The days of the Italian undersecretary of state for culture are numbered
Vittorio Sgarbi is in the hot seat. The turbulent Under-Secretary of State for Culture who loves being in the spotlight…
Scythian jewelry seized in Spain could be fake
Spanish police announced on Monday October 23 that they had seized jewelry worth 60 million euros, which was allegedly stolen…
Bourges, standard bearer of “medium-sized towns”
Bourges. At Bourges town hall, the competition for the designation of the 2028 European Capital of Culture has been summarized…
“Bourges 2028” focuses on sobriety
Bourges (Cher). In 2013, Marseille – European Capital of Culture that year – had forgotten some of its most talented…
Cornered, a Swiss museum sells its masterpieces
Baden (Switzerland). It is a beautiful patrician villa in Art Nouveau style, designed by Karl Moser (1860-1936) and surrounded by…
At the Center Pompidou, the strike continues this Friday
In the middle of contemporary art week, the Center Pompidou had planned a dense and festive program. But social news…
The cultural shockwave of the Israel-Hamas war
Middle East. Two weeks after the terrible Hamas terrorist attacks, and as Israel intensifies its response, the violence of the…
Houston removes controversial statues from its collections
The fate of monuments celebrating southern memory continues to be debated in the United States. The Houston City Council voted…
Piotr Pavlenski and Alexandra de Taddeo sentenced to prison
Pyotr Pavlenski and his partner were found guilty “invasion of privacy” by the Paris Criminal Court, this Wednesday October 11,…
More than a million euros collected in crowdfunding for a future video game museum
The “Odyssey” project clearly resonated. The crowdfunding campaign launched on September 20, 2023 was able to raise 1.2 million euros…
The IMA put to the test of the war between Hamas and Israel
Palestine, which is a member of the Arab League and therefore a financier of the Arab World Institute (IMA), occupies…
The future of the director of the Florence Uffizi is the subject of much speculation
Florence, Italy. No comment. But above all, no denial from the German Eike Schmidt when we talk about the rumors…