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Maradona 'House of God' museum opens in Argentina

A new museum has opened up in Buenos Aires, in Argentina, dedicated to the football great Diego Maradona.

28/10/2016

Cult

No escape from the genius of Harry Houdini

A key to enter 'The House of Houdini'

28/10/2016

Cult

Prague Toilet Museum victims of own success

Flushed with success, a rare museum in Prague is moving to the Old Town to become more accessible to tourists.

19/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Meet your hominid ancestors in Georgia

Archaelogical findings including fossilised bones and artefacts covering almost two million years of human evolution are on show at the Georgian National Museum as part of its exhibition ‘Stone Age…

10/10/2016

Focus

Head to Hampi, a lesser-known Indian jewel

India’s ancient heritage plans to open at night for the first time.

04/10/2016

Netherlands

Stolen Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian police

The masterpieces, stolen more than a decade ago in Amsterdam, were found in a house linked to an international drug trafficker in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples.

30/09/2016

World News

Obama opens US black history museum

President Obama has formally opened the US National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington – nearly 100 years after it was first proposed by black civil war…

24/09/2016

World News

National African American museum opens in racially-charged US

It is the latest attraction on Washington’s National Mall, known as “America’s Front Yard”.

24/09/2016

Sci-Tech

3D Lascaux cave comes to life

A replica of the famous prehistoric Lascaux cave in southern France has been created thanks to 3D technology, that allows for the look, feel and smell of the original to come to life.

14/09/2016

Cult

Versailles, fake chairs, and a French antiques scandal

An art scandal is brewing in France after the arrest of two respected antiques dealers on suspicion of selling fake furniture to Versailles.

07/09/2016

Cult

Syria's cultural heritage recreated in Berlin's Pergamon Museum

Berlin's Pergamon museum has set up a project to help integrate refugees where Syrian and Iraqi guides tell visitors of the cultural heritage of their countries.

04/07/2016

Cult

The necropolis of Orthi Petra opens a window to the Homeric world

Situated 30km off Rethymnon, Crete, the necropolis of Orthi Petra is part of the wider archaeological site of ancient Eleftherna, a town with continuous habitation from 3000BC to the Byzantine…

28/06/2016

Cult

Rendez-vous: The Best of Culture in Europe"

Moscow, Florence, London and Paris: arts flourishing across Europe.

27/06/2016

Cult

Twisting and turning into the future - Tate Modern extension unveiled

A towering extension has opened at the Tate Modern museum in London.

17/06/2016

Cult

Top picks: cultural events across Europe this week

The acclaimed show From Chagall to Malevich is in its final weeks at the Albertina museum in Vienna.

17/06/2016

Cult

The best of Arts in Europe

Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius Leonardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genius is the internationally-acclaimed, must-see exhibition of 2016 and demonstrates the full scope of Da Vinci’s remark

13/06/2016

France

Tourist attractions in Paris close due to flood threat

Visitors to iconic Paris landmarks and river boat services have been left disappointed as the River Seine rises to its highest in 35 years

03/06/2016

Culture news

Our selection of exhibitions

Picasso isn’t just a painter.

27/05/2016

Culture news

Addicted to art

He doesn’t necessarily know how to pronounce it, but Christoph Müller certainly has a good nose for Danish art, more precisely the ‘Golden Age’ of Danish…

18/05/2016

Culture news

Pompeii museum reopens after 36 years

Pompeii’s Antiquarium Museum has reopened after 36 years. Its new exhibition includes a vivid audio-visual recreation of the moment the ancient city

04/05/2016