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Syria’s last Jews can return to one of the world’s oldest synagogues

After 13 years of civil war, Syria’s dwindling Jewish community can return to the Jobar Synagogue in Damascus, one of the world’s oldest, where they once gathered for prayers before the conflict left it partially destroyed.

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'Restoration of justice': A Christmas carol defying imperialism

From resistance to Hollywood: 'Carol of the bells' is globally known as a Christmas carol, but in Ukraine, it's also an embodiment of cultural resistance.

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Secret 13th century escape passage for popes reopens to the public

A historic secret passage connecting the Vatican with Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo has reopened to the public on Monday.

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'Around 250 treasure-laden shipwrecks may lie in Portuguese waters'

An archaeologist believes that around 250 shipwrecks with lost treasures may be hidden in Portuguese waters, but left unprotected due to a lack of government intervention.

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Lifestyle

First ever photograph of uncontacted Massaco people in Brazil

The Amazonian community is called 'Massaco' after the river that runs through their lands. It is not known, however, exactly what they call themselves.

USA

A guide to Thanksgiving for confused Europeans

Every year, Americans go mad for Thanksgiving. While many American traditions have been embraced abroad, this is one day that's still a mystery to most Europeans.

Climate

Disappearing foods vs. climate change: How food sovereignty can help

Bringing back ancient grains can help family farmers in the face of climate change.

Destinations

Why Sharjah is a must-visit destination for culture enthusiasts

Discover Sharjah’s unique mix of Arabian heritage, UNESCO crafts, and historic sites that set it apart in the UAE.

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How does Europe protect its heritage?

As Historic England releases its annual report on heritage at risk, we look at the results and how heritage across Europe is analysed.

Art

European Pavilion's Liquid Becomings imagine future of EU culture

Four vessels, four rivers and countless possibilities for culture. The European Pavilion's Liquid Becomings year-long art project has reached its end in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, but poses fresh questions about how we could live better together.

Art

New rare icons evacuated from Ukraine displayed in France

In May 2023, France's Louvre Museum and Kyiv's Khanenko Museum carried out a secret operation to safeguard Ukraine’s heritage.

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Burundi’s musical greeting akazehe tries to resist modernisation

A traditional greeting known as "akazehe," a melodic exchange between Burundian women, is at risk of fading away.

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Russian destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage declared genocide

The Council of Europe has declared that Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage is consistent with genocide.

Food and Drink

How the resurrection of Carcavelos is saving a lost culture

One of the four traditional types of fortified wine was nearly killed off by 20th Century urban development. Meet the man bringing it back from the dead.

Art

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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Spanish galleon sails in London 400 years after the Great Armada

The boat, which reproduces a 17th century model, will remain in London until 6 October, after having travelled more than 100,000 nautical miles around the world.

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Safe from harm: UK Culture in Crisis unit on protecting world heritage

Euronews Culture meets the former Scotland Yard detective leading the Victoria and Albert Museum’s response to threats to the world’s cultural heritage sites.

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Stairway to tension: France and Italy dispute Spanish Step ownership

A row over whether France or Italy owns Rome's iconic Spanish Steps has caused controversy and reopened old wounds between the two countries as G7 Culture Ministers gather in Naples and Pompeii this weekend.

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Hundreds of cultural events kick off for European Heritage Days

Events in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Ireland have already finished, but there are still plenty more upcoming in other countries.

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UK think tank calls for ‘class ceiling’ to be broken in the arts

UK think tank the Fabian Society calls for a “universal library card” and a “culture pass” for children in the UK, in order to democratise the arts and break the “class ceiling”.