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Scotsman
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The 'outstanding' £27 million Scottish museum vying to be the best in the UK
The museum opened in March last year Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A new museum telling the story of 10,000 years of Scottish history has been shortlisted for a £120,000 national prize. Perth Museum, home of the Stone of Destiny, is the only Scottish nomination for the Art Fund prize, alongside four other institutions from elsewhere in the UK. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Perth Museum opened after a £27 million development. | David Levene The prize annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year, recognising inspiring projects and activity from autumn 2023 through to winter 2024. Opened a year ago after a £27 million development of a former City Hall building, the Perth Museum has since welcomed more than 250,000 visitors, smashing its annual visitor target of 167,000 by 50 per cent. The other shortlisted museums include Beamish, The Living Museum of the North in County Durham; Chapter in Cardiff; Compton Verney in Warwickshire and Golden Thread Gallery in Belfast. Helen Smout, chief executive officer at Culture Perth and Kinross, said: "We are thrilled to be in the running as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025, and honoured to be the only Scottish museum on the shortlist. This nomination belongs to the people of Perth and Kinross, Scotland and all our staff, volunteers, supporters and contributors who have helped make Perth Museum a very special place since we opened just over a year ago. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We are changing perspectives on what a small, regional museum can achieve. Regardless of who takes home the grand prize, we already feel like winners.' Perth Museum is holding an exhibition inviting visitors to explore the real medieval King Macbeth, and the Shakespearean play that made him a household name. The exhibition also includes a never-before-displayed 11th-century sword from the time of the real King Macbeth, a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, and first editions of the key historical texts that inspired the play. Jenny Waldman, director of the Art Fund, said: 'Congratulations to Perth Museum on being shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025. This year's finalists are inspiring examples of museums at their best – deeply connected to their local communities, responsive to the world around them, and alive with energy and ideas. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The museum opened last year. | David Levene 'Each one offers a distinctive experience, showing the endless creativity and care that goes into making museums inspiring and exciting spaces for everyone.' She added: 'Art Fund is proud to celebrate their work and support their ambition through Art Fund Museum of the Year. We hope people across the UK will be inspired to visit these remarkable places and museums in their local area to discover the powerful role they can play in our lives.' Alongside the iconic stone, which is an ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy and was used in the coronation of King Charles, the museum displays Perth & Kinross's Recognised Collections of National Significance as well as iconic loans and exhibitions.
The Guardian
29-01-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Lunar new year and medieval torture: photos of the day
People leave the Kumbh Mela festival near where dozens are feared dead after multiple crowd crushes Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian An activist from Ocean Rebellion wears a scold's bridle, a medieval torture device to prevent people speaking, during a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice Photograph: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images A World Bank staff member carries a suitcase, as he evacuates amid fighting between M23 rebels and DRC armed forces Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Road maintenance workers clear snow from the National Highway 307 Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock Damaged vehicles piled up in Benaguasil, almost three months after flash floods hit the east of the country Photograph: Kai Forsterling/EPA Economy minister José Arista is reflected in a table during an interview Photograph: Alessandro Cinque/Reuters People burn incense as they pray at a Chinese temple in Chinatown, on the first day of the lunar new year of the snake Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images Supporters of the military junta take part in a commemoration to celebrate the withdrawal of Niger from the Economic Community of West African States and show their support for the Alliance of Sahel States Photograph: Issifou Djibo/EPA A protected brown bear feeds in an outdoor area after being unable to hibernate this winter season due to the abnormally high seasonal temperatures Photograph: Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu/Getty Images Palestinians displaced by Israel continue to return to their lands in the north after the ceasefire agreement Photograph: Moiz Salhi/Anadolu/Getty Images Members of the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school attend a carnival rehearsal in the Vila Vintém favela Photograph: Bruna Prado/AP A dancer performing the traditional lion dance during lunar new year celebrations Photograph: Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA People try to enter the US through a hole in a section of the US-Mexico border wall, in Sunland Park Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters An aerial view of a cyclist passing through flood waters in Wiltshire after heavy rain Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images A performer breathes fire during lunar new year celebrations in Binondo district, considered the world's oldest Chinatown Photograph:
