Partner content

Artist creates world's largest painting at Dubai's Atlantis

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

In this week's Cult, Jane Witherspoon speaks to the British artist in Dubai who has been creating record-breaking artwork whilst in lockdown.

08/07/2020

United Kingdom

UK arts sector 'warmly welcomes' €1.7bn COVID-19 rescue package

The UK government says the "biggest ever one-off investment" in culture will help theatres, museums and galleries, music venues and cinemas to remain open.

06/07/2020

World

Musicians honour Syrian world heritage site with performance in Italy

In 2015, ISIS ravaged the Syrian archeological site of Palmyra. Five years on, Italian conductor Riccardo Muti leads a concert honouring the UNESCO World Heritage site.

06/07/2020

No Comment

La Gacilly Photo Festival kicks off with 'Viva Latina!' theme

Latin America takes centre stage this year at the La Gacilly Photo Festival in Western France, featuring works from Sebastião Salgado.

05/07/2020

World News

Scarlet Sails Festival takes place in Russia without spectators

The annual Scarlet Sails festival takes place in honour of Russian school graduates but without spectators due to coronavirus restrictions.

28/06/2020

World

How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East?

Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the norm.

26/06/2020

World

Why is hip-hop bringing change in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains?

Bordering Algeria, poverty and unemployment in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains has gone some way towards nurturing young recruits for extremism. Hip hop dancing, however, has emerged as a new way to potentially combat militant recruitment.

26/06/2020

Germany

Statue of Lenin calmly erected in West Germany

The tiny Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany erected the first statue of Lenin ever on former West German territory.

20/06/2020

Culture news

Final curtain? How coronavirus might have killed off London's West End

The show must go on. But what if it can't?

14/06/2020

Germany

Wagner in a car park: Berlin opera adapts to COVID-19

The German Opera in Berlin has found an unusual way of bringing one of Wagner's masterpieces back to the nation while respecting social distancing measures.

12/06/2020

Spain

Spanish horror movie crew back on set after two-month virus shutdown

Actors and the crew must now wear masks and disinfect regularly as they resume filming on 'Vampus Horror Tales'.

07/06/2020

Spain

Prado and Versailles among Europe's museums to re-open to visitors

The Prado in Madrid and Palace of Versailles were able to re-open on Saturday after coronavirus lockdowns in Spain and France were loosened.

06/06/2020

France

France declares war on podcasts, clickbait and chick-lit

The French government wants its citizens to stop using English words where no French equivalent exists

27/05/2020

Germany

German theatre company performs in car park due to COVID-19

A theatre company in Germany has turned their car park into a drive-in where the audience can watch from the safety of their cars.

24/05/2020

No Comment

The Eternal City shares its past again as Rome's museums open again

Another prominent art attraction, the Boboli Gardens of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence will start welcoming visitors on Thursday.

19/05/2020

Partner content

Virtual reality gallery: Dubai art scene goes digital

Partner content presented by Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Dubai

Cult speaks to European artists Paparazzi and The Connor Brothers to talk about their latest exhibitions in Dubai and to find out how they are showcasing work in the new Covid-19 reality.

15/05/2020

World

Outspoken Libyan princess Alia Al Senussi supports ‘New Saudi’ art scene

As a Libyan princess raised in exile, Alia Al Senussi, has never let her family’s ousting from the throne and their homeland in the 1960s, define her.

08/05/2020

World

How are people traveling to museums & art galleries from home?

Virtual reality websites are becoming a ticket to cultural experiences for many who are currently self-isolating.

08/05/2020

Europe News

Creative sector seeks support amid fears over impact of lockdown

Alongside the tourism, experts say that the arts will take the longest time to recover when lockdown rules are lifted.

22/04/2020

Europe News

Balkan Trafik Festival: Brussels music extravaganza to go ahead online

The cult festival has moved online after the coronavirus lockdown caused the physical event to be postponed.

22/04/2020