Culture news Museum of Laughter opens in Zagreb on International Laughter Day The "HaHaHouse" is the first museum in the world dedicated entirely to making its visitors laugh. 12/01/2025
Art Row erupts over new German court for Nazi-looted art The German government has approved a new system to make it easier to return Nazi-looted art to their rightful owners. 10/01/2025
Culture news Celebrated museum curator Marie-Claude Beaud dies, aged 78 Marie-Claude Beaud, the curator of multiple prestige galleries in Francophone Europe, has died aged 78. 02/01/2025
Culture news Saudi Arabia to contribute €50m to Pompidou renovations in Paris As part of a bilateral deal between France and Saudi Arabia, the two countries will contribute to each other's major culture projects over the next decade. 12/12/2024
Culture news Poland opens its first LGBTQ+ museum Poland becomes the first post-Communist European country to have a dedicated LGBTQ+ museum. 11/12/2024
Art Milan’s Palazzo Citterio modern art museum to open after 50-year wait The new museum, part of the ambitious Grande Brera cultural complex, will open its doors to the public on Saturday (7 December). 06/12/2024
Art Tate Modern unveils high-tech exhibition on pioneering digital art The exhibition features 150 works by 70 artists from around the world, showcasing the innovative use of tools like LED lights, CRT monitors, and kinetic sculptures. 29/11/2024
Art Major new arts museum to open in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 2025 Slated to open in summer 2025, Almaty Museum of Arts is the first private museum of regional modern and contemporary art in Central Asia. 28/11/2024
Qatar 365 Culture & Couture in Doha: Qatar-Morocco Years of Culture 2024 In partnership with Media City Qatar 365 is back home in Doha to continue its special coverage of the Qatar-Morocco Years of Culture 2024, a yearly initiative that aims to deepen cultural ties between countries. 27/11/2024
Art Renowned Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy honoured at Szépművészeti The Museum of Fine Arts commemorates Mihály Munkácsy, who was born 180 years ago, with a major exhibition. The exhibition presents the entire career of the Hungarian painter, who resided in Paris, as well as explores the artistic, social and economic context linked to his career. 26/11/2024
Culture news German museum repatriates ancient marble head to Greece Will the return of the sculpture, which will go on display in Thessaloniki, put extra pressure on the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles? 22/11/2024
Culture news Most Britons support permanent British Museum slave trade exhibit A new poll reveals that 53% of British people back a permanent exhibition at the British Museum focused on Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. 22/11/2024
No Comment Pianist Tom Yun reveals Chopin’s hidden creation An unknown musical work attributed to European composer Frédéric Chopin was performed by pianist Tony Siqi Yun. 21/11/2024
Culture news ‘World’s most famous watch’ to go on display in London A watch made for the last queen of France will form part of the Science Museum’s Versailles: Science And Splendour exhibition, which opens next month. 20/11/2024
Culture news Arthur Frommer, author of 'Europe on 5 Dollars a Day', dies aged 95 Arthur Frommer's guidebooks revolutionised leisure travel, by convincing average Americans to take budget holidays abroad. 19/11/2024
Culture news British Museum accepts highest-value donation in UK museum history The official donation of the entire Sir Percival David Foundation is worth an estimated £1 billion. 14/11/2024
Culture news Europe's best crime museums for mafia, medieval torture and misdeeds Europe's crime museums delve into the fight against the mafia in Palermo, medieval torture devices in Rothenburg and forensic specimens in Athens. 14/11/2024
Art Oxford museum pays millions to keep rare Renaissance painting in UK The Ashmolean Museum raised nearly £4.5 million (€5.4 million) to stop Fra Angelico’s The Crucifixion being sold overseas. 11/11/2024
Culture news Major new museum dedicated to Pompeii to open in Naples in 2026 MANN has the world’s largest collection of artefacts from Pompeii, with some 40,000 findings. 04/11/2024
Art MICAS: Malta opens its first national contemporary arts museum Euronews Culture sat down with Edith Devaney, artistic director of the newly inaugurated Malta International Contemporary Arts Space (MICAS), to discuss the opening of a new chapter for the Maltese art scene. 01/11/2024