“What authoritarians fear most are acts of non-cooperation”
Hardy Merriman, assistant professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Medford, Massachusetts) from 2016 to…
The “French Capital of Culture” label on the shelf
Paris. After Villeurbanne (Rhône) in 2022 and Montbéliard (Doubs) in 2024, a third city should have benefited from the “French…
Works of art escape real estate wealth tax
On November 1, deputies voted to make works of art subject to the real estate wealth tax, renamed the “unproductive…
Netherlands pays compensation for Romanian treasure stolen from Drenthe Museum
In January 2025, criminals blew up the entrance to the Drenthe Museum in Assen (Netherlands) using explosives. They had stolen…
What video surveillance reveals about the Louvre heist
It was 9:34 a.m. on October 19 when two burglars broke into the Apollo gallery of the Louvre. The video…
What video surveillance reveals about the Louvre heist
It was 9:34 a.m. on October 19 when two burglars broke into the Apollo gallery of the Louvre. The video…
Three new advisors to Rachida Dati’s cabinet
While Rachida Dati announced that she would leave the Ministry of Culture to devote herself to the municipal campaign in…
The bookstore-museum shop, a service that has become essential
France. Leaving a store with a postcard, a beautiful catalog or a few gifts in your pocket… Today, taking a…
Sylvie Retailleau at the bedside of Universcience
Paris. We need at least one former minister to get Universcience out of the bad patch that the public operator…
AI finds a missing Spanish work in an American museum
Every day, artificial intelligence brings its share of new uses. So Procession to Mount Garganoa Gothic panel painted by Nicolás…
Le Carré must make savings to adjust to its revenues
Château-Gontier (Mayenne). After the Frac and the Visual Arts Center of Pays de la Loire, it is the turn of…
In Strasbourg, the environmentalist mayor preserves culture
Strasbourg. Elected in 2020, Jeanne Barseghian announced in the fall of 2025 that she was a candidate for a second…