English

More about this topic

Art

French artist honours victims of Brumadinho disaster in giant artwork

Contemporary French artist Saype created a giant piece of 'land art' on a football field as a tribute to the victims of the 2019 dam failure in Brumadinho, Brazil.

No Comment

Italian climate activists glue their hands to a Botticelli painting

Italian environmental activists stuck their hands on the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in Florence.

Art

Italy thwarts illegal auction abroad of Baroque painting

Carabinieri police said that art merchants had allegedly described the work as being painted by a follower of Gentileschi, and not the artist herself, to fraudulently obtain export permission from Italian authorities.

Art

Elvis’ hair and John Lennon's tooth - strangest items sold at auction

From a vampire-slaying kit to a lock of Elvis Presley’s hair, people are willing to pay big money for the most specific of items.

ADVERTISEMENT

Culture news

What's it like to paint at 82-metres in the air?

Leicester is now home to Europe's tallest mural, and the third-tallest in the world, but what was it like to paint it?

Art

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg, maker of huge urban sculptures, dies

Pop artist Claes Oldenburg turned the mundane into the monumental through his outsized sculptures of a baseball bat, a clothespin and other objects.

Art

Here's the winner of the UK's Museum of the Year 2022

Art Fund has announced the winner for its prestigious 2022 Museum of the Year award.

Art

The best exhibitions to see in Europe this summer

From comic books to sculptures, from African empires to Norwegian folktales, there's no shortage of exhibitions to attend this summer.

Art

Curse-fearing thief returns 2000-year-old sacred relic

A Dutch art sleuth has tracked down one of the most sacred artefacts of the Catholic Church.

Earth News

Just Stop Oil: Who are the protesters attacking artwork?

The group has gripped the headlines once again this week with mixed responses to their climate change protests.

Art

Why has a version of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin' In The Wind' sold for €1.7m?

A newly recorded version of the Bob Dylan classic 'Blowin in the Wind' has sold for £1.5m (€1.7m) at a Christie's auction in London. But why did it go for so much?

Art

Seven of Europe's best virtual exhibitions to check out this summer

From Paris to Zagreb, all from your own couch: here are some of the best virtual tours to try this summer.

Art

This 25-year-old artist creates incredible drawings on a typewriter

James Cook, a 25-year old- artist based in London, creates incredibly detailed drawings using typewriters. But why does he choose to draw using this dated machine?

Cult

3 cultural events you need to know about this weekend

Euronews takes a look at some of the hottest cultural events in Europe at the moment.

Art

Machine learning tool can help identify rock art in remote areas

The ML tool they developed has an 89 per cent success rate.

Netherlands

Dutch drama as suspected art fair robbery caught on camera

Police say they've arrested two men in connection with the suspected robbery, but are still looking for two more.

Moments

Would you stay the night in a zero star hotel with no walls?

Swiss 'zero star hotel' costs hundreds of euros for a sleepless night.

Art

Eight men convicted of stealing Banksy artwork from Bataclan

The suspects were handed prison sentences ranging from six months suspended to two years in prison.

Art

57 years unseen: Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud goes on sale

The long unseen portrait of artist Lucian Freud by his close friend Francis Bacon, estimated at more than £35 million (€41 million) is the central piece of a Sotheby's art sale on 29 June

France

Napoleon's relatives sue far-right MP for 'rare' name change

Emmanuel Taché de la Pagerie is a member of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party and faces legal action by descendants of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais - Napoleon's wife.