The Victoria & Albert Museum includes the first YouTube video in its collection
The first YouTube video becomes a museum object. The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has announced the acquisition of Me…
The project for a new National Assembly reception pavilion suspended
Last Wednesday, February 18, during a meeting of the Office of the National Assembly, President Yaël Braun-Pivet announced that the…
New page for the Jean de La Fontaine Museum
Château-Thierry (Aisne). “Nothing is so sweet as the place where one was born”recalled Jean de La Fontaine, in 1678, in…
The Mona Lisa would smile under the Pyramid
Five groups of architects, scenographers, and landscapers are working on the project pompously called “Louvre – New Renaissance”: remedying the…
In Lyon, what future for the Guimet museum?
Lyon (Rhone). It is a sea serpent that has regularly resurfaced, for almost twenty years, in municipal debates in Lyon….
Who is Anne-Claire Legendre chosen to succeed Jack Lang?
Forced to resign after the opening of an investigation into his links with financier Jeffrey Epstein, Jack Lang (86 years…
The British Museum removes the word “Palestine” from certain labels
The British Museum has quietly changed several panels in its Ancient Near East galleries by removing the term “Palestine”. This…
The Louvre ends its partnership with Boverie
Most of it is devoted to temporary exhibitions, while the basements house a very small part of the city’s Fine…
In London, the National Gallery will reduce its workforce
The National Gallery in London is going through a difficult time and has launched a voluntary departure plan to reduce…
Is the Louvre the first major museum to introduce a differentiated ticket?
Announced in the fall of 2025 by the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, the increase in prices for visitors from…
Why is there no National Portrait Gallery in France?
France. Why is there no National Portrait Gallery in France? The question was asked by Franco-British photographer Ed Alcock, winner…
The Vitruvian Basilica really exists
Fano (Italy). “ We have been waiting for this discovery for more than two thousand years and today we can…