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Three Banksy murals have reportedly cost the UK taxpayers almost $200,000 in removal and maintenance costs. The mysterious street artist is well-known for his public murals, which appear overnight and are often not recognized until the…

A UK jury has convicted tw activists who covered a Picasso and caused damage at the National Portrait Gallery 2 years ago. In October 2024, two activists - Jai Halai (25) and Monday-Malaichi Rosenfeld (23) - entered the National Portrait…

The original sitters of two sketches by Hans Holbein related to Anne Boleyn were correctly identified - thanks to artificial intelligence. Hans Holbein was a German-born artist who escaped his homeland and found abode in England - first…

On the morning of 22nd February, members of Everyone Hates Elon, an anti-billionaire activist group, posted a picture of Prince Andrew on the walls of the Louvre. The photograph, taken by Phil Noble, captured Andrew in Norfolk on February…

The French Bayeux Tapestry will arrive in the UK with an insurance cover of $1 billion, which would be ultimately paid by the British people. The Bayeux Tapestry is scheduled to arrive in the UK from France in 2026, where it will go on…

Mega gallery Hauser & Wirth witnessed a massive 87 percent decline in its gross profits in the UK market in 2024, a recent report revealed. As per a report by Financial Times, the revenues filings by Hauser & Wirth revealed that…

A petition filed to block the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry from France to the UK is now signed by over 50,000 people. The Bayeux Tapestry is an 11th-century piece of cloth that narrates the Norman conquest of William the Conqueror to win…

Sold last year, the iconic sculpture by Barbara Hepworth will stay in the UK after £3.8 million was raised to match the price. Created early in her career, Barbara Hepworth’s Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943)…

Memorabilia from the sets of the popular show Downton Abbey would hit the auction before the release of its final film. One of the most popular British shows in the world, Downton Abbey originally ran for six seasons between 2010-2015.…

The Hepworth Wakefield Museum launched a public fundraiser to keep a rare Barbara Hepworth sculpture on British soil. Titled Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943), the sculpture is an elliptical object with a portion…