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‘Political’ search for new V&A chair mired in accusations of cronyism

Coveted post at London arts institution tainted by process widened to include the Cabinet Office and Downing Street

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

From Shakespeare’s lost plays to the world’s oldest horse: the bumper Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024 quiz

The five nominees competing to be crowned the UK’s best museum have each sent in five devilish questions about their collections – how culturally clued up are you?

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'Sparse yet powerful': moonlit portrait takes $30,000 prize

The photographic prize is one of Australia's most popular shows.

The Canberra Times

Gina Rinehart denies approaching National Portrait Gallery to offer an artwork of herself

Hancock Prospecting says billionaire did not initially approach National Portrait Gallery offering portrait of herself, saying gallery first approached her

The Guardian - AU

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Photo Added to the National Portrait Gallery

The photograph was taken just three days before Queen Elizabeth's passing.

Marie Claire

Harry and Meghan photo given permanent home at National Portrait gallery

A portrait of Prince Harry and Meghan has been added to the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection in London, whose patron is the Princess of Wales.

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'Truthful and genuine': the kids set to stun in portrait prize

They're intimate and artful - and they're all by kids.

The Canberra Times

‘Oh my god, I am beautiful’: the people who pay to have their portrait painted

It’s never been easier to take a flattering image of yourself. So why do people commission professional portraits of themselves or loved ones?

The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - UK

London art exhibitions to see in January

Read our pick of the best London art exhibitions to see this month, from 'The 80s: Photographing Britain' at Tate Britain to Jennifer Binnie at Richard Saltoun

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Step into Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron's dreamy photographs in London

'Portraits to Dream In' is currently on show at London's National Portrait Gallery

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Kate Middleton granted prestigious new title by King Charles - and it's ten words long

King Charles recommended that the Princess of Wales should receive a new title that no royal has held before

Woman & Home

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Indigenous artist Ryan Presley's giant mural that subverts traditional religious iconography is being installed at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

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Linda Tanner obituary

Other lives: Art historian who set up an advertising agency for art galleries and became a patron of the National Portrait Gallery in London

The Guardian - UK

Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul

After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role

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British Museum Appoints Nicholas Cullinan As New Director

Nicholas Cullinan appointed as new director of the British Museum amidst controversies and challenges, including missing artifacts and ownership disputes.

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Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In review – an intriguing double act

The Victorian portraiture pioneer and the mysterious 70s American photographer who died at 22 both surprise in a quietly subversive exploration of their contrasting processes

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Ralph Heimans' first Australian exhibition opens in Canberra

Some of his famous subjects will be at the opening.

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Royal portraitist's debut Aussie show fit for a king

Portrait painter Ralph Heimans, who has painted Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary of Denmark, is holding his first major exhibition in Australia.

The Canberra Times

Ralph Heimans on painting the Queen, Kevin Rudd, Judi Dench and more

See the exhibition at Canberra's National Portrait Gallery.

The Guardian - UK

‘Art isn’t just about dead white males’: galleries fight to lure young visitors

The National Portrait Gallery is challenging the belief that UK museums are exclusively for establishment imagery with a new showcase for black artists – and offering £5 tickets for under-25s

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Ekow Eshun considers the Black figure in portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery

In ‘The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure’, curator Ekow Eshun unites works from 22 African diasporic artists working in the UK and US

The Guardian - UK

The Time is Always Now review – striking shades of brilliant black figurative art

From an escaped slave pointing a gun to a kid in a Birmingham barber shop, this terrific show shuttles back and forth between times, places, sculpture and painting

The Guardian - UK

Black British artists can no longer be ignored, says sculptor Thomas J Price

Price says the number of exhibitions focused on black artists has ‘set a new standard’ for representation in the UK

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