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Now playing Next no comment Kew Gardens exhibit: sculptures emphasize plants' healing properties The visual artist Marc Quinn was inspired by scientists' research about plants in London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. With their collaboration, he has created an exhibition of 16 sculptures integrated into the Kew garden. 02/05/2024
Now playing Next Art British Museum show explores final decades of Michelangelo's life Among the exhibition's highlights is Michelangelo's sole surviving complete cartoon (Epifania), a full-scale preparatory drawing, which is one of the largest Renaissance works on paper. 02/05/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Jane Austen’s House needs your help transcribing her brother’s memoir Could Jane Austen’s brother Francis shed some new light on the beloved author’s life? The Jane Austen’s House museum hopes so – but first it needs help deciphering his handwriting. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Scottish funding body claims Edinburgh Fringe is in 'precarious' state Creative Scotland has accused the organisation behind the Edinburgh Fringe of improperly running the festival in defence of them pulling funding ahead of its 2024 run. 26/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Rebel Wilson memoir censored in the UK - but mentions Royal orgies Rebel Wilson's book, published in its entirety in the US, has been censored in the UK, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, due to a chapter on Sacha Baron Cohen. 25/04/2024
Now playing Next Culture news What Europe can learn from the UK's Northern Music Awards The first Northern Music Awards were held last night in Manchester as part of a drive to highlight the level of quality music being created outside of the UK’s capital. 24/04/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Here are this year's Ivor Novello nominees Nominees have been announced for the 2024 Ivor Novello Awards, the awards that celebrate the best songwriting and composing for the previous year in British and Irish popular music. 24/04/2024