Culture
Arts, culture and events
Archaeologists uncover timbers of a medieval ship beneath the Old Quay car park
Oak planks and frames found during drainage works appear to belong to a trading vessel from the 14th century, the most complete ship find ever made in Wrenhaven.
Wrenhaven Ballet School marks 50 years with a free open-air performance on the quay
Former pupils now dancing professionally will return to perform alongside current students in an anniversary show at Harbourside.
Wrenhaven Philharmonic plays to 1,400 people in the dry dock at Saltings shipyard
Concertgoers sat on the floor of a drained dock for an evening of music inspired by the sea, the orchestra's largest outdoor performance in its history.
Folk song archive of 3,000 recordings from the Asher Valley digitised and opened to all
Reel-to-reel tapes made in farmhouses and pubs from the 1950s onwards can now be heard free of charge, after a three-year project by the Central Library.
Twelve new murals brighten Northfield underpasses once avoided after dark
Local artists and schoolchildren have painted 12 pedestrian tunnels, and residents say the routes now feel safer and are used more.
Ceramics in the workshop: from clay to form
Clay taking shape on the wheel, pots on market stalls and thousand-year-old pieces in museum cases.
For bookworms: frames from shelves that overflow
Books piled to the ceiling, leather bindings and old editions with yellowing pages.
The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence
From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms.