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The Australasian streaming service Beamafilm boasts more than 1000 local and independent international movies and documentaries. Beamafilm is a streaming service, available at many public and university libraries throughout New Zealand, that allows free access to a catalogue of more than 1000 movies and a selection of TV series for those who possess a library card. Billed as Australasia’s “most innovative streaming platform”, it claims to be committed to “championing local and indepen...

Four grand panels of Fragonard’s series The Progress of Love are shown together at the Frick Madison in a gallery illuminated by one of Marcel Breuer’s trapezoidal windows The Frick Collection. Photo: Joe Coscia We knew, yet we didnt know. Until the Frick Collection left its Gilded Age home on Fifth Avenue for temporary encampment in the Marcel Breuer landmark on Madison, we had no idea how seductive it could be for 21st-century sensibilities. Without doubt, no past vis...

Published: 6:02 PM March 11, 2021    Updated: 6:05 PM March 11, 2021 Thomas Hardys Cottage and its vibrant and charmingly traditional garden is a popular National Trust property in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset - Credit: Phillip Capper/Flickr The Cottagecore aesthetic seemingly took over the world last year, no doubt as a reaction to being cooped up at home for months on end. At its heart Cottagecore is a lifestyle movement all about embracing simplicity, being more sustainable, living in h...

Review: Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra In London, Covid-19 has closed the British National Gallery. Meanwhile in Canberra, Australia’s National Gallery has opened its doors to an elegant selection of works from Britain’s collection. The two events are not connected, but they do signal how times have changed. Since 1963, when the Mona Lisa was sent to Washington, asset rich but income poor art museums have reli...

English elm has almost vanished without trace. Is there hope for this legend of British landscape? Entire avenues of English elm were felled across the UK due to Dutch elm disease. But new varieties could offer hope for this timeless tree 8 March 2021 • 6:00am Blenheim Palace is just one of many historic estates laid out with English elms that was changed forever by Dutch elm disease Credit: Alamy It is crunch time for the English elm. Having been almost wiped out by disease, these magnificen...

> Patrons Lisa Moller (right) and her mom, Ellie Moller, take in the scene at the Denver Art Museum on March 3, 2021. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) Every successful museum director leaves a legacy with the institution he or she leads. In the case of Christoph Heinrich, who has headed the Denver Art Museum since 2010, that will most likely center around the significant expansion of 19th-century European paintings in DAM’s collection. That’s saying something, since Heinrich has, in the s...

Dorchester (Image - Google Streetview) The birthplace of famous author and poet Thomas Hardy, Dorchester is also Dorsets county town. The town enjoys a rich history dating back as far as the Iron Age and is steeped in history.  With plenty of attractions, railway stations and a range of restaurants and bars it is fast becoming Dorsets most desirable town. The average property in Dorchester costs £312,418. Northbourne (Image - Google Streetview) Located to the north of Bournemouth, N...

Beautiful terror: Why witnessing the sublime in art gives you that awestruck feeling Artists have tried for centuries to capture the sensation you feel in the face of something immeasurable. Social Sharing Artists have tried for centuries to capture the sensation you feel in the face of something immeasurable Posted: Feb 18, 2021 5:30 PM ET | Last Updated: February 18 Beautiful terror: Why witnessing the sublime in art gives you that awestruck feeling CBC Arts2 months ago 4:23Artists have tried...

International Garden Photographer of the Year 2020 RPS Fellow wins prestigious title Published 18 February 2021 Emily Mathisen Web Content Manager webadmin@rps.org While our lives are currently more limited due to the pandemic, nature still surrounds us like a reassuring blanket. The International Garden Photographer of the Year is a true celebration of the outdoors and reminds us that nature, big and small, is ...

A beautiful sunrise at Southwold Pier - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With Valentines Day around the corner, theres no better time than now to show our love for the beautiful county we call home. Heathland at Dunwich Heath - one of the stunning spots of natural beauty that can be found throughout Suffolk - Credit: Archant Archives/National Trust The scenery in Suffolk is like no other  One of the most obvious reasons why we adore this great county is thanks to its stunning, natural beauty....