Month: February 2009

A Francis Bacon painting, worth up to £6m, fails to sell at an auction in London. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7885295.stm

A portrait of the eldest daughter of King Charles I is to return home to Hampton Court Palace after more than 360 years. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7884234.stm

The director of Shakespeare’s play consults police on how to handle knife crime. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/7886583.stm

A brand new work by Banksy is to be auctioned to raise money for a unemployed teenagers. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7883402.stm

The biggest piece of public art in Manchester is to be dismantled – but could be rebuilt in the future. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7883496.stm

A giant, grey version of Mona Lisa with streaks of paint running down her face has gone on display at the Louvre museum, in Paris. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7883732.stm

A German court has ruled that a Jewish man living in the US is the rightful owner of a rare poster the Gestapo seized from his father in 1938. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7883378.stm