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In a theft investigation, a statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius was taken from the Cleveland Museum.
The authorities in New York who are investigating artifacts that were stolen from Turkey ordered a headless bronze figure to be seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The statue is thought to depict Marcus Aurelius, who was a Roman emperor and philosopher.
The statue, which the museum...
Updates from the Prime Minister's Trip to France | Prime Minister Narendra Modi Urges Indian and French Business Leaders to Work Towards Furthering Friendship Between the Two Countries
On Friday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a banquet supper for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Louvre Museum in Paris. At the museum, Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron hosted a reception for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Friday, Indian Prime Min...
A special Christmas tree, not considering herself a Korean fashion designer, and why London is home
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London features a stunning Christmas tree in the center of the atrium. Actually, it's less of a tree and more of a shrouded, ethereal person around 3 meters (10 feet) tall that glows brilliant white. Miss Sohee, also known as Sohee Park, has come up with this...
Even though the Auschwitz Museum recommended against it, the book The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas has been turned into an opera.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was written by Irish author John Boyne and published in 2006. Bruno, a German youngster of eight, is unaware that his father is the kommandant of a concentration camp during World War II. As Bruno's father works, he and his family are dispatched to live with him...
Climate activists hurl mashed potatoes over Claude Monet's masterpiece
To protest fossil fuel extraction, climate protestors flung mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German gallery today, but the artwork was unharmed.
Last Generation protestors attacked Monet's Les Meules in Potsdam's Barberini Museum and threw a viscous substance over...
Mashed potatoes are thrown at a Monet artwork by environmentalists.
To protest the extraction of fossil fuels, climate protestors today flung mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum, but the artwork was unharmed.
Two activists from the Last Generation organization approached Monet's Les Meules at the Barberini Museum in Potsdam...
German activists adhere to an ancient exhibit
Sunday, two environmentalists attached themselves to a dinosaur exhibit at Berlin's Natural History Museum.
According to the demonstrators, the German government has failed to adequately address the threat of climate change.
The women attached themselves to the poles suppo...
The Louvre Museum in France to Take Marine Le Pen to Court
The Louvre Museum in France might be taking legal action against the country’s far-right politician, Marine Le Pen, for shooting a video for her presidential election campaign without permission with the museum as its backdrop.
On 15th January, the three-and-a-half-minute clip of ...
S. KOREAN GOVT. TO BAN EATING AT 21 TYPES OF PUBLIC PLACE FROM MONDAY
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- S. Korean govt. to ban eating at 21 types of public place from Monday.
- The violators will be fined $88 starting April 5.
- The govt. extended the current Level 2 social distancing rules in Seoul’s densely populated ar...
GASSHOZUKURI MINKAEN OUTDOOR MUSEUM LIT UP FOR ANNUAL ILLUMINATION EVENT
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- Gasshozukuri Minkaen Outdoor Museum lit up annual illumination event.
- The museum preserves traditional farmhouses and other buildings.
- The museum has a collection of antique ‘Gassho-style’ steep rafter-roofed ...
OLYMPIC FLAME WILL BE ON DISPLAY FROM NOVEMBER IN JAPAN’S 14 PREFECTURES
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- Olympic flame will be on display from November in Japan’s 14 prefectures.
- The flame is scheduled to first display in Ishikawa Prefecture, in central Japan.
- The flame was first lit on March 12, 2020, at Olympia, Gree...
MANY EVENTS DISPLAYED AT HONGKONG MUSEUM FEARED TO BE OMITTED IN REVAMP; VISITORS PAY LAST VISITS AHEAD OF CLOSURE
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- After twenty years, Hong Kong history is going through a significant redo
The eight displays of the lasting exhibition, possessing two stories at the Hong Kong Museum of History, includes the city's topographical and scenic devel...
CHUSEOK NATIONWIDE CELEBRATIONS RESCINDS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION FEARS
- Various traditional folk events and festivals annually hosted by local governments on the eve of Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, are hardly noticeable this year, as they are now strictly against small and large gatherings due to fears of coronavirus transmission.
TURKEY TO ESTABLISH MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE CONQUEROR MEHMET
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- Turkey is going to establish a museum to honour the conqueror Mehmet which is a first in the history dedicated to an Ottoman Sultan
- A science committee of 19 scientists was formed to establish the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Museum
SINGAPORE ARCHIVES CONSTRUCTION COST UNDER SCANNER, S$1.72 MILLION EXTRA SPENDING REVEALED
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- National Archives of Singapore (NAS) building renovation has surpassed its endorsed budget plan by S$1.72 million, the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) said in its report. The output reveals hailing to insufficient project handling by executives reg...
GREECE CRITICIZED TURKEY’S DECISION TO CONVERT ANOTHER MUSEUM INTO MOSQUE
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- Greece criticize Turkey on the decision of converting the 1,000-year-old Byzantine Greek Orthodox church into a mosque
- The foreign ministry of Greece said that, Turkey is now insulting the character of another cultural heritage monument wi...
PANDEMIC-HIT MUSEUMS CURATE SEA OF ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTED CONTENT
- If you are an art lover, you might have been overstuffed by the recent spate of online content that museums and galleries have posted on their websites or social media platforms.
- As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, almost all museums were forced to close shutters temporaril...
NEW YORK TO OPEN; WILL ALLOW ALL BUSINESSES TO OPEN SLOWLY
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• Businesses to operate in partial capacity’
• Restrictions shall be in place
New York has fought its way out of being an epi...
ITALY IMPLEMENTS 1 METER RULE IN ALL PUBLIC SPACES
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- Design events in Italy which would attract large crowds stand canceled currently
- People were advised to maintain 1-meter distance from each other in all public spaces
Italy has been severely affected by the COVID-19 ...
Exhibition fee raised at the Tokyo National Museum
Japan, the land of the rising sun boasts of a rich cultural heritage. The best way to experience a country’s culture and its heritage is to visit the museums. A museum is not just a place where objects are accumulated. It is a systematic collection of various cultural aspects in the form of...