The dog was provisionally purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, but the export ban on the Classical sculpture has been extended while the museum awaits the outcome of a £600,000 application to the Heritage Lottery and National Art Collections Funds due this .... More>>

New research carried out in the Mediterranean Sea, where Pharos, the 450ft lighthouse collapsed in the 14th century, has provided an insight into the design of the building, and has supplemented limited existing knowledge.

Although building is several years away, the find represents .... More>>

The Gujarat Science City, in Ahmedabad aims to give the scientific and public communities access to the latest technologies and findings.

The city will have a strong interactive slant, with working models demonstrating technology, virtual reality theatres and cyber cafes.

Split into a number of .... More>>

Under proposals submitted by the park's principal planning officer Jack Ellerby, planning permission will be required by homeowners wanting to change an existing permanent home into a second residence if it is occupied less than six months of the year. The proposals also include a ban on the building of new second .... More>>

The National Gallery has spent two years organising the display of the scattered pieces of the Carmine altar, for what is thought to be the first time since the pieces were separated in the 16th Century.

The Capodimonte Museum in .... More>>

The National Gallery has spent two years organising the display of the scattered pieces of the Carmine altar, for what is thought to be the first time since the pieces were separated in the 16th Century.

The Capodimonte Museum in .... More>>

The house which is cantilevered over the Bear Run Creek in the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania is dangerously close to falling into the river over which it is built, and requires substantial structural work which will start in November and is due .... More>>

The scheme would include a 750,000sq ft international film academy and studio and a 400,000sq ft leisure scheme with a film tour, restaurants and bars. Plans also include a hotel, health spa and conference facilities.

Talks are underway to secure funding and .... More>>

The sculpture, by artist Thomas Heatherwick, consists of a 300 metre wide shimmering square of tiles covered in smooth blue glass splinters took five years and £1.4m to complete.

Part of a growing trend in the North East to use pieces of modern art and sculpture as agents for cultural regeneration, Blue Carpet exceeded the original .... More>>

The Hong Kong government is banking on the theme park, which is expected to open in 2005 or 2006, to provide a major boost to the city's tourist industry. It has signed an agreement with Disney that gives the government majority control over the park, contributing .... More>>

The company announced that profits, before exceptional items, were likely to be around Euro 1.5m compared with Euro 4m in the first half of 2000. Chief executive Patrick Coyle added: the second half of the .... More>>

The union Bectu, whose members include stage hands, electricians and wardrobe staff, said that 90 per cent backed industrial action in a vote, showing an overwhelming vote of no confidence in the management.

Bectu has been angered by the RSC's artistic director Adrian .... More>>

The NT saw its deficit increase by £462,000 to a total of £626,000, but the report remained optimistic highlighting turnover a of over £20m, and assets of £3.6m as positive factors.

Despite encouraging .... More>>

Axel Blin died after being sucked into the filtering system at the Athenia Village Club Mediterraneé site outside Athens.

Proceedings are in motion against the national manager for Greece, Olivier Bergeret, but Sylvain Barberet-Girardin, the Athenia .... More>>