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OPINION - Free museums, without borders, is Britain at its best — a policy to make us all proud

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By Alison Cole
| Yahoo Canada
London’s free national museums and galleries are, to my mind, one of the great wonders of the world. With their permanent collections free to everyone — whatever their means or wherever they come from — they represent a monumental contribution to civilisation. How lucky we are to be able to enjoy some of the world’s greatest treasures without having to navigate border control. Universal free admission speaks to our country’s values at their best — open, generous, diverse, welcoming and confident.
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Descriptive words aren't necessarily free for all to use: SWIPE not understood by average Italian Consumers, finds EU General Court

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By Alison Cole, Louise Popple, Kasongo Swana
| taylorwessing.com
What has happened? Brand owners can often assume that common descriptive or allusive words are free for all to use as part of their brands in the UK and further afield. However, that's not always the case. In the EU, knowledge of English beyond basic vocabulary is not assumed. It means that basic descriptive words can sometimes achieve registration for the goods/services they describe or those closely similar.
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The Big Review | Fra Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and Museo di San Marco, Florence ★★★★★

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By Alison Cole
| The Art Newspaper
There is a fascinating work in the first room (Museo di San Marco) of this magnificent two-venue show dedicated to the early Renaissance master, Fra Angelico (around 1395-1455). It is the Fiesole Altarpiece, originally installed on the high altar of San Domenico in the Tuscan hilltop town of Fiesole in the early 1420s, and on loan from the church.
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