornwall in second world war, overseas

The Guardian - UK

Art Fund to launch £5m project for UK museums to share their collections

‘UK’s largest ever collaborative touring project’ will involve institutions pooling resources and expertise

The Guardian - UK

Five UK attractions shortlisted for Museum Of The Year Award and £120,000 prize

The four losing finalists will each receive £15,000 from Art Fund.

Evening Standard

Five UK museums ‘alive with ideas and energy’ shortlisted for Art Fund prize

Museums in Belfast, Cardiff, Perth, Warwickshire and County Durham compete for £120,000 Art Fund Museum of the Year award

The Guardian - UK

Art Fund reveals 2025 Museum of the Year finalists

The world’s largest museum prize will award £120,000 to the winner, with finalists spanning living history, contemporary art and major redevelopments across the UK

The Independent UK

Wedgwood Collection still revealing new treasures a decade after it was saved for the nation

From a royal dolls’ house tea set to a plate from a shipwreck, the V&A’s ceramics trove is full of gems from history that still inspire artists today

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Art Fund launches 'shush-free zone' to encourage noisy families to museums

You can get free entry and some great discounts with a National Art Pass too

The Guardian - UK

Young V&A wins Museum of the Year award

East London venue, previously known as the Museum of Childhood, described by judges as ‘truly inspirational’

The Guardian - UK

‘We dug deep into our souls at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park’: the power of art for healing and wellbeing

Mood-lifting, mind-expanding, heart-opening – art is so much more than just a feast for the eyes

The Guardian - UK

Revamped National Portrait Gallery among contenders for museum of the year

Shortlist dominated by institutions that have undergone extensive renovations, including Young V&A and Manchester Museum

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow's Burrell Collection named as museum of the year

The Burrell Collection was named the museum of the year at the Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023. The museum closed in 2016 for a six-year refurbishment and was officially reopened King Charles in October 2022.

The Independent UK

Sir Henry Raeburn portrait painted in Rome saved for the nation

National Galleries of Scotland welcomes the artwork, Patrick Moir, in the month of the bicentenary of Raeburn’s death.

Belfast Live

NI venue one of five in UK to be shortlisted for museum of the year award

"The arts have a transformative role in Belfast... where politics have failed, the arts have stepped in and provided people with a voice and a platform"

The Guardian - UK

War has shown Ukrainians – and the rest of us – why museums are so important for telling our stories

Objects from the front line bear bloodstained witness – not just to what happened, but to Ukraine’s very existence, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's Burrell Collection shortlisted for major UK art prize

The Pollok Park venue is one of two Scottish museums to make the shortlist this year and the winner will be announced on July 12 with prize money being offered.

The Independent UK

Shortlist announced for Art Fund Museum Of The Year

The winning museum will be announced at a ceremony held in the British Museum in London on July 12.

The Guardian - UK

Scapa Flow Museum showing Orkney island’s wartime role up for top prize

UK museum of the year award has shortlist of five showing ‘astonishing ambition and boundless creativity’

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