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Fairytales come to life in renovated museum dedicated to Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen is being celebrated in his hometown of Odense, with a new museum designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, which combines biographical elements with a fantasy world.
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‘Take the money and run’: Danish artist keeps money from museum intended for artwork
A Danish artist has kept the money he was given by a museum to create a piece of artwork and submitted two blank canvases.
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Portuguese museum exhibits women's contribution to ceramics
'Unknown Territories: Women's Creativity in Portuguese Modern and Contemporary Ceramics (1950-2020)' will run through December until June 2022 in Lisbon.
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Penélope Cruz pays tribute to Almodóvar as she receives MoMA honour
New York welcomed a host of a stars in support Penélope Cruz as she was honoured by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. On the red carpet, the Spanish actress paid thanks to eight-time director and close friend Pedro Almodóvar.
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Iraq marks return of looted Gilgamesh Tablet from the US
The 3,500-year old clay tablet was looted from an Iraqi museum during the 1991 Gulf War.
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Sask. art gallery investigates origins of over 2,000 pieces in its collection
Regina’s MacKenzie Art Gallery is reviewing more than 2,000 pieces in its collection after returning a statue that was stolen from India more than a century ago. The gallery is named after lawyer Norman MacKenzie, who left behind...
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129-year journey nears end as France returns Benin treasures
France is displaying 26 looted colonial-era artefacts for one last time before returning them to Benin.
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Female sculptor banned by Nazi Germany finally gets exhibition in Berlin
Louise Stomps' woodwork went beneath the radar in Berlin for decades. Now, the Verborgne Museum are displaying her little known works to reimagine her influence in a different time.
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Smithsonian Tasked With Building First Museum Dedicated to American Latino
The Smithsonian was tasked this year with bringing the first museum dedicated to the American Latino experience to Washington, DC. Antonio Argibay, board member and friend of the National Museum of the American Latino, joined Cheddar for...
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US returns stolen Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq
The sale of stolen cultural heritage and archaeological objects is a thriving illicit business around the world. Many precious items disappear into private ownership.
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Brussels doctors to prescribe museum visits for stress
For the next three months, five public museums in the Belgian capital covering fashion to art will take part in the pilot project.
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Lotteries, free tickets offered as vaccine incentives in U.S.
As demand for the COVID-19 vaccine drops across the U.S. some states are offering people incentives to get the shot, including lotteries and free tickets.
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Yuri Gagarin: Still a hero after 60 years
60 years after Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, Russia still hails the man who became a national hero.
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Down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland at the V&A plus what's coming up in the West End
Down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland at the V&A plus what's coming up in the West End
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Cultural Capital: We explore V&A's new Alice in Wonderland exhibition and head to London's West End
Cultural Capital: We explore V&A's new Alice in Wonderland exhibition and head to London's West End
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Libya: Misrata Museum marks 10 years since revolution
Remembering the cost of freedom, ten years after the start of the revolution that toppled Libya's longtime leader.
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Uffizi museum reopens: Florentines enjoy break from mass tourism
Many Italians said perhaps a lesson from this pandemic is the need to control and better manage mass tourism.
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Despite UK coronavirus curbs, robots enable virtual art tours
The UK's lockdown might have halted most non-essential activities, but a London gallery is open for online viewings.
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Friends, colleagues remember victims of Quebec City sword attack
Friends and colleagues remember François Duchesne, 56, and Suzanne Clermont, 61, both of whom were killed during a sword attack in Quebec City on Halloween night.
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Netherlands plans to return artefacts to former Dutch colonies
The Dutch culture minister is calling on European countries to come up with a common policy to deal with colonial theft.
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French MPs approve return of looted artefacts to Benin, Senegal
French legislators have unanimously passed a law to allow the return of 27 African antiques stolen from Senegal and Benin about 150 years ago.
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Muslim prayers in Hagia Sophia for first time in 86 years
Turkish president joins hundreds of worshippers after iconic Istanbul landmark's controversial reconversion into mosque.
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COVID-19 crisis has devastating effect on artists, performers
In the United States, museums have shut, theatres sit empty, and concerts and festivals have been cancelled.