In brief

Plans to convert the former Tetley’s brewery in Leeds into a modern-art gallery have gone out to public consultation. There is local opposition to the scheme, which includes a 900-space commuter car park but only 1.2 acres of open space. If the scheme goes ahead, the 19th-century building would house two floors of galleries.


Bletchley Park Trust is to begin a £1.7m campaign, Action This Day, to raise match funding following the award of a £4.6m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The HLF award will enable the restoration of three code-breaking huts plus the construction of a visitor centre and exhibition space.


Iraq’s National Museum in Baghdad is to fully reopen this month following the refurbishment of galleries and installation of security systems. The museum has refurbished 18 rooms after recovering about a third of the 15,000 relics that were looted during the Iraq war.


Five museums and artists have been shortlisted for the £60,000 Contemporary Art Society’s Annual Award, which will be presented on 14 November. They are National Museum Wales (Cardiff) with Andrea Buttner; Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery with Christina Mackie; Shipley Art Gallery with Matthew Darbyshire; Walker Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool) with Wael Shawky; and University of Warwick Art Collection with Katie Paterson. The winning museum will be able to commission a work from their artist.