A new visitor management policy, where a separation practice will take place between those coming for worship and foreigners visiting the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque for cultural purposes, is set to take effect from Jan. 15. According to a recent statement from
A 1,500-year-old drinking water canal was found during excavation in the ancient city of Dara in Artuklu district of southeastern Turkey, according to an official. Under the direction of the Mardin Museum, the excavation started 38 years ago in a neighborhood 30
Elton John is selling 900 items from his former Atlanta penthouse beginning on February 21 in a series of auctions at Christie’s estimated to gross $10 million. Last fall, John, together with husband and manager David Furnish, sold their 13,000-plus-square-foot Atlanta residence
Spanish police said on Jan. 12 they had arrested 22 environmentalists over protests at museums and elsewhere, including one where they glued their hands to frames of paintings by Francisco de Goya. The group is suspected of 65 protests in Spain and
A New York art gallery currently showing an exhibition that aims to de-sexualize the concept of nudity had its Instagram account flagged for … posting an artwork depicting a naked body, according to Hyperallergic. Nudity is not Radical!, a group show at
Keanu Reeves announced that he’s collaborating with one of his favorite authors, China Miéville, on “The Book of Elsewhere.” The upcoming novel is inspired by Reeves’ comic book series, “BRZRKR,” which he created with writer Matt Kindt and artist Ron Garney. “The
Over 1,300 people have signed a petition urging Indiana University at Bloomington (IU) to reinstate a canceled retrospective of Palestinian artist Samia Halaby. The show, titled Centers of Energy, was originally scheduled to open at the institution’s Eskenazi Museum of Art (EMA)
Original scripts from the long-running sitcom “Friends” that were found in a trash can 25 years ago are going under the hammer. Fans of the hit show can bid online for the scripts of two episodes, both of which focused on Ross’
The 2024 Hungary-Turkey Cultural Year will kick off on Jan. 21 with a concert of by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, to be held at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul. On the same day as the concert an exhibition depicting the
Hundreds of artists and cultural workers around the world signed a petition calling to boycott German cultural institutions in response to the nation’s “McCarthyist policies” targeting critics of Israel’s violence against Palestinians. Signed by over 650 people including artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan,
