Arts and Culture

AI Vincent Van Gogh says you’re wrong about his ear

https://youtube.com/shorts/RInXE_a5FZg?feature=share By Eric RANDOLPH PARIS, Oct 2, 2023 (AFP) - AI Vincent Van Gogh is patient but unimpressed by yet…

Prehistoric Tell al-Sultan site added to world heritage list

By Imad Abu Sombul with Jay Deshmukh in Jerusalem UNESCO inscribed the prehistoric site of Tell al-Sultan, near the Palestinian…

US authorities seize artworks allegedly stolen by Nazis

NEW YORK, Sept 15, 2023 (AFP) - US authorities seized three artworks allegedly looted by the Nazis and which are…

Rarely seen works by abstract master Nicolas De Stael open in Paris

PARIS, Sept 15, 2023 (AFP) - An unprecedented collection of paintings by 20th century abstract master Nicolas de Stael have…

Italian police find stolen treasures at Australian museum

Italian art detectives have found stolen ancient treasures at a leading Australian university, including an artefact likely smuggled out of…

Picasso masterpiece to fetch $120 mn in November auction: Sotheby’s

The November auction of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece, the late Spanish painter's "Femme a la montre" from 1932, is expected…

Dutch art detective recovers stolen Van Gogh

By Jan HENNOP A Dutch art detective has recovered a precious Vincent van Gogh painting that was stolen from a…

‘Nothing allowed for them’: Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal

By Ana FERNÁNDEZ Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned…

Japan’s second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills

TOKYO, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional…

Belgium canal city of Bruges hits ‘red line’ with tourist crowds

BRUGES, Belgium, Aug 5, 2023 (AFP) - Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit…

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