The Leon who marked the history of art
That of Leon adopted by the new sovereign pontiff is no exception to the rule. Thirteen of his predecessors carried…
Justice validates a flagrant offense based on photos of old pieces
Paris. After the illicit trafficking in narcotics and weapons, that of archaeological cultural goods is the third worldwide! In order…
The town hall of Paris refuses to help the Gaîté Lyrique, threatened with bankruptcy
It is again a cry of alarm on the sustainability of its existence that the management of SAS Gaîté Lyrique…
End of the centenary dispute on Hohenzollern goods
After long negotiations, a compromise was found between the Hohenzollern family and the German authorities concerning family claims on certain…
Trump relaunches the abolition of American cultural agencies
President Trump’s recommendations for the 2026 budget were officially published on May 2. These list in particular the “small agencies”…
The culture mission lost 2.4 % of its 2025 budget
Paris. Barely two months after the laborious vote of the finance law for 2025, the government has canceled 2.7 billion…
A federal judge temporarily blocks the dismantling of the IMLS
An American federal judge rendered a temporary restriction order on May 1, 2025 which blocked the Trump administration attempt to…
Who is Wolfram Weimer the new German culture minister?
The new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz who officially took office on May 6, 2025, appointed Wolfram Weimer’s publisher and journalist…
Colosseum, a vast fraud at the penalty ticket office
Italy. The Colosseum and Six Tours-Operators were inflicted a fine of 20 million euros for violations in the sales ticket…
The statue of Saint Louis does not violate secularism
The town of Bourbon-Lancy (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) acquired in 2017 a building built in 1880 welcoming an old Catholic school. The town…
The Gantner multimedia space stops its activity
Territoire de Belfort (90). The department seems to disinvest the multimedia glunt space. Established in the small town of Bourogne…
Failure of negotiations between a Boston museum, Benin and a lender
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) will close its gallery dedicated to the Kingdom of Benin on April 28….