Eike Schmidt candidate for mayor of Florence
Eike Schmidt will not have had time to unpack her bags in Naples. Barely appointed director of the Capodimonte Museum,…
Banksy, soon forced to reveal his identity?
Who is behind the pseudonym Banksy? This question has tormented the art world and the general public since the artist,…
The poster for the 2024 Olympics, at the heart of a controversy
Unveiled on Monday March 4 at the Musée d’Orsay, the official poster for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is…
Heritage in Gaza, the other communication issue
Gaza (Palestine). Five months of fighting and bombings have caused more than 30,000 deaths in Gaza, according to Hamas, and…
Rachida Dati’s cabinet is now complete
The cabinet of Minister of Culture Rachida Dati is now complete with fifteen advisors. Laurent Caillot (51 years old) is…
Nicolas Pillerel wants to promote Franco-Chinese cultural tourism
Beijing (China). Nicolas Pillerel (37 years old) joined the Quai d’Orsay in 2011. He has held several diplomatic missions abroad:…
Paintings by collector Nazem Ahmad seized by police
London police seized twenty-three works of art belonging to Lebanese-Belgian art collector Nazem Ahmad, during an intervention in a warehouse…
Art Council England accused of threatening free speech
London (Great Britain). In January, Art Council England (ACE), the national agency for culture, changed the rules of its “relational…
Rachida Dati completes her cabinet
The cabinet of Minister of Culture Rachida Dati has two new members. Florence Botello is appointed advisor on subjects relating…
Irene Aristizábal takes charge of FRAC Poitou-Charentes
Until then chief curator of the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art, Irene Aristizábal becomes the new director of the Regional…
Ethiopian government attempts to prevent sale of looted shield
The British auction house Anderson & Garland is auctioning an Abyssinian warrior’s shield today, Thursday February 29. It is estimated…
In Spain, family trafficking in antiquities dismantled
Madrid. Seventy-one archaeological pieces were seized after the discovery of the activities of a group of ten fences working between…