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Italian cartoonist Gio is the big winner at the World Press Cartoon 2021

Italian cartoonist Gio is the big winner at the World Press Cartoon 2021

The 15th edition of the World Press Cartoon is underway in Caldas Da Rainha. It’s home to a world of graphic humour and it showcases the best of caricatures and humoristic and editorial cartoons.

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Europe takes centre stage at Cartoon Xira 2021

Europe takes centre stage at Cartoon Xira 2021

Portugal's iconic Cartoon Xira opens its doors until the 29th of August with satirical and comical drawings depicting current events, like the pandemic, the European Union, Trump and more.

09/06/2021

The 'JR: Chronicles’ exhibition opens in London's Saatchi Gallery

The 'JR: Chronicles’ exhibition opens in London's Saatchi Gallery

"You realise how both people perceive each other through the media, through the context, and how they only see the worst of the other" - JR, French artist.

04/06/2021

Uzbekistan participates in Venice's Architecture Biennale for the first time

Uzbekistan participates in Venice's Architecture Biennale for the first time

How will we live together? That is the main theme of the 2021 edition of the International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Uzbekistan, a first time participant, answers it with 'Mahalla: Urban Rural Living'.

02/06/2021

The trails in the Western Balkans worth the trek

The trails in the Western Balkans worth the trek

The Illyricum Trail combines wine tasting with visiting ancients sites. The Balkan Monumental Trail celebrates abstract and modernist monuments from the second half of the 20th century. Where can these unique cultural routes be found? The Western Balkans.

31/05/2021

Venice Architecture Biennale explores how will we live in the future

Venice Architecture Biennale explores how will we live in the future

The pavilions on display aim to show how architecture can shape the way we live and face up to challenges including climate change, rising inequalities and access to healthcare.

29/05/2021

New Paris exhibit reveals details on French icon Simone Veil's life

New exhibit reveals details on French icon Simone Veil's life

The exhibition at Paris's Hotel de Ville features previously unpublished documents about the life of Simone Veil

23/05/2021

Brazilian photographer Salgado highlights Amazon Forest destruction

Salgado's exhibition highlights Amazon forest destruction

Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado teamed up with musician Jean-Michel to highlight the destruction of the Amazon forest, and to slam Bolsonaro

22/05/2021

Artisans reveal the secrets of how to make the iconic kelaghayi head scarf

Artisans reveal the secrets of how to make the iconic kelaghayi head scarf

Discover the secrets of silk kelaghayi scarves made in Azerbaijan. Their intricate motifs and rich colours have made them famous worldwide for their beauty. Woven and decorated with skill and artistry, they have even been recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

20/05/2021

Art galleries across Europe organise exhibitions around COVID-19 rules

Art galleries across Europe organise exhibitions around COVID-19 rules

Art galleries, displaying works by famous artists such as Salvador Dali and Maurits Cornelis Escher, have planned exhibitions around Coronavirus restrictions.

01/05/2021

Paris orchestra teams up with museum for livestream virtual concert

Paris orchestra teams up with museum for livestream virtual concert

The Paris Orchestra is to play a 'live' concert from the city's Museum D'Orsay and livestream the performance on its website and on TV

01/05/2021

Polka dots and pumpkins: Artist Yayoi Kusama showcases seventy years of her work

Polka dots and pumpkins: Artist Yayoi Kusama showcases seventy years of her work

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is exhibiting sculptures and art inside and outside in Berlin and in New York, with her signature polka dots and infinity rooms.

25/04/2021

Museum offers historic insight into Azerbaijani carpet weaving

Exploring Azerbaijan's most ancient art in Baku

Carpet weaving is one of Azerbaijan's most ancient arts, dating back to the Bronze Age - explored in this edition of Cult on Euronews.

22/04/2021

Yuri Gagarin: Still a hero after 60 years

Russians remember their space hero, Yuri Gagarin

60 years after Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space, Russia still hails the man who became a national hero.

11/04/2021

Stars join Bono to launch animated series raising awareness of importance of vaccine access

Bono launches vaccine access campaign with animation series

Pandemica features stars such as Penelope Cruz, Michael Sheen and David Oyelowo as various characters stuck in situations where they are prevented from getting the vaccine.

28/03/2021

Netherlands trials new COVID-19 app at pilot music festivals

Dutch experiment could lead to return of big events

The Dutch government wants to investigate whether large events, like music festivals and concerts, can be held safely with proof of a negative COVID-19 test result using a new phone app.

21/03/2021

Discover the centuries-old culture of Mountain Jews in Azerbaijan

Discover the centuries-old culture of Mountain Jews in Azerbaijan

Located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus, Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan is a Jewish settlement that has existed for centuries. We discover the life of the mountain Jews there with a museum dedicated to them.

25/02/2021

British bands stung by post-Brexit touring costs

British bands stung by post-Brexit touring costs

The UK music industry is facing a harsh reality, with Brexit making touring in the EU a difficult prospect with the added expenses of Visas, work-permits and VAT.

16/01/2021

An alternative to Hollywood - The film Industry turns to Dubai

An alternative to Hollywood - The film Industry turns to Dubai

In this episode of Cult, we take a look at how Dubai is attracting blockbuster movie productions by speaking to people from within the film industry there.

11/12/2020

'Once in a generation' exhibition of Queen's art open to public

'Once in a generation' exhibition of Queen's art open to public

The lighting conditions are ideal in the Queen's Gallery to display the masterpieces, according to Desmond Shawe-Taylor, who is surveyor of the Queen's pictures.

05/12/2020

Masked tourist walks by an oil on canvas of 1814 entitled Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques Louis David, at the Louvre Museum in Paris

Project aiming to make art more accessible to award €150k in grants

Art Explora, an ambitious drive to make European culture more accessible, is set to hand out €150k in grants on Thursday.

02/12/2020