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3 days agoPolish court clears extradition of Russian archaeologist to Ukraine
A well-known academic with Russia's Hermitage Museum, Butyagin had worked on archaeological digs in the Myrmekion site, located in Crimea, both before and after Russia annexed the peninsula in 2014. The work helped discover ancient artefacts, including Alexander the Great-era coins.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
2 weeks agoUnesco World Heritage buildings in Tel Aviv damaged by Iranian missile strike
Of the approximately 5,000 houses built in the International Style in Tel Aviv, most are privately owned and 'the owners do not want to invest in restoration at the moment.' The most significant damaged building was the 'Froma Gurvitz' house, built in 1937 by the architectural firm Zabrodsky and Blacks, which had an additional floor and a half constructed on the roof.
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fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month agoPlans for Trump hotel in Belgrade collapse after Serbia's culture minister indicted
Affinity Global Development, a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the US president Donald Trump, has withdrawn from the project. The decision came soon after Serbian prosecutors indicted Nikola Selaković, the country's minister of culture, alongside Slavica Jelača, a secretary at the ministry of culture; Goran Vasić, acting director of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments; and Aleksandar Ivanović, acting director of the Belgrade City Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments.
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fromHyperallergic
2 months agoBad Bunny Scolded for Touching Ancient Art at Mexican Museum
The National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico City issued a statement on Saturday, December 27, after Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny touched an artifact on display at an archaeology museum earlier this month. According to INAH and fan accounts, Bad Bunny, whose full name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, posted images of himself placing his hands on a stela, a type of carved stone monument found in former Maya city-states in Mexico and Central America.
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fromwww.thelocal.fr
4 months agoPODCAST: What the Louvre heist reveals about France and new civics test unveiled
The Talking France podcast is back with the latest on the French government, the new requirement for a civics test, cycle wars on the streets of France and of course that 88 million heist at the Louvre. Host Ben McPartland is joined by The Local France's Emma Pearson, Genevieve Mansfield and John Lichfield for a look back at another wild week in France.
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