1987, the Center Pompidou and the fake Mondrians
Paris, 1977. The inauguration of the Georges-Pompidou National Center for Art and Culture, today called “Centre Pompidou” and nicknamed “Beaubourg”,…
2010, possession of a work “is worth title”
Mougins (Alpes-Maritimes), 1977. The young Alain Ducasse started as a clerk with Roger Vergé, champion of southern cuisine, in his…
This British Prime Minister who comes from Culture
On July 20, Andy Burnham moved into 10 Downing Street. Former MP for Leigh from 2001 to 2017, Andy Burnham…
1889, the epic of “The Angelus”
The recent surprise reappearance of Desperate by Gustave Courbet, who opaquely escaped French museums for the benefit of Qatar, has…
Hong Kong, the new art giant
To discover Hong Kong today is to experience a dense, vertical city where the flow of automobile traffic rubs shoulders…
Trump signs new executive order targeting the Smithsonian
The Department of the Interior was instructed, by presidential decree, to install signage around the National Museum of American History…
Disappearance of Gunther von Hagens, the “doctor of death”
Gunther von Hagens answered the question himself: yes, his body will be plastinated. An assent which only confirms his investment…
Update on the theft of Vix’s torque
A suspect in the investigation into the theft of the Vix treasure in Châtillon-sur-Seine was placed in pre-trial detention the…
711 million euros in cultural tax credits
The Ministry of Culture has just provided an overview of the ten tax credits that support cultural production. In 2023,…
Data collection and analysis: when and how?
Marketing. For a long time, tourist offices have worked on intuition. Now, they sometimes see the wave of visitors to…
Data, a tool for cultural and tourism strategies
Can we measure the impact of tourism on a city’s economy? Behind every cultural event, this question obsesses the tourist…
Sylvain Robert: “We are working to support the Louvre-Lens model”
Former executive of the territorial civil service, the socialist mayor Sylvain Robert, 54, has led the City of Lens since…