A team from the cultural authority in Italy’s Lazio region have discovered an underground complex of nine reinforced concrete tunnels while carrying out restoration works in the Medieval Palazzo Venezia, a grand building once destined for…
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The Australian artist Patricia Piccinini is reaching for the sky with her new work, a hot air balloon which she hopes to launch in May as part of the Centenary celebrations in Canberra (the city was officially named the Australian capital 101 years…
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A wave of attacks on Muslim shrines in Libya has led to violent clashes between ultra-conservative Islamists and locals trying to protect the holy sites. As we went to press, three people had been killed and several others wounded in the town of…
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Lucas Cranach the Elder’s Madonna under the Fir Tree, 1510, has been returned to the Cathedral of St John in Wroclaw, where it had hung since the 16th century. This follows the news that Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Office for the…
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Preservationists are voicing growing concerns about Moscow’s architectural heritage and the state’s role in ensuring it survives. The controversial destruction of monuments has contributed to recent anti-government protests in Russia, even though a…
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s major cultural institutions, including the National Gallery and the National Museum, which are both in the capital Sarajevo, are in danger of closing indefinitely due to a lack of funding and government support. Staff, many…
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Each year, The Art Newspaper asks leading art writers, curators, gallerist and collectors to pick their favourite art books from the past year….
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Archnadzor, a grassroots organisation of preservationists and Moscow citizens concerned about the Russian capital’s waning architectural heritage, has warned that the city’s historic buildings remain under threat under Mayor Sergei Semyonovich…
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What Royal visit is complete without a trip to the museums? Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II rounded out her 11-day official visit to Australia today with a stop at the Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne, where she met with aboriginal artists Mulyatingki…
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