Digital Puzzle Game to Launch the 1900 World’s Fair

A committee of eight Paris museums has teamed up to stage a free public game on the streets surrounding the Grand Palais for this year’s European Heritage Days, which will take place from September 9 to 17. The game, “The Incredible Paris

National Portrait Gallery Reopens after Regeneration

The National Portrait Gallery reopened following a three-year £41 million regeneration project, showcasing its new identity, wayfinding system and interpretation design and gallery rehang. The new identity of the museum was created by Edit Brand Studio’s, while Nissen Richards undertook the interpretation

Turkish Rock Legend Erkin Koray Passes Away

Legendary Turkish musician Erkin Koray, one of the forefathers of Anatolian rock music, died at the age of 82. Koray had been living in Toronto, Canada for a while and was hospitalized at a medical institution for lung-related problems. His daughter Damla

‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ Hybrid Learning Programme

Developed by the British Council and Cultural Associates Oxford, and implemented in collaboration with Culture Unleashed in Türkiye, ‘Supporting the Creative Economy’ hybrid learning programme is now open for applications. The programme welcomes applications from experts and mid-level executives from the public

İznik Basilica to open to Digital Art World

The İznik Lake Basilica, discovered in the northwestern province of Bursa’s İznik Lake in 2014 and shown among the 10 most important discoveries in the world in the same year, will be opened to visitors in the digital world with the augmented

Theatre company Gecko embark on a Tour

Award-winning and internationally acclaimed physical theatre company Gecko embark on a national tour of their brand new production Kin. The tour culminates in a run at the National Theatre in January 2024 – a landmark moment for this important company. Kin is

Drake Buys Tupac Shakur’s Ring

A ring designed by Tupac Shakur became the most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold at auction last week. The buyer, meanwhile, is one of the biggest stars in rap today: Aubrey Drake Graham, usually known only as Drake, purchased the ring at

Texts of Özer Kabaş

Salt presents a new e-publication, Montage or Synthesis: Texts of Özer Kabaş, as part of the institution’s ongoing research focusing on art in Turkey from the 1950s to the present. Gathering a selection of texts written by the artist, educator, and writer Özer

Tributes to Cormac McCarthy

Tributes have been paid to US Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, who has died at the age of 89. McCarthy’s novels included The Road and No Country for Old Men, both of which were turned into successful films. Fellow author Stephen King called

Virginia Woolf’s Debut Novel Digitised

Virginia Woolf’s personal copy of her debut novel, The Voyage Out, digitised for the first time. The book was rediscovered in 2021, having mistakenly been housed in the science section of the University of Sydney library for 25 years. It is the

The Burrell Collection Wins Prestigious Award

The Burrell Collection in Glasgow has won the prestigious Art Fund Museum of the Year award, the largest museum prize in the world, earning the institution a £120,000 prize, according to Museumnext.com. The Glasgow-based venue triumphed over stiff competition, such as London’s

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