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Archaeological tests on the skeleton of a 5th century socialite in York have revealed the high-flyer was of high status North African descent.

Culture24's Jane Finnis is one of 50 arts and culture leaders named on the first ever Women to Watch list.

Botany from a colourful 18th century Plymouth baronet is about to go on show at the city's Museum and Art Gallery.

Belfast City Council will distribute £1 million in funding to almost 100 arts groups in the Northern Irish capital.

Find some of the best events and exhibitions celebrating women in art and culture with our round-up of highlights around the country.

Planning permission has been granted for the new Kent History Centre and Library in Maidstone, housing historic material dating back to 699 AD.

The next commission for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square would make an excellent discussion point for Citizenship and History.

Culture Minister Margaret Hodge has called for "every possible effort" to be made to keep a precious drawing by Renaissance artist Raphael in the UK.

Archaeologists believe a tiny badge bearing the boar emblem of Richard III and a scattering of shot found in the Leicestershire field where the Battle of Bosworth took place have allowed them to pinpoint where the King was killed.

Artists Becky Beasley, Andrea Büttner and Elizabeth Price will compete for the 2010 Max Mara Art Prize for Women.

The 5,000-year-old Westray Wife figurine, found in the Orkney Islands last year, is to go on tour in Scotland.

Sheffield Contemporary Art Forum have taken the personal effect of life in 2010 as the starting point for their Bienniale, which launched last week. Culture24 takes a tour around the steel city.

Planners in the North York Moors are on course to meet an ambitious eight-year target after being granted £40,000.

The Gallery of Costume in Manchester is to reopen following a two-year, £1.3 million overhaul on March 13.

Spencer Tunick, the American artist known for inviting nude volunteers to pose outside dozens of landmarks, is looking for 1,000 exhibitionists to take part in his latest project as part of the 10th birthday of The Lowry in Salford.

One of China’s "greatest living artists" has been chosen as the first to represent the Asia-Pacific region in The Unilever Series at the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. Ai Weiwei is the eleventh big name to undertake the commission.

Brighton's Duke of York’s cinema is launching its centenary celebrations with a nationwide hunt to find the quirkiest memories of the UK's oldest cinema.

The HLF has revealed that the heritage tourism industry contributes a whopping £20.6 billion to the British Economy.

As part of its Lingua Franca series, the Arnolfini offers a first UK survey of the work of Imogen Stidworthy. Four multimedia installations explore accent, speech therapy and slang.

The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust has launched the first training programme of its kind called ADVANCE aimed at 18-25 year old entrepreneurs to build practical skills for business and creativity.