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Edwardian Glamour and Royal Splendor at Buckingham Palace

This is Beirut, 11/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Museum Exhibition Art Culture Buckingham Palace

Elegance, opulence, and hedonism—an exceptional exhibition in London retraces the Edwardian era before World War I through the lives of Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, during a time of great transformation. The exhibition, The Edwardians: Age of Elegance, opens Friday at Buckingham Palace and runs through November 23. It brings together ...

The National Gallery Invites One Lucky Overnight Guest

This is Beirut, 08/04 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A lucky visitor will soon become the first ever to sleep overnight at Britain's National Gallery, after the 200-year-old museum launched a competition on Monday to mark the reopening of a wing housing celebrated European paintings. When the Sainsbury Wing reopens after a two-year refurbishment on May 10, the overnight guest — to be picked at ...

Lifelike Kylian Mbappe Wax Figure Unveiled in London

This is Beirut, 05/04 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Museum Art Culture Kylian Mbappe

France superstar Kylian Mbappe received one of the greatest honors that England can bestow upon a sportsman from a rival nation on Friday — a lifelike waxwork at London's Madame Tussauds museum. The statue shows the 2018 World Cup winner striking a familiar pose — arms crossed and wearing France's white away jersey from last summer's European ...

'Image Whisperers' bring Vision to the Blind at Red Cross Museum

This is Beirut, 02/04 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Red Cross Red Crescent Museum Blind

"They are our eyes," said Karin happily after releasing the arm of one of the specialised "image whisperers" guiding her and other blind people around Geneva's Red Cross museum. The museum has been offering its new image prompter service to the visually impaired since late last year. Karin, who did not want to give her ...

Rubens or Replica? Controversy Over 'Samson and Delilah' Rekindled

This is Beirut, 08/03 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Painting Art Culture London Museum Book

Gaudy colors, messy brushwork, even a set of missing toes—the debate about the authenticity of Rubens’s Samson and Delilah will be reignited next week with the release of a book alleging that the painting hanging in London’s National Gallery is actually a copy. The work by the 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens was purchased by ...

In Cairo, a Pharaonic Museum Is Preparing for a Grand Inauguration

Maria Chami, 07/03 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Cairo Museum

The Grand Egyptian Museum, located near the pyramids of Giza, is finally opening its doors after more than 20 years of construction. This museum, the largest in the world dedicated to a single civilization, will showcase 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the treasures of Tutankhamun. Delayed multiple times due to political and economic crises ...

Historic Tehran Brewery Revives as Contemporary Art Hub

This is Beirut, 07/03 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran Teheran Art Contemporary Art Culture Museum

Hidden behind imposing brick walls in the heart of Tehran, a renovated industrial cellar where decades ago Iranian beer was made has been transformed into a hub for contemporary art. The ambitious restoration of the derelict Argo factory has made it "one of the most beautiful buildings in Tehran," said architect Nazanin Amirian, visiting the ...

From Father to Son, from Beirut to the Louvre, the Epic of the Abou Adal Icons

Bélinda Ibrahim, 28/02 17:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Louvre Museum Collection Icons Christianism Lebanon

The extraordinary journey of the Abou Adal collection began in the early 1950s, in a Lebanon then regarded as the “Switzerland of the Middle East.” Georges Abou Adal, driven by a curiosity for Eastern sacred art, acquired his first icons in 1952. What started as a personal interest quickly turned into a passionate quest to preserve and ...

HaHaHouse Museum in Croatia Turns Laughter Into a Remedy

This is Beirut, 11/02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new museum of laughter is offering to put people through the spinner to wash away the negativity of modern life. Visitors to the HaHaHouse in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, are blasted with a puff of white smoke once they step inside to blow away their worries before climbing into a "giant washing machine." The "centrifuge of life" then whips ...

From Paris to New York: Museums Embrace Change

This is Beirut, 06/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

New York Paris Museum Art Culture

Inspired by the Louvre's upcoming renovation project, aimed at easing the crowding in front of the Mona Lisa, several leading museums are redesigning their spaces and collections to address the challenges of overtourism and climate change. “In light of the surging tourism, security concerns, the climate emergency, and the digital revolution, ...

The Mona Lisa: A Dedicated Ticket to Admire at the Louvre

This is Beirut, 03/02 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Museum Culture Louvre Paris Art

The Louvre's President, Laurence Des Cars, has proposed introducing a dedicated ticket for viewing the Mona Lisa, separate from the museum's general admission. She made the announcement on Sunday during an interview on France Inter radio. "The idea is to have a Louvre ticket that covers access to the permanent collections and exhibitions (…) ...

Rabih Kayrouz’s Genius Becomes Rooted in History at the Louvre

Marie-Christine Tayah, 27/01 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Paris Louvre Museum Art Lebanon Fashion

Rabih Kayrouz, a prominent figure in Lebanese fashion, achieves a remarkable milestone by securing a place at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The exhibition Louvre Couture: Objects of Art, Objects of Fashion, that opened its doors on January 24, 2025, will showcase the rich history of craftsmanship and artistic excellence through the ages. A Unique ...

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