Archive for July, 2005

Ulster Museum to get £12m refurbishment

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

The Ulster Museum is to get a multi-million pound refurbishment to attract more visitors.

Almost £12m will be spent improving the interior of the Belfast building which houses collections of art, archaeology, local history and natural sciences.

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New Da Vinci Sketch Discovered

Monday, July 4th, 2005


A new picture by Leonardo Da Vinci has been discovered beneath one of the artist’s most famous works, it emerged today. Experts at the National Gallery in London found the drawing using infrared technology underneath The Virgin On The Rocks, which hangs in the gallery.

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