Several American museums victims of a cyberattack
Several museums have been affected by the recent hack of service provider Gallery Systems. THE New York Times reports that…
Italy separates from foreign directors of its major museums
Italy. This is the end of several weeks of rumors which had kept the Italian cultural world in suspense. The…
A fire devastates the Château de Serquigny
Serquigny (Eure). Not much remains of the roof and floor of the Château de Serquigny, completely destroyed by a fire…
Captain Cook’s ship positively identified
Researchers at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney recently announced their progress in identifying the Endeavor. For more than twenty…
Personalities from the art world who died in 2023
DECEMBER 19, 2022. The philosopher of art Gilbert Lascault (88 years old), academic, writer, essayist, critic and pataphysicist. DECEMBER 21….
Spotlight on glacial archeology
Swiss. Will we soon find other “Ötzi”? This is the very likely hypothesis on which we are working in Switzerland,…
A synagogue, a church and a mosque united a stone’s throw from the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Dedicated to the three Abrahamic religions, the “House of the Abrahamic Family” is located on…
Madagascar, the skull of a decapitated king soon to be returned?
For more than twenty years, Madagascar has been demanding the repatriation of three Sakalave skulls, named after the ethnic group…
The weaknesses of France’s African strategy highlighted by a parliamentary mission
Paris. When they visit Africa, French presidents feel obliged to leave their mark through a speech. From that of Dakar…
Bourges, the unexpected European capital of culture 2028
Yesterday there was a curious atmosphere at the Ministry of Culture after the announcement of Bourges’ victory to be European…
Disappearance of Daniel Abadie
The death of Daniel Abadie was announced by the Dubuffet Foundation, of which he was a member of the board…
“Belgium missed an appointment with history”
For eight years, he searched and cross-referenced archives and documents in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Germany to try to…