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Birmingham artist creates world’s ‘most cursed’ gallery that ‘puts visitors lives at risk’
A Birmingham-based art curator is behind a new ‘cursed’ art exhibit that threatens to put visitors’ ‘very lives at risk.’ Ruth Millington, a local art historian and critic, has created the world’s most ‘dangerous’ art gallery in the run up to Halloween.
Screamfest: House of Curses will bring together the most haunted artworks and objects across the country under one roof. Works include The Crying Boy, a painting said to be responsible for house fires all over Glasgow in the 70s and 80s, as well as The Grace Doll – the UK’s very own ‘Annabelle’.
One infamous painting, ‘The Unknown Girl’, is said to be so haunted that visitors will have to sign a waiver before viewing it. The London exhibition is open from Thursday, October 31 until Saturday, November 2.
Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
