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British Museum Receives Record £1bn Chinese Ceramics Donation

This is Beirut, 15/11 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The British Museum has received a historic £1 billion ($1.27 billion) donation of Chinese ceramics, the largest for any UK institution. This 1,700-piece private collection was gifted by The Trustees of The Sir Percival David Foundation, with the announcement made late Wednesday. Sir Percival David, a British businessman and passionate Sinophile ...

Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture: A Beacon in Lebanon’s Dark Night

Bélinda Ibrahim, 09/11 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Museum Beirut Heritage Lebanon Culture

In these dark times, when Lebanon’s heritage is brought to its knees, when the ancient jewels of our culture teeter under bombardment, our hearts ache for Baalbeck, Tyre, and many other mythical places already wounded, whose future hangs by a thread. When the iconic Palmyra Hotel in Baalbeck, witness to so many eras, lies injured by bombs, a ...

Athens Opens Museum Dedicated to Nobel Laureate Poet Odysseas Elytis

This is Beirut, 03/11 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Greece Museum

Greece inaugurates a new museum honoring one of its greatest poets, Odysseas Elytis, who received the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature in 1979. Located in the heart of Athens, in the historic Plaka district, the museum occupies a post-war residence, accompanied by two annexes. With a budget of 657,200 euros, this ambitious project aims to ...

Finland's Last Lenin Museum to Close Amid Rising Tensions

This is Beirut, 01/11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Museum Finland Russia

Europe's last Lenin museum, situated in Tampere, Finland, is set to close its doors on November 3 for a revamp, prompting a wave of conspiracy theories in Russia. The museum, founded in 1946, is the sole survivor of several dedicated to the former Soviet leader across Europe. Notably, it is located in the very building where Lenin and Stalin first ...

An Immersive Dive into the Intimate at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

This is Beirut, 29/10 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Paris Exhibition Museum

Until March 30, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) invites us on a fascinating journey into the heart of intimacy. The exhibition, The Intimate, from the Bedroom to Social Media, designed as an “educational mission to foster better understanding across generations,” according to its curator Christine Macel, delves into the many facets of ...

Bathtubs of Dried Flowers: The Abramovic Exhibition in Shanghai

This is Beirut, 13/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Museum Exhibition Shangai

Lying in bathtubs filled with dried flowers, finding yourself with long hair above your head… The exhibition in Shanghai by Serbian artist Marina Abramovic, her first in Asia, offers a “completely immersive” experience. Marina Abramovic, 77, is globally renowned for her performances, such as her 90-day-long walk on the Great Wall of China ...

Impressionism Lights Its 150 Candles at the Van Gogh Museum

This is Beirut, 10/10 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Exhibition Art Museum

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Impressionist movement, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is preparing to host a retrospective titled “Vive l'impressionnisme!” (“Long Live Impressionism!”) This exhibition will showcase nearly a hundred works by great masters such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cézanne, offering ...

French Museums Enter Prisons: ‘The Mona Lisa’ at Fleury-Mérogis

This is Beirut, 07/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Museum Paris Prison

In the classroom of the school center at Fleury-Mérogis prison, Barbara Beautier, head of the “Micro-Folies” digital museums in Île-de-France, projects The Mona Lisa on a giant screen in front of four inmates. “What strikes you about this painting?” asks the young woman, zooming in on Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece. “Her ...

‘Zombies’: From Haitian Voodoo to Hollywood Distortion

This is Beirut, 07/10 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Exhibition Paris Museum

Forget The Walking Dead, Thriller, and Night of the Living Dead. Zombies reveal their true nature at the Quai Branly in an exhibition that explores their Haitian roots and their links to slavery, far removed from Hollywood imagery. Recreating a place of worship and a cemetery, blending modern iconography, photos, and objects, “Zombies. Is Death ...

French Museums Enter Prisons: ‘ The Mona Lisa’ at Fleury-Mérogis

This is Beirut, 07/10 06:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Museum Paris Culture

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