Chandigarh, the capital of the Indian Punjab, was seen as a ground-breaking experiment in town planning when it was commissioned following Indian Independence in 1947.  Designed by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, the city’s orderly grid of boulevards combined with extensive stretches of green were felt to represent a new India which was ready to embrace the country’s independent future. ...

In 2014 the gallery underwent a radical £15m transformation, doubling in size – and while it was closed, ran a series of experimental pop-up events. The Whitworth Institute and Park opened its doors in 1889 with support from 60 eminent Mancunians, including CP Scott, the editor of the Manchester Guardian. Part of the University of Manchester, it was founded in memory of the industrialist Sir Joseph Whitworth, ...

It was announced at 9pm on Saturday 16th May that the Williamson Art Gallery and Wirral Museums gained the public vote during a contest with 4 other national venues to win the opportunity to host a major exhibition in October working with internationally known artists, Davy and Kristin McGuire. The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead winning bid was to ...

      Photo caption: Renee Caley, Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Marketing Manager with Matthew Richardson, Curator, Manx National Heritage  Manx National Heritage and the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham have reunited the two bikes that participated in what is widely recognised as the greatest TT race of all time. Carl Fogarty’s Loctite Yamaha 0W01, owned by Manx ...