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Existing practices and funding regimes exacerbate the structural inequalities faced by black and minority ethnic (BME) groups, a new report has found.

An exhibition soon to open in Bexhill-on-Sea, will be the first major presentation in twenty years of the works of two collaborative artists, Grace Pailthorpe (1883-1971) and Reuben Mednikoff (1906-1972), who brought artistic and scientific thinking together.

As family, friends and fans pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin, whose funeral is Aug. Stanford musicologist Charles Kronengold discusses with  Stanford Report  the ways that Franklin defined her time.

Tasglann èisteachd Gàidhlig/Beurla Oilthigh Ghlaschu ri fhaotainn saor 's an-asgaidh Their songs and stories speak of a different time.

Cheryl Keyes, professor of ethnomusicology in the UCLA Herb Albert School of Music, has spent her entire life surrounded by performance and composition.

A group of Stanford humanities professors and their students have been analyzing medieval manuscripts and artifacts to better understand how current societies and cultures developed For some people, the Middle Ages conjures up grotesque images of deadly plague and constant wars.

This Lipoko mask, postcard and chair of power (kiti cha enzi) are all part of the Fowler Museum's "World on the Horizon" exhibition of Swahili arts.

UCL has joined a small handful of international higher education institutions which have been rated as global 'stars', according to new analysis of the World University Rankings by Times Higher Education (THE).

The Getty Foundation has announced the launch of Conserving Canvas, a new initiative that aims to ensure that critical conservation skills needed to care for paintings on canvas do not disappear.

Durham University has helped a Durham-born writer return to her roots in developing her next theatre show.

  A new book produced by three academics from the ANU School of Music examines the notion of stardom since the dawn of the record industry and how it has morphed into our modern-day fame-obsessed preoccupation with YouTube and Internet stars.

The Hammer Museum at UCLA's "Made in L.A. 2018" has been receiving rave reviews as a showcase for artists from the greater Los Angeles area.