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Green News

Watch protestors in their 80s target Magna Carta over UK oil and gas

The protestors were heard asking “Is the government above the law?”

10/05/2024

Culture news

Jane Austen’s House needs your help transcribing her brother’s memoir

Could Jane Austen’s brother Francis shed some new light on the beloved author’s life? The Jane Austen’s House museum hopes so – but first it needs help deciphering his handwriting.

26/04/2024

Denmark

Fire engulfs historic Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Flames tore through the historic building in Denmark's capital on Tuesday, toppling its iconic spire.

16/04/2024

Culture news

200 year-old French love letters opened for the first time

Once forgotten in the British military archives, the 200-year-old love letters finally saw the light of day, thanks to a Cambridge University professor.

07/11/2023

Culture news

France's Louvre museum set to return stolen Italian artifacts

Seven pieces bought by the museum more than 30 years ago could be returned to Italy as soon as this coming autumn.

20/07/2023

Culture news

Netherlands returns looted artefacts from colonial era to Indonesia

The Netherlands and Indonesia have agreed on the return of hundreds of cultural artefacts taken, sometimes by force, during colonial times. The items were handed back to Indonesia at the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden.

12/07/2023

Destinations

How to see Florence's 10 million tile mosaic up close

The Florence Baptistery’s mosaics are being restored. Here’s how you can see them up close.

10/02/2023

Art

Medieval treasures unearthed by amateurs on show at National Museum

Denmark’s National Museum is showing an array of medieval treasures unearthed by hobbyist metal detectors and history buffs.

07/02/2023

United Kingdom

UK authorities curb 'mudlarking' after surge in popularity

Authorities say they're "protecting the integrity and the archaeology of the foreshore".

29/11/2022

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Poland rids itself of four communist-era monuments

Four concrete monuments have been dismantled in Poland in a renewed drive to remove symbols of Moscow’s post-World War II domination

27/10/2022

Culture news

World’s oldest Ottoman documents offer window into the past

Researchers have begun looking at thousands of the world’s oldest Ottoman documents that paint a picture of what life was like in the early days of the Empire.

21/10/2022

Art

Elvis’ hair and John Lennon's tooth - strangest items sold at auction

From a vampire-slaying kit to a lock of Elvis Presley’s hair, people are willing to pay big money for the most specific of items.

20/07/2022

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Tourists in Paris disappointed by under construction atmosphere

"It's a shame": while tourists can finally come back to Paris after two years of the pandemic, many are disappointed by the numerous monuments under construction in the capital.

14/06/2022

France

Protesters interrupt €4.2 million auction of "stolen" 19th-century Gabonese mask

Protesters demanded the return of a ‘stolen’ 19th-century Gabonese mask sold at auction for €4.2 million.

27/03/2022

Travel News

Irish polar explorer Shackleton’s ship discovered in Antarctica

107 years after its sinking, Ernest Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ has been discovered deep beneath the Antarctic Ocean.

09/03/2022

Culture news

Meet the woman making a Bayeux Tapestry replica on her own

Often working for ten hours a day, Hansson is stitching at a rate of six metres a year and is halfway through the 68 metre 11th Century replica.

24/02/2022

Climate

Climate change threatens Hadrian's Wall treasures in England

Archaeologists say the rise in temperatures is a danger to a vast number of undiscovered Roman artefacts.

13/02/2022

USA

Germany and Austria repatriate 19th-century human remains to Hawaii

The bones were originally collected by a German naturalist around 1880 but will now be transported to Hawaii for burial.

11/02/2022

Culture news

Mexico calls on France to stop 'brazen' sale of pre-Hispanic artefacts

The President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador says French auction houses had gone beyond the pale with brazen sales of pre-Hispanic artefacts.

09/02/2022

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Submerged Roman city in Italy reveals ancient Roman mosaics

Divers, snorkelers, and tourists visit all year round - to travel back in time and swim through ancient streets, past mosaics, statues, columns, and the remains of what was once a seaside resort for wealthy Romans.

20/01/2022