British government confirms tourist tax in England
The Labor government is maintaining the course towards decentralization, the guideline of Andy Burnham’s mandate. On the agenda of the…
In Edinburgh, a tourist tax to finance culture
Make tourists contribute to financing the culture that they partly come to seek. Edinburgh is in the process of giving…
Fires this summer in Spain: three historic sites affected
Spain. On July 14, a fire reached Íscar Castle, in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, in northwest Spain….
Hungary buries a museum project carried out by the Orbán administration
A centerpiece of the cultural program of the former Orbán government, the New Hungarian National Gallery (Új Nemzeti Galéria) will…
An exhibition in Frankfurt reignites the conflict between Athens and London
Greece maintains a clear course: the British Museum is not the rightful owner of the Parthenon marbles. And for Athens,…
Oligarch and collector Roman Abramovitch remains under European sanctions
On Wednesday September 9, the General Court of the European Union rejected a new appeal by Roman Abramovitch against the…
Former Pussy Riot member says she worked for the Russian FSB for 3 years
Published and transcribed by the independent Russian media in exile Media PortRita Flores’ interview delivers a story worthy of dystopian…
Lonnie Bunch will step down as head of the Smithsonian at the end of 2026
Lonnie G. Bunch III will leave his position as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution at the end of the year,…
Update on the theft from the Renoir Museum to Cagnes-sur-Mer
New theft, different target: while gold treasures with intrinsic value aroused the desire of museum burglars this summer, this time,…
In turn, the Science Museum decides not to renew its contract with BP
After several decades of partnership, the Science Museum joins the long list of cultural institutions in the United Kingdom to…
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…