The Ecce Homo of Antonello of Messina honors the National Museum of Abruzzo
The L’Aquila Museum celebrated Monday June 8 the arrival of theEcce Homoan exceptional painting by Antonello da Messina created around…
A report on museum security full of bias
France. “Safer museums. To protect the heritage of those who do not have it”: the second part of the title…
The Basque Museum of Bilbao reopens its doors after 4 years of work
Since its closure in October 2021, the Basque Museum of Bilbao has carried out major expansion and restructuring works. The…
When museums stir visitors’ senses
France. Horse manure! Here is a fragrance that we clearly did not expect to smell when visiting an exhibition on…
Closed for eight years, the Cadiz Museum has no prospects
Spain. Props hold up the ceilings, water infiltrations recur and the collections remain inaccessible to the public and researchers. Since…
The Château de Compiègne continues its modernization
Compiègne (Oise). With around 100,000 visitors per year, the Château de Compiègne attracts fewer visitors than before Covid-19. This 35,000…
In Norway, discovery of an incredible Viking monetary treasure
Discovered last April in a field in the Østerdalen valley in eastern Norway, the Mørstad hoard constitutes the largest set…
The Musée du Septennat is transformed into the City of Presents
Château-Chinon (Nièvre). Golden palm trees, monumental vases, a packet of tea, a hat to keep a boiled egg warm… It…
Marie Lavandier defends the CMN facing the risk of a divorce with Mont-Saint-Michel
Heard by the Senate Culture Committee on Wednesday May 27, 2026, Marie Lavandier, president of the Center des monuments nationaux…
Versailles reconstructs the bed of Louis XVI
Versailles (Yvelines). This is not the first time that the Palace of Versailles has restored or returned a royal bedroom,…
“The main problem of the Friends of Museums is the aging of the members”
What is the role of the French Federation of Associations of Friends of Museums (FFSAM)? When it was created in…
London’s Garden Museum mobilized to acquire portrait of 18th-century black gardener
The Garden Museum in London is leading an emergency campaign to raise £420,000 (€486,000) to acquire the portrait of John…