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Plaster sculpture bought by Glasgow Museum from the artist in 1901 is ‘unlocated’A statue by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, part of his famous Les Bourgeois de Calais group, is currently “unlocated” in Glasgow’s art collections, museum officials ha…
The Guardian attends a session of the six-week course Let’s Talk Tyke! on a drizzly morning in Keighley“Mek thisen at ‘ome, lass,” says Rod Dimbleby, shortly after the Guardian arrives at his Yorkshire dialect class. He introduces the group of nearly t…
Appeal follows emptying of shelves in apparent misunderstanding at ‘fill a bag with books for £1’ eventVolunteers at Batley library who watched helplessly as the shelves were emptied in a book sale misunderstanding are urging those who took books to co…
As National Trust draws line under criminal act, members of public suggest future uses for timber Some saw the day as a chance to say farewell. One person described the event as a “full stop” to the saga. But as the criminally felled, world-famous Syca…
Innovative scanning techniques show painting of sculptures was potentially as intricate as their carvingThough the Parthenon marbles were admired for centuries for their stark white brilliance, it has long been known that the sculptures were originally…
Experts uncover 17th-century coins at site linked with clan chief Alasdair Ruadh ‘Maclain’ MacDonaldA hoard of coins linked to a Highland chief – which may have been stashed away as he tried in vain to escape the Glen Coe massacre – has been discovered…
Scheme aims to target poorer regions with concentrations of monuments, buildings and protected landscapesApplying some common sense can sometimes be a radical move. From 9 October an oddly simple new £200m scheme will, for the first time, focus on clus…
Land access groups worry it will lead to charges at other sites, while pagans are alarmed about restrictions on worship For generations walkers, pagans and artists have freely roamed around the standing stones at Calanais on Lewis, drawn by its monumen…
Silver and copper alloy disc from days of King Alfred hailed as one of the most important finds of its kindWhen it emerged from the earth it was dull, corroded and battered, the centuries it had spent lying beneath a Somerset field having taken their t…
Restore Trust wants its members elected to the charity’s governing council to rid it of its ‘woke agenda’The National Trust has raised concerns about “political pressure” and defended its right to lobby on nature amid a renewed campaign by a self-style…