The Design Museum in Ghent changes dimension
With a new wing, inaugurated on October 3, 2026, the Design Museum in Ghent reopens an establishment that is not…
Hitler’s ‘eagle’s nest’ destroyed by fire
Popularized under the name of the “Eagle’s Nest” because of its geographical location, the Kehlsteinhaus was ravaged by flames on…
Toulouse promises 4 million euros to save the Georges-Labit Museum
For the Georges-Labit Museum in Toulouse, the decision taken in the Salle des Illustres du Capitole was likely to reassure…
Women and children participated in the creation of the Xi’an Terracotta Army
Discovered in 1974 near Xi’an, China, Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s terracotta army, made up of some 8,000 life-size warriors and…
Jewish Museum in Venice reopens after seven years
The Jewish Museum of Venice (Museo ebraico di Venezia) inaugurated renovated and enlarged rooms on Wednesday October 21, 2026, after…
Morbihan renounces Ostréapolis
When it opened in February 2024 at Tour-du-Parc, the Ostréapolis oyster interpretation center had great ambitions. Deploring a “fiasco”the president…
The Beatles treat themselves to an XXL museum in Liverpool
Fifty years after the group’s separation, the effects of “Beatlemania” persist. And benefit the cultural and tourist development of Liverpool,…
Hélia Paukner takes the reins of the Biennale and macLYON
Hélia Paukner, heritage curator and head of the Contemporary Art department at Mucem in Marseille since 2019, has been appointed…
Was the Etruscan statue of the Arringatore originally black?
With his right hand raised towards the crowd and his gaze towards the horizon, the life-size statue ofArringatore (“the speaker”,…
Catalonia will pool the reserves of 122 museums
Last Sunday, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, visited with representatives of around a hundred museums in…
Villa Marmottan, a “small Medici villa”
Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine). Inside, everything is gilded, old books and sparkling chandeliers. However, in the beautiful Empire style residence, heritage has…
Survey reveals impact of heatwaves on museums in England
If some visitors had found refuge in museums to escape the heatwave episodes of the summer of 2026, cultural institutions…