Disappearance of Roger Boulay, ethnologist specializing in Kanak art
It is a figure of Oceanian ethnology who has just passed away: Roger Boulay died on Tuesday July 2nd of…
The “Centre Pompidou X Jersey City” is in trouble
Jersey City (New Jersey). Will the Centre Pompidou branch in Jersey City across from Manhattan finally see the light of…
Spain publishes an inventory of goods seized under Francoism
Spain. A watercolor by Joaquín Sorolla, an ancient Iberian vase, a Chinese shawl from the Qing dynasty, a Persian tile…
“The renovation of the City will take time”
President of Universcience since 2015, Bruno Macquart launched during his mandate the major overhaul of the Palais de la Découverte,…
Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
France. Since 2010, the Grenelle II law has required a certain type of public and private actor to account for…
The Kunsthaus Zurich sells a Monet from its collections acquired in 1939
The Zurich Kunsthaus will put Monet’s painting on sale The Man with the Umbrella (1865-1867) belonging to its collections. The…
Rue de Valois anticipates the arrival of the RN: the Agnès Saal case
Excitement is taking over the corridors of Rue de Valois as the next legislative elections approach and the possible victory…
An Oxford museum defends itself against fake news
“The museum removes a mask”, “not for women” title The Telegraph June 18, 2024. The English newspaper accuses the Pitt…
aggravated sentence for Baux-de-Provence
It is in the immense galleries of the Bringasses and Grands-Fonds quarries (Bouches-du-Rhône), where Jean Cocteau filmed several sequences of…
The Obama Presidential Center takes shape
Barack Obama signed the last stone of the 68 meter high building during a “topping out” ceremony, an American tradition…
Museums facing the challenge of decarbonization
France. Culture in general and museums in particular are not the sectors emitting the most CO2, however their carbon footprint…
The Kunsthaus Zurich withdraws five paintings from the Bührle Collection
The Kunsthaus Zurich, one of the largest Swiss museums, has announced the withdrawal of five paintings currently on display and…