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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery announces major new exhibition of Rembrandt etchings
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is excited to announce the launch of a major new exhibition of etchings by Rembrandt showcasing his mastery of print.
Opening in March 2025, Rembrandt: Masterpieces in Black and White—Prints from the Rembrandt House Museum, presents the complete range of Rembrandt’s etchings, highlighting the artist’s centuries-long impact on the field of printmaking through a select group of works by his forerunners, contemporaries and later artists
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is set to make the announcement on Thursday, including a 5% budget increase for all national museums and art galleries.
She is expected to use a speech in Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of William Shakespeare, to announce a new £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund to help organisations in urgent need of financial support.
Five museums in Yorkshire have been awarded funding as part of a £270m investment in arts and culture in the UK.
The Museum of North Craven Life, in Settle, will receive almost £800,000, while the Land of Iron, in Skinningrove, will be given almost £656,000.
Millennium Gallery, in Sheffield, will be awarded £315,000, the Bankfield Museum in Halifax, is to receive £442,000 and the Beck Isle Museum, in Pickering, will receive almost £400,000.
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brand-new private museum to its ranks – PoMo, short for Post Office Modern. Its mission is to make art more accessible, challenge gender inequality in collections, and boost the region’s cultural scene.
Set in an Art Nouveau building that used to serve as the city’s post office, PoMo spans five floors and 4,000 square metres. The space is a product of the vision and personal art collection of Monica Reitan and Ole Robert Reitan, who’ve spent over two decades collecting works from artists like Simone Leigh, Louise Bourgeois, Anne Imhof, and Franz West. Ole Robert, who’s also a co-owner of the Norwegian retail and finance giant Reitan AS, believes art should be for everyone
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