Articles about 'Art Fund'

A head-hunter's skull from Nagaland which was worn on the chest of a Konyak warrior who had captured an enemy head.

Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised communities

08 March 2017

Hundreds of objects which tell the story of 100 million of India’s most marginalised citizens – its Indigenous and Adivasi people – are to go on display for the first time in a ground-breaking exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) from today.

Modern art’s missing chapter

25 February 2015

The artworks of black and indigenous peoples – a missing chapter in the history of modern art – is brought into sharp focus in a ‘revelatory’ exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Five paintings by Stanley Spencer accepted in lieu of tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge

22 November 2013

Five works by Stanley Spencer (1891-1959) have been accepted in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. They include one of his most significant early paintings and two preliminary sketches documenting his experiences of World War I. The works were acquired through HM Government’s acceptance in lieu scheme with additional support from the Art Fund, The V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Friends of the Fitzwilliam.

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology opens its doors for Bank Holiday Gala Weekend

23 April 2013

The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA), is to hold two special events to celebrate its shortlisting as one of the finalists for the Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013.

Cambridge galleries, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology shortlisted for Art Fund Prize

04 April 2013

The Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (MAA) has been announced as one of the ten finalists for the prestigious Art Fund Prize for Museum of the Year 2013. Celebrating the very best UK museums and galleries, it is the largest arts prize in the UK. The prize aims to reward and highlight innovation and creativity in bringing objects and collections to life.

Fitzwilliam succeeds in saving Poussin masterpiece for the nation

02 November 2012

A campaign by the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Art Fund to raise £3.9m to enable the museum to acquire Nicolas Poussin’s masterpiece Extreme Unction (c. 1638-40) has reached a successful conclusion with the help of a substantial grant of £3,021,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the acquisition and outreach work, and almost £1m in donations from members of the public and charitable organisations.

Articles about 'Art Fund'

Another India exhibition gives voice to India’s most marginalised communities

Modern art’s missing chapter

Five paintings by Stanley Spencer accepted in lieu of tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology opens its doors for Bank Holiday Gala Weekend

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology shortlisted for Art Fund Prize

Fitzwilliam succeeds in saving Poussin masterpiece for the nation

The Fitzwilliam Museum strives to save national treasure

Polar Museum short listed for £100,000 Art Fund Prize

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