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French artist Sophie Calle among winners of 2024 Praemium Imperiale

French artist Sophie Calle and Portuguese classical pianist Maria João Pires have won Praemium Imperiale awards, Japan’s highest international art honours.

Art

How Diego Rivera designed a place to honour Mexico's pre-Hispanic art

The Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, envisioned by Diego Rivera to preserve Mexico’s pre-Hispanic heritage, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

Design

German carmaker Porsche to build luxury residential tower in Thailand

The Bangkok apartment building will be the third of its kind, following Porsche's iconic residential buildings in Stuttgart and Miami.

Culture news

Venice 2024 review: 'The Brutalist' - A masterful American saga

Six years in the making, this powerful American saga is one Paul Thomas Anderson would be proud of. And it's our pick for the top prize of the 81st Venice Film Festival... So far.

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Design

Hempcrete: The green brick taking on the challenge of climate change

Hempcrete is a bio-based building material helping to power the drive to net-zero, but how can a product developed a millennia ago help tackle today's environmental challenges? Euronews Culture gets down and dirty with a material that has Europe’s eco-conscious architects high with excitement.

Design

Sainsbury's critical column note found in National Gallery demolition

UK National Gallery sponsor John Sainsbury criticised the column during its construction in the 1990s.

Lifestyle

The celebrities with some surprising creative side passions

From Brad Pitt to Meryl Streep, some of the world’s biggest stars lead a creative double-life.

Design

Morocco reveals a look at the world's biggest football stadium

New images have been released for what’s planned to be the biggest football stadium in the world.

Travel News

Which European city has the most beautiful buildings?

Bordeaux beats Paris in this new ranking of the world’s most beautiful cities.

Design

Masterplan to rebuild earthquake-stricken Turkish city unveiled

Antakya in southeastern Turkey was devastated by an earthquake – plans for its rebuilding centre around green spaces, connectivity and resilience.

Destinations

Best venue ever? How the Eiffel Tower is stealing the Olympic show

In pictures: The Paris landmark is the stunning backdrop to the beach volleyball venue.

Design

Here are the six nominees for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2024

RIBA's shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize is made up of six British buildings that are "purposeful yet unassuming".

Culture news

Brâncuși’s ‘Endless Column’ added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Constantin Brâncuși's Targu Jiu ensemble in Romania has made the UNESCO World Heritage List - sculptures considered great examples of modernist art.

Culture news

Plans revealed for major Pompidou Centre overhaul

The iconic Pompidou Centre in Paris will close next year for up to five years of renovations – what can we expect from the overhaul?

Design

Ernő Goldfinger: Ian Fleming's nasty neighbour or a design genius?

Euronews Culture uncovers the unlikely links between a James Bond villain, a founding father of British modernism and a quiet street in north-west London.

Design

8 European architectural wonders for World Art Nouveau Day

World Art Nouveau Day is marked every year on 10 June, the anniversary of the deaths of two greats of the movement: Catalan Antoni Gaudí and Hungarian Ödön Lechner.

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The Olympic rings go up on the Eiffel Tower

There are just 50 days to go before the summer games begin.

Culture news

Open all hours: Spanish shopfronts celebrated in best-selling book

In the age of huge, soulless shopping malls, a book celebrating the beauty of old Spanish shop fronts has become a surprise hit.

Spain

Palma building that suffered deadly collapse 'had illegal terrace'

The city council is set to participate in court proceedings looking into the collapse, which killed four people.

Design

Spanish design duo reveal secrets of award-winning architecture

If the couple's mission was to make reading relevant again then this is a total triumph. A long queue of people regularly wait to get inside the Barcelona library, in scenes more reminiscent of a concert than a reading room in a quiet area of the city.