Heritage Lottery Fund unveils small grants programme to help commemorate First World War

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced details of a new £6 million small grants programme for smaller community projects marking the Centenary of the First World War.

Museums at Night Report: Gavin Turk, pyramid power and Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Artist Gavin Turk's occult new sculptures are among the after-hours attractions in the West country. Mark Sheerin explores the power of pyramids.

Museums at Night 2013: The Zusammen Choir Procession in Rochdale

Led by top artist Susan Forsyth, Museums at Night in Rochdale took the form of a noisy and colourful procession through the Lancashire town. Rosie Clarke joined in.

Tales of Titian's Diana and Castillo head to summer festivals in cinema truck

Visitors to this year's Hay, Grassington, Buxton and Latitude festivals will be able to sit under a star-studded canopy and be inspired by Diana and Callisto and Diana and Actaeon.

Glasgow's Riverside Museum wins European Museum of the Year 2013

Glasgow's museum of transport and travel has beaten 40 rivals from across Europe to a prestigious international prize.

Blooming Marvellous reveals master botanic illustrators at Natural History Museum Tring

Great botanical illustrators from across the centuries, including the artist who made a fateful trip with Captain Cook and important contributors to science, feature in Tring.

Nationwide contemporary art exhibition announced for Scotland in 2014

A Scottish nationwide exhibition of contemporary art, GENERATION, will coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in summer 2014.

Hepworth Wakefield to convert adjacent mill into contemporary art space

A 19th century textiles mill on the River Calder, handily positioned opposite The Hepworth Wakefield, will become a major new contemporary arts space.

Ashmolean Museum acquires Millais' famous Pre-Raphaelite portrait of John Ruskin

The Ashmolean Museum has permanently acquired John Everett Millais' famous portrait of John Ruskin thanks to the Arts Council Acceptance in Lieu scheme.

Museums at Night 2013: Venues and visitors reflect on a successful weekend

From Somerset to Cumbria, we look back at some of the reaction to more than 500 events held for Museums at Night 2013, including appearances by leading artists.