This is Beirut, 22/06 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Vermeer Exhibition New York Art Culture Painting
An exhibition featuring just three paintings? That’s the bold choice made by New York’s Frick Collection, which has gathered a trio of 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer’s works—all linked by themes of hidden romance and emotional exchange. The museum’s founder, industrialist Henry Frick, purchased Mistress and Maid in 1919, a ...
This is Beirut, 22/06 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Art Basel Exhibition Culture Art Basel
This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies. The four-day event in the northern Swiss border city of Basel, which closes on Sunday, features more than 280 galleries presenting works by around 4,000 ...
Lea Mehanna, 21/06 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Culture painting gallery arts
Lebanese architect and sculptor Joseph El Hourany, President of the Association of Arab Architects, draws from music, architecture, and 46 calligraphic styles to create wooden sculptures that redefine Arab identity. At Mark Hachem Gallery, Sara Shamma’s solo show “Interference Green” transforms a shifting pigment into a powerful metaphor ...
This is Beirut, 21/06 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Milan Italy Fashion Milan Fashion Week Culture Art
Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who is "currently recovering at home", will miss two of his shows at the Milan Fashion Week, his company said Friday. The 90-year-old designer will not attend Saturday's and Monday's shows, set to present Armani's menswear collections for Spring-Summer 2026, a statement said. "Armani has worked with his ...
This is Beirut, 21/06 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Concert Music Paris Art Culture
A massive free concert will celebrate World Music Day in Paris this Saturday, with a major highlight: the return of the Olympic cauldron. It will rise into the night sky to the sound of a new version of a classic Daniel Balavoine song, all under sweltering summer temperatures. Forty years after its release, Sauver l’amour—a beloved French ...
This is Beirut, 20/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Olympic cauldron Tuileries History Paris Culture
Before the Olympic cauldron—suspended from a helium balloon 60 meters above the ground—returns this Saturday to the Tuileries Gardens in Paris for the entire summer, the iconic location had already played host to one of the very first hydrogen balloon flights, dating back to 1783. On December 1 of that year, over 200 years ago, scientist ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 19/06 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Actress Series Emily in Paris Cinema Culture
Born on April 25, 1963, in Boulogne-Billancourt, Leroy-Beaulieu was raised in a creative environment. The daughter of actor-director Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu and model Françoise Laurent, it felt natural for her to turn toward acting. Trained in Italy, she began her career on stage before stepping into French cinema. Her breakout role came in 1985 ...
This is Beirut, 19/06 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Animation IA Animaj Cartoons Investments Streaming Culture
French startup Animaj, which acquired the popular Spanish children’s animation brand Pocoyo in 2023 and uses artificial intelligence (AI) to produce kids’ content, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €75 million to accelerate its growth. The fundraising round was led by Bpifrance, France’s public investment bank, and HarbourView ...
This is Beirut, 18/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Unlike Rupert Murdoch, he is barely known, but the UK has a new right-wing media mogul: Paul Marshall, who has quietly built a powerful empire that reaches millions of Britons. The 65-year-old added to his impressive stable last autumn when he purchased The Spectator magazine, viewed as the bible of Britain's Conservative Party, for £100 million ...
This is Beirut, 18/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France Hellfest Festival Music Culture
Rock giants Muse, Scorpions and Linkin Park, the nu metal of Korn, punk legends the Sex Pistols... The 18th edition of Hellfest, one of Europe’s biggest extreme music festivals, kicks off Thursday in Clisson, western France. The headliner on opening day will be the iconic California-based band Korn, considered one of the pioneers of nu metal ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Denmark Archaeology Viking Burial Sites Discovery Culture
In an accidental find, a 10th -century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum announced Tuesday. The discovery came when pearls, coins, ceramics, and a box containing a gold thread were unearthed during ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Matthew Perry Actor Series Culture Art US
The main doctor charged in connection with the drug overdose of Friends star Matthew Perry is expected to enter a guilty plea in the coming weeks, the US Justice Department said Monday. Salvador Plasencia "has agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, which carries a statutory maximum sentence of 40 years in federal ...