The passion of the American radical right for Ancient Rome
Italy. “America is new Rome”proudly affirmed, in 2024, Elon Musk on his social network X. By designating the United States…
The Met Gala, an institution within an institution
The Met Gala almost surpasses its host, the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York, in terms of media…
Director of the Hermitage Museum sanctioned by the European Union
The European Union has adopted its twentieth package of sanctions against Russia. Among the sanctions, it included the name of…
In Berlin, a controversy over subsidies wins the elected official for Culture
Sarah Wedl-Wilson (57), elected (senator) without label, submitted her resignation to Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU), after the Court of Auditors…
The United States returns nearly 300 cultural assets to Italy
Italy presented at the Caserma “La Marmora”, in Rome, 337 cultural property repatriated from the United States after a series…
An American agency that finances culture wins a legal reprieve
UNITED STATES. A court decision, at the last minute, prevented a challenge to federal funding for museums and libraries in…
Increase in seizures of cultural property in France in 2025
According to its annual report, French customs seized 25,070 cultural goods in 2025, an increase of 12% compared to 2024….
In Madrid, the Prado keeps under seal a Velázquez disputed by two ex-spouses
In Madrid, an investigating judge ordered the Prado Museum to temporarily preserve a painting attributed to Velázquez representing Philip IV,…
Gérard Lhérier admits his guilt and obtains a reduced sentence
New twist in the Aristophil affair. On April 14, Gérard Lheriter admitted his guilt as part of an appearance on…
art publisher fined $102 million
After four days of hearing in a federal court in Manhattan, a jury has just ordered Michael McKenzie and his…
New York’s Metropolitan Opera loses $200 million Saudi contribution
The Metropolitan Opera (Met) in New York has just lost a Saudi partnership presented a few months earlier as a…
A permanent location for Thanks for nothing in 2030
Paris. A 53 m high crane dominates the roofs of the 14th arrondissement. Steel signal planted in the blue sky…