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Adventures with Van Gogh

Museums & heritage

Adventures with Van Gogh

Irwell Sculpture Trail

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April 1999archive

No UK country has poured as much money as England into art commissions since 1995

The £50m art bonanza has funded everything from Gormley's Angel of the North to a 48km sculpture trail