Arts and Culture

‘Shattered Souls’ art installation shines light on Catholic church scandals

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany : This photo taken on August 4, 2023 shows the art installation 'Shattered Souls ... in…

Library restores Palestinian history one manuscript at a time

By Hiba Aslan JERUSALEM, July 24, 2023 (AFP) - A library in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem offers a rare glimpse into…

Violins in the sun: Stradivari’s home workshop reopens in Italy

By Brigitte HAGEMANN Agence France-Presse CREMONA, Italy (AFP) -- For over three centuries, music lovers the world over have been…

South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped

By Cat BARTON Agence France-Presse SEOUL, June 28, 2023 (AFP) -- Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year…

US charges nine in art, sports memorabilia theft conspiracy

NEW YORK, June 15, 2023 (AFP) - An Andy Warhol silkscreen, Jackson Pollock painting and World Series rings awarded to…

‘World’s best restaurant’ to reopen in Spain as museum

By Rosa SULLEIRO Agence France-Presse ROSES, Spain, June 7, 2023 (AFP) -- Spain's elBulli, repeatedly voted the world's best restaurant…

World’s oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38 mn

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New…

France to shut Pompidou museum for five years in 2025

PARIS, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - The Pompidou Centre in Paris, one of the world's top modern art museums, will…

US climate activists smear paint on Degas sculpture enclosure

WASHINGTON, April 27, 2023 (AFP) - Climate activists attacked a famous Degas sculpture in a Washington museum Thursday, smearing its…

Trinity the T-Rex claws in more than $6 million

(AFP) Zurich, Switzerland by James RYBACKI A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity, made up of bones from three different…

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