UK News

FARO stages Metrology Roadshow at Villa Park
Coventry – 27th August 2008 – FARO, the world market leader in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser trackers, is staging a Metrology Roadshow at Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham on the 2nd October 2008.

Art and food celebrated in Italian festival
A Venetian mask workshop and a special Italian-themed menu will be part of a series of Italian events at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry) this weekend, to celebrate the extension of their popular exhibition Ancoats: Manchester’s Little Italy.

Charity helps buy Hodgkin masterpiece for Bath
The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity, has helped Victoria Art Gallery in Bath acquire a painting by one of the UK’s most important artists working in Britain today.

Meet Oscar Winning Swordsmith at the Royal Armouries
Master swordsmith and key member of Weta Workshop’s design team, Peter Lyon is making a special trip to the UK in September to visit the Royal Armouries Museum’s big exhibition, ‘Arms and Armour from the Movies: The Wonderful World of Weta’.

THREADNEEDLE FIGURATIVE PRIZE DEBATE
Selectors Brian Sewell and Richard Cork join shortlisted artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg to debate the question What’s the future for figurative art? Karen Wright, co-founder of Modern Painters, will chair the disscussion.

Ipswich Museum Secures £50,000 for Brand New Egyptian Gallery
Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service is delighted to announce that it has secured a grant for £50,000 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson Foundation. The grant will provide vital funds towards a brand new Egyptian gallery in Ipswich Museum.

NEW CHAPTER UNFOLDS AT THE BOWES MUSEUM LIBRARY
Exciting proposals to transform The Bowes Museum include a fully accessible, smart and stylish library, to be created in the upper reaches of the building.

Sir Basil Spence Talk in Coventry
A senior curator from Scotland is to talk about architect Sir Basil Spence as part of The Herbert's talks series next week.

“By Difficulties Undaunted” – The Inniskillings Story
Blackbox-av has just completed a mixed hardware and software project for The Inniskillings Regimental Museum in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Big Band Music and Hits of the War Years a plenty!
The Historic Dockyard Chatham will truly swing to the Big Band hits of the war years when it holds a Blitz Ball dance night on Saturday 20th September.