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A woman in a flowing gown lies peacefully asleep on a cushioned bench against a backdrop of delicate floral patterns.

Today's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'the natural world' for The Nature of Gothic at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 🌿

On until 13th December 👉 https://blackburnmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/the-nature-of-gothic/

'The Sleeping Beauty' by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) 📷 Manchester Art Gallery

Day four of our art advent! ✨ Are you following along?

We're sharing a festive artwork each day until Christmas 🎄

'Christmas' by George Henry Boughton (1833–1905) 📷 Atkinson Art Gallery Collection

Medieval illuminated manuscript depicting the Pentecost.

🌳 Tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange theme is 'the natural world' for The Nature of Gothic at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

The exhibition explores how artists have represented the natural world 👉 https://blackburnmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/the-nature-of-gothic/

📷 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery

Thanks to everyone that has already supported our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge 🎁

Art UK's ArtConnects programme helps support creativity, community and wellbeing.

Donate before 9th December and have your gift doubled 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Spotify Wrapped with top artists and artworks listed. A painting of a hilly landscape and orange sky features at the top.

🖼️ Our #SpotifyWrapped 2025 is here 🌟

Here are the most viewed artists and artworks on Art UK this year!

Discover over 750,000 artworks on our site 👉 artuk.org

‘Talsarn’ by Kyffin Williams (1918–2006) © The National Library of Wales. 📷 Herefordshire Museums & Galleries

Number 3 surrounded by stars

A truck carrying a large Christmas tree past a small stone church with a graveyard in a mountainous area.

It's day three of our art advent ✨

We're sharing a festive artwork each day until Christmas, here's day three 🎄

'Transporting a Christmas Tree' by Joseph Hardman (1893–1972) © Lakeland Arts. 📷 Lakeland Arts

Our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge is live 🎁

Art UK's ArtConnects programme supports creativity, community and wellbeing, watch on to find out more.

Donate before 9th December to have your gift doubled 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#GivingTuesday #ArtCharity #BigGive

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Barlinnie Special Unit book cover

Artwork in the studio at Barlinnie Special Unit, Barlinnie Prison

In this story from @artukdotorg.bsky.social, Jane Whitaker & artist filmmaker William Beech – contributors to The Barlinnie Special Unit – consider the artwork of the Unit & its impact.
🎨 Read here: https://loom.ly/KopBVwA
#prison #art #therapy #criminaljustice

Number 1 surrounded by stars

A delicate painting of a potted cacti with drooping pink flowers against a muted blue and grey background.

We're sharing a festive artwork each day until Christmas for our art advent 🎄

Here's day two 🌵🌟

'Christmas Cacti' by Winifred Nicholson (1893–1981) © Trustees of Winifred Nicholson. 📷 Peter Scott Gallery

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A Christmas tree decorated with colourful ornaments stands on a snowy windowsill with miniature figures around its base. A girl is outside looking through the window at the tree.

It's art advent time! We're sharing a festive artwork each day until Christmas 🎄

Here's day one ✨

‘The Christmas Tree’ by Harry Bush (1883–1957) © the artist's estate. 📷 Grundy Art Gallery

I spy the gorgeous 'Girl in Profile' by Gwen John - and because it's #MuseumShopSunday there's 10% off. Art, a discount and supporting museums - win win!
#GwenJohn #AmgueddfaCymru

It's your last day to grab a discount on the Art UK Shop 🌟

We have some lovely gifts for the art lover in your life.

Ends midnight Monday 1st December 👉 shop.artuk.org

#MuseumShopSunday #CyberMonday

Intricate tapestry depicting Scottish landscapes, architecture, and cultural symbols intertwined with human faces and a sailing ship.

Happy #StAndrewsDay 🎉

Explore Scottish art and artists to celebrate 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/art-terms/scottish-art-and-artists

'The Great Tapestry of Scotland' by KA Two © The Great Tapestry of Scotland. 📷 Alex Hewitt / The Great Tapestry of Scotland

Framed abstract portrait, art postcards, a book, and a ceramic creature arranged on a colorful background promoting Museum Shop Sunday discounts.

Museum Shop Sunday savings 🎨🎁

Save 10% on prints with code MUSEUM10, 3 for 2 on Christmas card packs and save 15% on selected gifts.

Every purchase made on the Art UK Shop helps support museums and galleries 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/

#MuseumShopSunday

Framed abstract painting, art book, greeting card, and ceramic vase displayed with text about discounts on art prints and gifts.

Support museums and galleries this weekend by shopping with us 🎨🎁

Save 10% on prints, 3 for 2 on packs of Christmas cards and save 15% on selected gifts.

Ends midnight Monday 1st December 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/

#MuseumShopSunday

Three women in flowing dresses dance barefoot on a textured ground with swirling lines and small flowers around them.

It's #NationaIllustrationDay ✍️

Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain

'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library

Framed train window print, a Christmas card, an art catalougue, and a Matisse lino print kit displayed on a colorful background.

This weekend only we have a range of dazzling discounts on the Art UK Shop! 🎨🎁

Save 10% on prints with code MUSEUM10, 3 for 2 on Christmas card packs and save 15% on selected gifts.

Ends midnight Monday 1st December 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/

#MuseumShopSunday

Thanks for sharing your fave museum and gallery shop products in celebration of #MuseumShopSunday 🛍️ #OnlineArtExchange

We're finishing with our new gift range, inspired by a colour of the year: future dusk 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/gifts/ranges/future-dusk.html 🌙

This week @artukdotorg #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating Museum Shops
If you haven't already done so, make sure and check out the ArtUK shop shop.artuk.org where you'll find lots of lovely merchandise from collections around the country.

A hand-painted Christmas card design of a blackbird on a holly branch in front of the remains of the keep at Pontefract Castle

Two Christmas tree ornaments showing the Keirincx painting of Pontefract Castle overlaid with 'Merry Christmas from Pontefract Castle'

A small Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer toy next to a jar of Pontefract Cakes

A small green fluffy dragon toy in a Santa hat and scarf

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange is celebrating #MuseumShopSunday!

Our Gift Shop at Pontefract Castle is stocked with loads of lovely stocking fillers, for little kids and big kids alike.

We've got gorgeous custom Christmas cards by Helen Cash-Blackmore as well. 🎄🎁

For today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange, we're kicking off the gift-buying season with a look at our brand new Chippenham Museum Calendar 2026! Featuring beautiful works from our art collection, each month depicts a nostalgic or historic view of the town and the local area.

Colorful mug on table by an armchair with a matching cushion

Colourful tote bag hung up next to a plant

Do you have favourite item that you've bought from a museum or gallery shop?

Share your top shop products in celebration of #MuseumShopSunday 🛍️

We're starting with our colourful Matisse range that we launched this year 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/henri-matisse-gifts-prints

📷 Falmouth Art Gallery

Winter scene through a window art print

We're supporting museum and gallery shops for tomorrow's #OnlineArtExchange

Share your favourite museum or gallery shop products in celebration of #MuseumShopSunday this weekend 🛍️

Get some inspiration from the Art UK Shop 👉 https://shop.artuk.org/

📷 Royal Academy of Music

We agree!

Four people enjoying tea and cake against a plain blue background.

Happy #NationalCakeDay 🎂🍰

What cake are you celebrating with?

'Tea and Cake' by Joanne 'Betty' Conlon (b.1970) © the artist. 📷 Northern Ireland Civil Service

Abstract black lines form twisting, layered shapes on a white background, creating a dynamic, flowing pattern.

Today's #Museum30 prompt is moving 🏃

Read 'Drawing movement: Norman McLaren's experiments in animation' 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-movement-norman-mclarens-experiments-in-animation

'Wings' by William Norman McLaren (1914–1987) © the artist's estate. 📷 University of Stirling

Check out our new video about what you can do on Art UK ✨

Art UK is a unique digital cultural space, giving everyone free access to the UK’s public art collections. This video showcases what you can do on our site.

👉 Discover extraordinary art from all over the UK at artuk.org

We're dreaming of sunny days at Yorkshire Sculpture Park with this Lynn Chadwick sculpture!

The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1914 🎈

'Little Girl' by Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003) © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images 📸 Jonty Wilde. Courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Flat lay of mug, socks and coaster

🌟 Win a stocking filler bundle 🎁

This gifting season, we're giving away a stocking filler bundle to one lucky winner.

Enter on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/p/DRbtIb3AhWR/

A barefoot man in a flowing red robe and white cloak holds an open book and a curved sword against a muted landscape background.

New story 🌟

Read 'Francisco de Zurbarán's 'Jacob and his Twelve Sons' at Auckland Castle' by Adam Wattam 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/francisco-de-zurbarans-jacob-and-his-twelve-sons-at-auckland-castle