See The artist is sorta present: how VR is changing art In his latest piece, Albert Oehlen asks viewers to enter his studio via VR and watch him draw a new work. The eerie experience gets you up close and personal without ever being near another actual person. 14/06/2022
Culture news Controversy brews as Kim K accused of damaging Marilyn Monroe dress The dress that Monroe wore to serenade JF Kennedy is a piece of history, did Kardashian stretch her luck by wearing it? 14/06/2022
Cult Norway's national museum and new home for 'The Scream' opens in Oslo Norway's new national museum gets a royal opening in Oslo and becomes the Nordic region's largest cultural building. 12/06/2022
See Kyiv war exhibition displays objects left behind by Russian soldiers The dust has hardly settled. Not long ago Russian troops were bearing down on Ukraine's capital - now the story of this chapter of the invasion is already being told in Kyiv's State Museum of the Great Patriotic War 10/06/2022
Taste Drinking up wine history in Armenia Home to some of the most ancient relics related to winemaking, a new museum is showing a history of wine that's separate from it's traditionally thought origins. 08/06/2022
Culture news Man who was "mad at his girl" smashes $5 million of art in US museum 21-year-old man Brian Hernandez told the police he was upset "at his girl" when he broke into the Dallas Museum of Art through a window and smashed millennia-old artworks valued at millions. 03/06/2022
See Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee: Inside the home of a superfan Days ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years on the throne on Thursday, 78-year-old pensioner Margaret Tyler shows off her collection of royal family memorabilia that fills the ground floor of her house in northwestern suburb Wembley. 02/06/2022
no comment Egypt unveils a treasure trove of ancient artifacts Egyptian antiquities authorities on Monday put on display a set of 2,500-year-old artifacts recently unearthed at the famous Saqqara necropolis near Cairo. 30/05/2022
See Watch: Man disguised as 'old woman' attacks Mona Lisa with cake Cake was smeared over the protective glass covering the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris on May 29, with the person described as being responsible indicating he was an environmental protester. 30/05/2022
See Former Louvre director charged for art trafficking Jean-Luc Martinez has been preliminarily charged in connection with alleged antiques trafficking during his tenure as head of the world's most famous museum. 26/05/2022
Culture news Germany returns stolen colonial treasures to Namibia The decision to give back the Namibian jewellery coincides with last year's recognition of the German Empire's genocide in the early 20th century. 25/05/2022
Europe News Brussels exhibition retraces Europe's past 100 years in posters The more than 100 posters range from World War recruitment ads to posters created to comment on the various crises Europe has gone through in recent years — including terror attacks as well the euro and migrant crises. 24/05/2022
See Exhibition explores how 3D digital visualisations can solve crimes A new exhibition at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark aims to showcase the work of research collective, Forensic Architecture, who use digital techniques to investigate alleged crimes and human rights violations. 23/05/2022
Culture news The museums we've lost to war On International Museum Day we look at the museums that have been lost to war around the world. 18/05/2022
See Visit museums at night on European Night of Museums - May 14 Visit icon museums at night on European Night of Museums - May 14 13/05/2022
See UK queer history museum opens doors The UK’s first LGBTQ+ history museum has opened its doors in London, commemorating and celebrating queer histories from across the country. 11/05/2022
Culture news Europe's best LGBTQ+ museums celebrating queer history To celebrate the opening of the UK's first permanent LGBTQ+ museum, we take a look at the queer museums of Europe. 11/05/2022
See Explore a galaxy far, far away at largest Star Wars fan exhibition Over 600 Star Wars items collected by superfans of the franchise are on display at 'The Fans Strike Back, the largest Star Wars fan exhibition ever 04/05/2022
See Sick Ukrainian children destroy tank installation made of balloons The 'balloon tank' was created as a pacifist art installation before the war in Ukraine, but has now taken on an even stronger meaning 29/04/2022
See Can you copyright immersive experiences? MODS argues that an artwork responding to visitors isn't fixed enough to copyright. How will teamLab protect their intellectual property in an increasingly saturated market for immersive art installations? 27/04/2022
See Should museums return artworks stolen by Nazis? The Cassirer family have been trying and so far failing to see the return of a work of art stolen from them by the Nazis. 25/04/2022
Culture news Cultural restitution: Artefacts returned to Iran after legal battle The long lost Mannean bricks turned up for sale in Europe in the 1990s and after a spell in a Swiss bank are back in Iran in the National Museum. 19/04/2022
See An immersive alien experience comes to London Alienarium 5, a virtual reality exhibition that allows visitors to step into the shoes of an alien opens at the Serpentine Gallery in London. 15/04/2022
Destinations A bank holiday guide to Bath for Bridgerton lovers Fans of the Netflix show and Jane Austen’s novels will feel right at home - but there’s something for everyone in this stunning city. 14/04/2022
Cult Flower power: botanical art takes root at Saatchi Gallery From flowers in the Andes Mountains to microfungi. A new exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery is showcasing some of the world’s most fascinating flora. 12/04/2022
no comment Swedish selfie 'museum' gets super liked The recently opened "Youseum" in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden, offers fun backgrounds for visitors' selfies or videos. 05/04/2022
