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Three-Story-Tall Banksy Mural Destroyed as UK Building Demolished

by Rhea Nayyar December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

The anonymous street artist made the work in 2017, a year after Brexit, to criticize Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

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British Politician Wants to Criminalize Waving the Palestinian Flag

by Rhea Nayyar October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

Parliament member Suella Braverman is also concerned about the protest chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

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London Museum Closes After Fatal “Tragic Event”

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

Police responded to reports of a man falling from a height at Somerset House, where the Courtauld Gallery is located.

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Salt-and-Pepper Building Debate Shakes Up British Town

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

What began as a simple project to honor two historic water towers in Goole with a salt-and-pepper shaker set quickly divided locals, who can’t agree on which building represents which condiment.

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A Peek Into London’s Newly Reopened National Portrait Gallery

Avatar photo by Kavitha Rao July 4, 2023July 3, 2023

After a three-year, $52M renovation, the museum hopes a more diverse artwork offering will draw visitors, but many challenges lie ahead.

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Translator Calls Out British Museum’s “Erasure” of Her Work

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 27, 2023June 28, 2023

Yilin Wang, whose translations of Chinese poems were used without permission, claims the museum mishandled the issue and has not properly compensated her.

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Translator Says British Museum Used Her Work Without Permission

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

The London institution is taking down Yilin Wang’s translations of Qiu Jin’s poems after Wang called out the museum in a Twitter thread.

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“Irreplaceable” Metal Works Stolen in UK Museum Heist

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

In a “carefully planned theft,” the perpetrators took 12 pieces including knives, sculptures, and silver kitchenware from the Kelham Island Museum.

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Oxford University Drops Sackler Name, Sort Of

Avatar photo by Maya Pontone May 16, 2023May 17, 2023

The British school will rename staff positions and some buildings but retain donations made by the family.

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The Dangerous Allure of the Royal Aesthetic

Avatar photo by Isabella Segalovich May 10, 2023July 6, 2023

The pomp and pageantry of King Charles’s coronation follows the playbook of authoritarian theatrics.

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SCAD Alumni Artists at Photo London Explore Womanhood and Femininity

by Savannah College of Art and Design May 9, 2023May 5, 2023

Photographs by Mona Bozorgi and Emma Creighton Hopson are on view at the UK photo fair from May 10 to 14.

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Stunning Roman Mosaic Found Beneath UK Shopping Mall

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

In Colchester, the first Ancient Roman city in Britain, you can now tell your friends to “meet you at the mosaic.”

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