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More repair required for Columbus painting attacked at Madrid museum
The work Primer homenaje a Cristóbal Colón (First Homage to Christopher Columbus) in the Naval Museum in Madrid will need further restoration after two activists threw red paint at it last Sunday in protest against Spain's Columbus Day national celebrations.
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Two activists arrested for defacing a painting of Columbus in Madrid
Two members of Futuro Vegetal have been charged with a crime against heritage after allegedly throwing biodegradable red paint on a work by José Garnelo at Madrid's Naval Museum on Spain's National Day. The Naval Museum says the artwork has now been restored.
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Photographer Luiz Carvalho revisits Portugal’s post-revolution years
As part of the "50DE25" exhibition at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes in Lisbon, Luiz Carvalho, one of the biggest names in Portuguese photojournalism, tells Euronews Culture discusses the stories behind some of his favourite pictures.
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A family hangs a Picasso painting for 50 years without knowing it
For more than 50 years, a family in Pompeii kept a real treasure inside their home without having any idea about its worth. The canvas, found in the 1960s by a junk dealer, hung in their living room before they discovered it was a masterpiece by Picasso, now valued at 6 million euros.
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Book of Mormon reopens for a second run in Spanish capital
Lots of laughs, good catchy music and a strong critique of serious problems laced with doses of dark humour, ‘The Book of Mormon’ is a musical revelation that has conquered audiences in Madrid, the world's third biggest stage for musical theatre.
