Cultural spending by local authorities fell by 8% between 2019 and 2024
France. Cultural spending by local authorities increased by 0.4% in 2024, but remains 8% lower than their 2019 level, according…
Moscow announces the closure of the Goethe-Institut
In Berlin, the information did not come as much of a surprise. Since the announcement last Tuesday of new German…
The painting spotted in Argentina in a real estate offer soon to be returned
A year after its reappearance, as fortuitous as it was spectacular, the Portrait of a Lady from the collection of…
Moscow announces the closure of the three Goethe Institutes
In Berlin, the information did not come as much of a surprise. Since the announcement last Tuesday of new German…
Museums: a deadly summer
Europe. The wave of thefts hitting European museums is not slowing down. This summer, there was a succession of heists:…
China leaves Gwangju Biennale amid conflict with Taiwan
The 16th Gwangju Biennale opens this Friday, September 4 without its Chinese pavilion. The day before, its commissioners announced the…
Autun: after fifteen years of litigation, an ancient rampart can finally be rebuilt
The judgments rendered on June 25 by the Dijon administrative court put an end to part of the litigation initiated…
Francophonie: the Court of Auditors calls for steering by results
France devotes more than 2 billion euros per year to the international promotion of the French-speaking world, but struggles to…
The Court of Auditors points to a persistent lack of clarity in ARTCENA’s missions
Ten years after its creation by the Ministry of Culture, the National Center for Circus, Street and Theater Arts (ARTCENA)…
Jean-François Leroy (1956-2026)
Jean-François Leroy died on August 31 in Paris from cancer, at the age of 69, as the professional week of…
In Vienna, a royal necklace stolen in four minutes from the MAK
Two men stole, on Thursday August 27 around 2 p.m., one of the centerpieces of “Glanzstücke”, the exhibition that the…
Villena’s Treasure Stolen in Flash Heist
A new European museum has been the target of a spectacular theft of gold objects. On the night of August…