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Visit to MAA marks last stop on judges' tour

20 May 2013

Ten finalists, five judges, one prize... the Museum of the Year judges head to Cambridge's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology for their final trip.

Titian Experience to tour UK festivals

20 May 2013

A cinema truck exploring Titian's Diana and Callisto will tour British festivals this summer, sponsored by the Art Fund.

Museum of the Year judges tour The Beaney

17 May 2013

The judging panel for the £100,000 prize visited Canterbury to see the House of Art and Knowledge, which reopened last year following a £14 million restoration.

Win two tickets to Duchamp at the Barbican

15 May 2013

We're giving away five pairs of tickets to the Barbican's 'miraculous' show The Bride and the Bachelor, featuring works by Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and more.

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Six film locations

13 May 2013

We've picked the sets of our favourite films, from small-screen gems like Pride and Prejudice to Hollywood hits like Never Let Me Go.

Museums win major new objects at Collect 2013

13 May 2013

Nine museums have won a share of £75,000 and each acquired a work of contemporary craft through Art Fund Collect, the scheme which offers UK museums the chance to enhance their contemporary craft collections.

Five inspiring gardens

13 May 2013

We've picked our favourite outdoor art gardens across the country, from sea-front sculptures to Hertfordshire hamlets.

Five summer blockbusters

13 May 2013

See in the summer with a visit to one of these spectacular shows, with Soviet surrealism in Liverpool and enigmatic monarchs in Edinburgh.

Museum of the Year photography competition: Pick of the Pics

10 May 2013

From pensive statues to tilt-shifted mills, we've chosen another five of our favourite photographs so far.

Narberth Museum welcomes judges

8 May 2013

The sun shone as the five Museum of the Year judges enjoyed a visit to the tenacious Pembrokeshire museum.

First winners of Testing Media announced

3 May 2013

Galleries in Preston and Leicester have won £30,000 to acquire contemporary art in challenging media, as part of a new initiative launched by the Art Fund.

Museum of the Year photography competition: Pick of the pics

3 May 2013

We've chosen another five of our favourite entries, from bug's eye views to striking shadows.

Five Pre-Raphaelite highlights

1 May 2013

From artists' homes to the Brotherhood's favourite countryside haunt, discover a chapter of the Pre-Raphaelite story at each of these vibrant venues.

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