Some of the most popular attractions in Glasgow are shut as staff take part in five days of strike action in a dispute over cuts to jobs and services. Members of Unison in Glasgow Life’s Glasgow Museums and Collections team are taking
Another day, another evacuation at the Palace of Versailles. “For security reasons, the Palace of Versailles is evacuating visitors and will reopen as soon as the checks have been completed. Thank you for your understanding,” the great former royal residence outside Paris
Street and house ruins from the Early Byzantine and Late Roman Period, unearthed during the excavations at Marmaray’s Sirkeci Station in 2009-2011, will be opened to visitors by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) in the second stage of Sarayburnu Park at the
The second edition of the “What is Gender?” exhibition, which had its first edition in Switzerland, is taking place in Zülfaris Karaköy, Istanbul, from October 24 to November 7, 2023. It is curated by Gilles Grassioulet and Şanel Şan Sevinç, with coordination
The Fondation Louis Vuitton presents the first retrospective in France dedicated to Mark Rothko (1903-1970) since the exhibition held at the Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1999. The retrospective brings together some 115 works from the largest international
Iranian police arrested the “main killer” of director Dariush Mehrjui who was stabbed to death along with his wife over the weekend, Tasnim news agency reported. The 83-year-old, associated with the Iranian new wave of cinema, and his wife Vahideh Mohammadifar, a
Dozens of Hollywood actors and artists, including comedian Jon Stewart and Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, wrote on Friday to U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct.
Prominent Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say expressed disappointment with freedom of expression in Europe after his upcoming concerts in Switzerland were unilaterally cancelled by organizers due to his pro-Palestine views, he said in a message on Friday. “Officials from MIGROS cited
Thirty-seven pieces of historical artifacts returned by Switzerland will be exhibited at the Anatolian Civilizations Museum in Ankara after the completion of conservation and restoration works. The artifacts, mostly bronze objects from the Early Bronze Age, Urartian and Roman periods and the
A nymph (water fairy) statue, which was found 3 meters below the surface during the excavations carried out in the ancient city of Amastris, has been determined to be a statue of Aphrodite. While examinations have been continuing on the statue, which