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Virtual reality brings sunken civilisations to life

A research project in Italy means divers exploring underwater may soon be able to take their tablets with them to locate treasures, with a VR app that can also be used on dry land to enhance museum exhibitions and classroom lessons.

17/09/2018

Living

Top art exhibitions to visit this season

Our selection of the most awaited art shows to catch this Autumn in Europe.

05/09/2018

Brazil

Brazil mourns loss of National Museum in fire

No one was hurt but the fire manged to destroyed much of the 20 million item archive.

04/09/2018

Brazil

Brazil loses its National Museum in devastating fire

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03/09/2018

Brazil

Fire ravages Brazil's National Museum

The 200-year-old building is said to contain over 20 million items in its collection

03/09/2018

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From marshmallow pool to ice cream land: Lisbon museum keeps millennials sweet

An unusual pop-up museum in Lisbon is delighting social media-focused visitors with colourful and dreamy displays of giant ice-creams and all thing sweet.

11/07/2018

Destinations

Croatian summer: your to do list

A handy round up of new things to do, taste, see and experience this summer in Croatia.

04/07/2018

Living

Interview with Joana Vasconcelos in Bilbao

We meet Portuguese contemporary artist Joana Vasconcelos for the opening of her retrospective “I’m your Mirror” at Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum

29/06/2018

Living

Inside the Royal Academy of Arts grand refurbishment

The Royal Academy of Arts unveiled its highly-anticipated refurbishment last month, and according to the President, Christopher le Brun, everyone is welcome

26/06/2018

Mexico

The oldest dinosaur has been discovered in Mexico

The Acantholipan gonzalezi lived 85 million years ago and was found in the Ocampo region of Coahuila by palaeontologists at the acclaimed Desert Museum

13/06/2018

Spain

Spanish & American police recover stolen Columbus letter

Document one of 16 copies of a 1492 letter to the Spanish king & queen detailing his first impressions of the new world, and his voyage of discovery to the "Indies".

07/06/2018

World

Rewriting history: Sharjah exhibits a modern approach to calligraphy

A modern Arabic calligraphy exhibition at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization brings to light how the practice, that dates back to the 7th century, is moving with the times.

01/06/2018

Cult

World's first exhibition dedicated to motorbike customisation opens in Los Angeles

Peterson Automotive Museum hosts exhibition featuring dozens of hand crafted morotorycles

17/04/2018

Living

A visit of Martin Margiela's Retrospective Exhibition at Palais Galliera

Inside the first retrospective devoted to Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela, tracing back his career from spring-summer 1989 to spring-summer 2009

13/04/2018

Cult

World's first Sausage Dog museum

The first Sausage Dog museum in the world has opened in Germany

30/03/2018

Cult

Hope to Nope: how graphic design influences our world view

Alongside traditional posters and banners, the Design Museum's new exhibit charts the rise of digital media and social networking.

29/03/2018

USA

Museum of failure starts 1st US tour in Los Angeles

Swedish collection comes to Hollywood to show off the near-misses or downright lost causes of creative capitalism.

09/03/2018

United Kingdom

World's oldest tattoos found on 5,000-year-old mummies

World's oldest tattoos found on 5,000-year-old mummies

01/03/2018

Living

The Louvre in Tehran

Iran's National Museum hosts Louvre exhibition for the first time

01/03/2018

Austria

Facebook 'sorry' after banning picture of nude figurine

A picture of a nude, prehistoric figurine was banned from Facebook and called a "dangerous pornographic image". Now the social media giant has apologised.

01/03/2018