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Textile arts of England (1 C, 9 P) Theatre in England (16 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Arts in England" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Humour, tradition, and good manners are characteristics commonly associated with being English. [2] England has made significant contributions in the world of literature, cinema, music, art and philosophy. The secretary of state for culture, media and sport is the government minister responsible for the cultural life of England. [3]
English art is the body of visual arts made in England.England has Europe's earliest and northernmost ice-age cave art. [1] Prehistoric art in England largely corresponds with art made elsewhere in contemporary Britain, but early medieval Anglo-Saxon art saw the development of a distinctly English style, [2] and English art continued thereafter to have a distinct character.
Sport is an important part of British culture, and numerous sports originated in their organised, modern form in the country including cricket, football, boxing, tennis and rugby. [6] The UK has been described as a "cultural superpower", [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and London has been described as a world cultural capital.
Amy Winehouse was a singer-songwriter from Southgate, north London.. London is famous for its rock scene, and was the starting point of some of the greatest 60s and 70s artists such as David Bowie, Iron Maiden, The Clash, Led Zeppelin, Renaissance, Fleetwood Mac, the Sex Pistols, The Who, Pink Floyd, Queen and popular 90s acts like Blur and Coldplay.
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England.Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 [2].
The oldest surviving British art includes Stonehenge from around 2600 BC, and tin and gold works of art produced by the Beaker people from around 2150 BC. The La Tène style of Celtic art reached the British Isles rather late, no earlier than about 400 BC, and developed a particular "Insular Celtic" style seen in objects such as the Battersea Shield, and a number of bronze mirror-backs ...
The National Theatre, officially the Royal National Theatre [1] [2] and sometimes referred to in international contexts as the National Theatre of Great Britain [3] is a performing arts venue and associated theatre company located in London, England.