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British Museum announces Lampedusa Cross to tour UK for the first time on 10th anniversary of Syrian Revolution Issam Kourbaj (b. 1963), Dark Water, Burning World, 2016, repurposed bicycle steel mudguards, extinguished matches and clear resin. © Trustees of the British Museum. Reproduced by permission of artist Issam Kourbaj. LONDON .- A British Museum Spotlight Loan Crossings: community and refuge will tour the Lampedusa cross around the UK for the first time. Made from the remnants of a boat carrying refugees wrecked near the Italian island of Lampedusa, close to the coast of Tunisia, the ...

A British Museum Spotlight Loan Crossings: community and refuge will tour the Lampedusa cross around the UK for the first time. Made from the remnants of a boat carrying refugees wrecked near the Italian island of Lampedusa, close to the coast of Tunisia, the cross carries poignant messages about kindness, community and the indifference faced by many refugees.

New project launched to engage youth in arts and culture across the UK Summer school. © Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON .- Where we are... is a new innovative national programme for young people aged 16–24 to co-design meaningful local arts and cultural projects around the UK. Running from 2021 until 2025 and supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, the programme aims to give young people agency within their own local communities by creating cultural projects. Launching a national open call to partner organisations today, the programme hopes to inspire cultural and third sector orga...