A close friend of Trump wants to change the columns of the White House
For Donald Trump’s entourage, the White House remains too discreet a palace. Rodney Mims Cook Jr., appointed in January to…
The Musée du Septennat becomes the City of Presents François Mitterrand
The Musée du Septennat becomes the City of Presents – François Mitterrand, a renovated establishment storing the diplomatic gifts offered…
In Thiers, the Château du Pirou closed for security reasons
Security barriers now surround the Château du Pirou (15th century) in Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme). For several months, cracks observed in the…
What is this painting possibly attributed to Michelangelo discovered in Belgium?
In 2020, an anonymous painting estimated at 3,000 euros went unnoticed in a sale in Genoa (Italy). Four years later,…
Korea opens its first public museum dedicated to new media
The Seo-Seoul Museum of Art (Seo SeMA), South Korea’s first public establishment explicitly dedicated to new media, opened on March…
The LaM reopens its doors with a new course
Villeneuve-d’Ascq (North). Built in 1978 by Roland Simounet, the main building of LaM is made up of red brick cubes…
In the United Kingdom, almost 263,000 human remains preserved in museums
An investigation of Guardianpublished on March 7, provides an initial inventory of human remains preserved in British institutions. Based on…
The National Art Museum of Catalonia will expand
In Barcelona, the National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) will double its exhibition space. The Catalan authorities decided to expand…
“Youth councils” soon in certain cultural places
France. The initiative is still in its infancy, but is gradually starting to take shape. Last June, Rachida Dati, Minister…
In Saint-Chamond, the street art museum suspends its activity
Stanislas Belhomme announced the “temporary cessation of operation” of the Museum of Urban Art and Street Art Halle 07 (Mausa…
In Toulouse, fate befalls the Georges-Labit Museum
Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). Disasters keep coming for the Georges-Labit Museum. During the passage of storm Nils, on the night of February…
Jean-Charles Vergne at the head of the future Gandur museum in Caen
Jean Claude Gandur entrusted Jean-Charles Vergne (54) with the responsibility of transforming an important private collection into a museum institution….