Art
treasures saved for Britain
Works of art worth more than 拢21m, including paintings by
Constable and Turner, have passed into public hands. The works, which
were privately owned, have been accepted by the government instead
of inheritance tax. Other items include a bronze statuette by Sir
Alfred Gilbert, who also sculpted Eros in Piccadilly Circus. The 24
works will be distributed to museums, libraries and archives in the
UK, including the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Tate.
Pieces - including important paintings by British and Continental
masters, sculpture, silver and notable archives - will also go to
towns and cities including Burnley, Cambridge, Liverpool, Manchester
and Oxford.
 Museums
should be 'business like'
Museums and galleries should become more "business-like"
in their quest for funding and fundraising, say MPs. Seventeen government-sponsored
venues received grants worth 拢280m last year, and generated
an additional 拢108m.
 X-ray
secrets of 'hidden' Lowry
An exhibition showing the secrets behind the paintings of LS Lowry
opens to the public on Monday.
 Cirque
du Soleil returns to Manchester
Cirque du Soleil is set to return to Manchester's Trafford Centre
next year with another show. Saltimbanco will hope to build on the
success of Quidam that was presented a couple of years ago.
Click here for full details
 An
archive for A Clockwork Orange writer
Manchester is to become the global focal point for the life and work
of Anthony Burgess opens following the official opening of the International
Anthony Burgess Foundation.
 'Art
attacks' bid to ease stress
Workers are being offered "art attacks" to reduce their
stress. Manchester Art Gallery is offering lunchtime tranquillity
tours for stressed out office workers. The gallery has teamed up with
two of the country's leading stress experts to allow workers to take
in some of the collection's most relaxing paintings. The tours will
span several centuries of art, and promise workers can "return
to their desks rejuvenated, relaxed and more productive."
 Manchester
jazz drummer wins award
Manchester music student Robert Turner from the Royal Northern College
of Music, beat four other talented students from across the UK to
win the final of the PizzaExpress Jazz Academy. The drummer and percussionist
said: "I'm ecstatic to win the event - it will take a while to
sink in, especially as the other finalists were excellent." Robert
wins 拢1,000 prize money and the chance to perform one night
at the famous PizzaExpress Jazz Club, Dean Street.
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