June 2013

Cassone is a finalist in the Online Media Awards 2013

We have deliberately chosen articles this July to ‘refresh’ the site in a way that we think will inspire you with this holiday month in mind. Something has to inspire us as so far, in the UK at any rate, the British summer is not doing much to put us in a holiday mood.

If you are on holiday in Britain or visiting museums or galleries here this summer you might have joined The Art Fund to take advantage of the free/reduced entrance fees. The Art Fund has just announced it has topped the 100,000-members mark. Itis Britain’a national fundraising charity, helping museums to buy and show great art for everyone. Over the past five years it has given £26m to help museums and galleries acquire works of art for their collections, from ancient sculpture and treasure hoards to Old Master paintings and contemporary commissions. The Art Fund is independently funded, the majority of its income...

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