This article was first published by The Guardian. Firefighters in the Normandy city of Rouen have managed to extinguish a fire in its world-famous gothic cathedral, calming fears of another disaster at one of France’s architectural jewels five years after the devastation of Notre Dame. Local fire services said no major damage was reported. Workers […]
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This article was first published by The Guardian. The “era of culture wars is over”, Lisa Nandy has promised in her first speech as culture secretary, saying her department will be at the heart of efforts to reflect a more positive and less divisive vision of the UK. “For too long, for too many people, the story […]
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This article was first published by Centro Conservazione Restauro La Venaria Reale. The 2024 Young Professionals Forum programme will delve into best practices concerning universal accessibility to culture, its content, and its spaces, in alignment with the UN Convention and the EU Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In collaboration with national and […]
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This article was first published by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Radcliffe fellows are exceptional scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists whose work is making a difference in their professional fields and in the larger world. Online application for the 2025–2026 fellowship year is now available. The deadline for applications in humanities, social sciences, and […]
This article was first published by Art Newspaper. The Museum of Faith and Dialogue on the island of Lampedusa dedicated to migrants who have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea has been closed as prime minister Giorgia Meloni ramps up efforts to stop the boats. The museum had hosted 75,000 visitors since opening seven […]
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This article was first published by the Welsh Government. Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, Lesley Griffiths, has said the Welsh Government has listened to concerns regarding the intense financial pressures on all cultural institutions – at a national and local level – and acted to mitigate these difficulties. In addition, the Cabinet Secretary […]
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This article was first published by Artnet. Caligula’s garden was found during efforts to relocate a fullonica, a Roman workshop where clothes were cleaned. On the banks of the River Tiber, archaeologists have identified a travertine wall, the foundations of a colonnaded portico, and a large open area that would have comprised the garden. The […]
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This article was first published by Mexico News Daily. A museum in Nashville, Tennessee, will soon be repatriating 248 pre-Columbian artifacts originally from western Mexico. The Parthenon museum and Nashville’s Metro Parks and Recreation department worked with Mexico’s Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia, to arrange for the return of the artifacts that include small adornments, zoomorphic […]
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This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor. New guidance has been published for heritage property owners who are planning to welcome a production company onto their grounds. The UK’s historic houses have been the backdrop for TV shows and films including Lyme Park House in Pride and Prejudice and Highclere Castle in […]
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