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7 things you need to know about Picasso ceramics.

Museums News visited York Art Gallery 's 'When All is Quiet' exhibition, curated by the Kaiser Chiefs

At a town hall in New York this past weekend, Decolonize This Place, Chinatown Art Brigade, and W.A.G.E. led a discussion about strategies for removing Warren B. Kanders from his position as vice chair of the Whitney Museum's board.

The GOOD GRIEF, CHARLIE BROWN! exhibition at Somerset House brings together Charles M. Schulz original Peanuts cartoons with work from acclaimed contemporary artists who have been inspired by this highly influential and much-loved comic strip. MORE: somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/good-grief- charlie-brown

"Art is the external realization of a true idea, which can be traced back to the pleasure which we feel in recognizing likenesses". Aristotle 🤔 Do you agree? 🤔 Illustration by Lorenzo Montatore #studioanorak

The Victoria and Albert Museum is getting the Dior gowns prepared for the opening of Christian Dior Designer of Dreams in Feb 2019. This exhibition showcases the exceptional creations which revolutionised women's fashion. Info: vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/dior-designer-of-dr eams

Filmmaker Wes Anderson and his partner, illustrator Juman Malouf, curate an exhibition of artefacts from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna collection — many of them on public display for the very first time. MORE: museumsnews.com/wes-anderson-museum

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page has loaned huge Pre-Raphaelite tapestries to Tate Britain for a new Edward Burne-Jones exhibition. MORE: museumsnews.com/pre-raphaelite-tapestries

Sotheby's has made a final statement regarding Banksy's stunt. The event was covered by Museums News: museumsnews.com/banksy-sothebys

The Museum in a Box helps museums increase access to their collections through tactile object-based learning, simple tech, and audio responses to interaction. MORE: museumsnews.com/museum-in-a-box

Banksy just shared a video of how he staged his art's self-destruction in front of startled auction-goers at Sotheby's, moments after it was sold for £1.04 million. MORE: museumsnews.com/banksy-sothebys

The Velvet Underground Experience NYC (10 Oct-30 Dec 2018) is the first global exhibition dedicated to the seminal art rock band, the Velvet Underground, whose patron, Andy Warhol, created their legendary banana album artwork. The exhibition will contain six films, 350+ photos, 1,000+ objects and projections.

Museums News visited the the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Marton, Middlesbrough, and documented the museum's exhibits.

Ikon Gallery presents Procession Banners by British artist Lucy Orta, a selection of banners made by female residents of HMP Downview. Displayed at Medicine Bakery + Gallery, Birmingham.

If you are in Brighton this weekend there's an interesting exhibition at Phoenix Arts Courses!