The British House of Commons calls for incentive funding for museums
UK museums must be held accountable: this is one of the conclusions of the report published by the Public Accounts…
The Constitutional Court closes the doors of the Palais Stoclet
Brussels (Belgium). Since 1911, the Stoclet Palace, Josef Hoffmann’s masterpiece, has stood majestically on the edge of Avenue de Tervuren…
British museums: the false good idea of reducing VAT
London. To ease families’ finances this summer, the British government has decided on a summer reduction in VAT for leisure…
Venice plans to increase its entrance fee for day tourists
They number in tens of millions each year: tourists saturate Venice and are a real challenge for the municipality. Faced…
Benoît Payan: “Marseille is the last city to maintain its funding”
A notary clerk by profession, Benoît Payan joined the Socialist Party (PS) during his student years, climbing the ranks until…
Takeover of the Bergerac Photography Art Center
Bergerac (Dordogne). One year after its opening, the Bergerac Photography Art Center will inaugurate its latest exhibition on July 3….
Faced with the heat wave, some museums become free
While France reaches temperature records, with 49 departments placed on red alert this Monday, June 22, certain air-conditioned municipal and…
Kennedy Center, justice slows down Trump
Washington, DC. Donald Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center has suffered a serious legal setback. On May 29, Federal Judge…
The “Spanish Culture Pass” aims to promote artistic practices
Madrid. Born in 2022 in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the “Bono Cultural Joven” is an initiative of the…
The sale of a Klimt contested before the American courts
Said to be lost for almost a century, the Portrait of Fräulein Liesera late masterpiece by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), resurfaced…
The Ministry of Culture faces a wall of works
The Court of Auditors warns, in a report published today, about the sustainability of the major heritage projects of the…
Obama Presidential Center, a monument and a campus
Chicago, Illinois. Vertical bunker, beveled silo, decor from the saga Star Warssanctuary… and even “foolishness” for Lee Bey, an influential…