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Comedian Rik Mayall dies aged 56
Tributes flow for the anarchic star of The Young Ones and Blackadder.
Offstage homophobia controversy for 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'
A heckling incident behind the SoCal production heats up debate about gay rights and actors' protection.
Nazi shadow falls across international galleries
In an Australian first, the NGV will return a Nazi-looted painting. Hundreds of works from Oslo to Florida are being…
Recovery begins at Glasgow School of Art
A special bursary scheme for students affected by the fire has been established as offers of support for the GSA…
Glasgow School of Art burns but ‘treasured building saved'
The heritage-listed building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is a unique art school and architecturally significant.
Opera fury over weight slur
British critics are under fire after making unkind comments about a female performer's weight.
Seeing the world's smallest artists
Artist Maria Fernando Cardoso will allow us to see dance, music and visual arts in the hidden world of the…
Video: First look at masterpieces never seen outside Spain
For the first time some of the great Italian masterpieces have left the Museo del Prado. Where have they gone?…
10 great works of art we have lost forever
Fires, earthquakes, and plane crashes kill art too. Here are 10 great works of art we'll never lay our eyes…
Major museum conference picks Australia
Breaking with a tradition for European capitals, a major international conference is heading to three Australian cities this year.