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How evening changes life in Uzbekistan's historic cities

In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Summer evenings bring people back into the streets of Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva and Tashkent, where restaurants, parks and historic squares remain busy long after sunset.

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Bayeux Tapestry: UK schoolchildren asked to create a new ending

Nearly 1,000 years after it was made, the Bayeux Tapestry is back in England – and UK schoolchildren are being asked to imagine its missing final scene.

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Hundreds of nostalgic Germans flock to see Angela Merkel’s portrait

A portrait of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is drawing around 900 visitors a day to Berlin’s Bode Museum, an increase of up to 90% compared with the same period last year. The painting has sparked reflections on Merkel’s 16 years in power, with some visitors expressing nostalgia.

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Healthy art: LA hospital transformed into immersive art exhibition

The 'Hospital of Emotions' transforms a former Los Angeles hospital into an immersive art exhibition exploring grief, resilience and personal memories.

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Inside Uzbekistan's flagship Centre of Islamic Civilisation

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Welcoming thousands of daily visitors alongside international delegations, Uzbekistan's Centre of Islamic Civilisation is highlighting the region's historic contributions to European mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.

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A New Centre of Islamic Civilization Opens a Window on Centuries of Shared Heritage

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In Tashkent, Uzbekistan has created a museum, research hub and cultural forum designed to connect scholarship, faith, art and dialogue.

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Louvre's Apollo Gallery reopens after Crown Jewels theft scandal

The original 17th-century ceremonial gallery in the French capital, at the world's most visited museum, was the scene of a spectacular burglary in October 2025 and is now once again open to the public.

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Aristides de Sousa Mendes: the man who braved 'consequences' to save thousands from Nazis

On Sunday 19 July, Portugal marked 141 years since the birth of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the diplomat who saved over 30,000 from Nazi persecution in WWII. A museum there is dedicated to his life and legacy.

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Shakespeare Down Under: Australia to house the Bard's First Folio

Australia's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has opened its highly anticipated new library, featuring 30,000 items, including Shakespeare's First Folio. The collection ranges from children's books and artworks to rare books and historic maps.

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Nine-year-old boy becomes youngest museum curator in the world

Anderson Taylor of Cambridge, Illinois has officially been recognised by Guinness World Records as the youngest museum curator in the world.

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What did Romans really look like? A Hungarian museum has the answer

Using archaeology, anthropology and DNA analysis, experts reconstructed Roman-era faces and paired them with imagined life stories inspired by historical evidence.

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Most realistic ancient roman faces revealed at Budapest exhibition

Sixteen faces from Roman Aquincum have been brought back to life in a new exhibition, where DNA analysis and forensic anthropology reveal the diverse backgrounds of the ancient city's inhabitants.

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Inside the Louvre heist: What the interrogation transcripts reveal

According to transcripts of the alleged thieves’ questioning, they were recruited just 2 to 3 days before the heist and paid as little as €15,000–€25,000 for the €88 million haul.

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Why has this Dutch museum covered the floor in peanut butter?

Fancy a sticky, nutty treat? This Dutch museum might be able to help. Forty tubs of peanut butter have been spread at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - here's why.

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Europe's strangest delicacies: When disgust becomes cultural heritage

Fermented fish, maggot cheese and slippery comfort food: Europe’s cuisines offer dishes that repel some and fascinate others, as Berlin’s Disgusting Food Museum shows.

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Can Abu Dhabi become the world's next great cultural capital?

Euronews Culture spoke to Steve Cox, the Executive Director (Acting) of Strategic Marketing and Communications at the Department of Culture and Tourism for Abu Dhabi, about the emirate's ambitious cultural expansion plans, including the upcoming Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.