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National Portrait Gallery unveils plan to share historic £50m painting between two countries

The historic masterpiece is one of the earliest great portraits of a person of colour

The Independent UK

National Portrait Gallery granted more time to secure cash to keep £50m painting in UK

The gallery has been in talks with the Getty Museum in California to strike an extraordinary deal

The Independent UK

Could the Getty museum save the £50m Portrait of Omai at 11th hour?

Exclusive: There are just 24 hours to hammer out a deal if the historic painting is to be saved for Britain

The Independent UK

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We can’t let Joshua Reynolds’ magnificent Portrait of Omai leave the UK

This breathtaking 7ft-high portrait of a Polynesian visitor to London in the 18th century captures a complex cultural encounter and showcases the genius of Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

This glorious portrait is too precious a treasure to be lost from our shores for ever

Even in tough times, masterpieces like Joshua Reynolds’s painting are worth saving

The Guardian - UK

‘It isn’t too late to turn things around’: Over 500 museums join forces for climate project aimed at ‘inspiring’ children

Leading artists including Tracey Emin, Mark Wallinger, and musician FKA Twigs will participate

The Independent UK

Museums unite in UK’s largest art collaboration to inspire environmental change

The project aims to create a new relationship between museums and the natural world aiming to shape the lives of the children who participate.

The Independent UK

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London’s Horniman crowned Art Fund museum of the year

Forest Hill venue praised for inspiring the next generation and showing environment, ecology and human cultures side by side

The Guardian - UK

Why the Horniman Museum in south-east London is up for the Art Fund Museum of the Year

This brilliant venue in Forest Hill houses wonders from around the world - including the overstuffed walrus that has become a local celebrity

Evening Standard

Silver casket Mary, Queen of Scots was thought to own acquired for nation

The item, made in Paris between 1493 and 1510, is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Shortlist announced for Art Fund museum of the year

The winner will be announced at a ceremony in July.

The Independent UK

V&A acquires ‘autograph suit’ signed by stars at Baftas and Oscars

Outfit worn by costume designer Sandy Powell bought by charity boss who has given it to museum

The Guardian - UK

A festival celebrating art and culture is set to take place in Manchester this summer

Art Assembly 2022 will explore the city as an art school

Manchester Evening News

Queer Britain to open the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum in 2022

The museum will be housed in Kings Cross in north London.

The Independent UK

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