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The Pink Ball: what to know about the society event of the year

Boasting a glittering guest list and an all-pink colour scheme, it’s set to be a night to remember

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Champagne, celebs and artefacts: British Museum hosts first lavish ‘pink ball’ fundraiser

£2,000-a-ticket event, where 800 guests will hobnob among world’s treasures, could herald new reality in desperate arts funding climate

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2025

‘There’s a poetry to her work’: why Lina Ghotmeh is the right person to remake one-third of the British Museum

The Beirut-born, Paris-based architect has beaten a list of top candidates to redesign the museum’s Western Range. It will be the latest in a series of compelling creations which ‘get all the senses engaged’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2025

Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is ‘thrilled’ to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024

Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul

After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new role

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

British Museum Appoints Nicholas Cullinan As New Director

Nicholas Cullinan appointed as new director of the British Museum amidst controversies and challenges, including missing artifacts and ownership disputes.

Top News · Mar 28, 2024

British Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandal

Nicholas Cullinan, head of National Portrait Gallery, replaces Hartwig Fischer, who resigned over response to allegations

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024

Ex-National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan appointed British Museum director

He was approved by the Board of Trustees and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2024

‘It has a mystical power’: moment of serenity in a Paris park wins Taylor Wessing photography prize

Alexandre Silberman’s dreamlike portrait of Diena was praised by judges for its blend of the traditional and contemporary

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

Paul McCartney's rediscovered photos show Beatlemania from the inside

Britain’s National Portrait Gallery is offering a fresh perspective on The Beatles with an exhibition of band’s-eye-view images taken by Paul McCartney as the group shot to global fame

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2023