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Louvre heist a ‘deafening wake-up call’ for museum security: Auditor
PARIS: Last month’s spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France’s crown jewels, was a “deafening…
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Chinese woman charged over gold theft at Paris Natural History Museum
PARIS: A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the theft of gold from the Natural History Museum in…
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US museum says Trump administration did not compel impeachment display removal
WASHINGTON: The recent removal of a placard at the National Museum of American History that detailed Donald Trump’s two impeachments…
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Lost book bound in skin of notorious murderer on display at UK museum
ADVERTISEMENT Talk about a morbid read… A book bound in the skin of one of the UK’s most notorious murderers…
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United Kingdom
Fancy staying overnight at London’s National Gallery? Here’s how
ADVERTISEMENT Imagine waking up to silence. But not the kind you find in the countryside. Around you: ornate gold frames,…
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Trump order targets ‘improper ideology’ at famed US museums
“SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL” The Smithsonian Institute was founded in the mid-19th century with a donation from a deceased and childless…
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British Museum tops UK attractions list, but sector still struggles
Official figures have revealed that the British Museum was – for the second year in a row – the UK’s…
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US Supreme Court revives case around ownership of Nazi-looted painting
The case surrounding the ownership of a painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish woman has been ongoing for…
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Why has the Spanish government removed a mummy from museum view?
Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government…
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Spain
Helga de Alvear, key contemporary art gallerist, dies at 88
This article was originally published in Spanish The German-Spanish collector has died in Madrid at the age of 88. She was…
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