Arts and Culture

France goes big on Japan with multi-million cultural program

by Loïc Vennin  Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Since Impressionist artists first clapped eyes on woodblock prints, Japan has been…

New York’s Met Museum pulls in record 7.35mn visitors

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - New York's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art pulled in a record 7.35 million visitors…

Napoleon Bonaparte’s rifle, silver soup spoon sold at auction

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena and…

Turkey’s ancient temple site gets UNESCO heritage status

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP)--A Turkish ancient temple site in southeastern Anatolia was given UNESCO World Heritage status on Sunday, the UN…

After 131 years, Rizal “returns” to Prague with official unveiling of bust sculpture

  (Eagle News) -- After 131 years, Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, returns to Prague, with the unveiling of…

Scans reveal newsprint, second painting under Picasso

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Infrared imaging technology has helped peel back the layers of a Pablo Picasso painting on display…

Van Gogh painting sells for over 7 million euros: auction house

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A painting by a young Vincent Van Gogh was sold at an auction in Paris Monday for…

Look: Major Tolkien exhibition opens in Oxford

(AFP) -- A new exhibition on ‘Lord of the Rings’ author J.R.R. Tolkien opens at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, bringing…

A Bob Dylan guitar fetches $495,000 at auction

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A guitar that played a key role in Bob Dylan's artistic evolution from folk…

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