The war in Ukraine forces the Hermitage Amsterdam to reinvent itself
Amsterdam. It is one of the cultural collateral victims of the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s troops. The Hermitage Amsterdam…
the graduates of July 14, 2023
The July 14 promotion of the Legion of Honor distinguished 358 people this year, including 296 knights, 43 officers, 14…
Understand the affair of the Carnac menhirs
1. Archaeological diagnosis In 2014, in Carnac (Morbihan), SAS Au marché des druides wanted to build a Super U supermarket…
Chloé Samaniego joins the French Institute
Chloé Samaniego (42) is the new director of artistic creation and cultural industries at the Institut français. She succeeds Emilie…
Jean-Luc Mélenchon sentenced for violating the rights of an artist
The Paris Court of Appeal condemned Jean-Luc Mélenchon and La France Insoumise (LFI) for violating the property and moral rights…
UNESCO reopens ‘Memory of the World’ register
France. Since 2017, the UNESCO “Memory of the World” register had not received any new registration. Following a lengthy review…
A monument to resistant slaves burned by rioters
On May 10, 2007, on the occasion of the commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the slave trade, a…
Return of a painting stolen 50 years ago in Vitré
On the night of April 17, 1969, thieves broke into the Notre-Dame de Vitré church and one of his paintings…
Architect David Adjaye accused of sexual assault
In an article published on July 4, the FinancialTimes reveals that three former employees of architect David Adjaye accuse him…