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9:58pm, 1st May, 2019

U.S. judge rules Spanish museum can keep Pissarro confiscated by Nazis

A Madrid museum cannot be forced to return a Camille Pissarro painting that was seized by the Nazis from its Jewish owners during World War Two, despite the institution's failure to honor its "moral commitments," a federal judge in California ha...

Stanley Kubrick's film legacy remembered at London Design Museum

10:41am, 25th April, 2019

Entertainment

Stanley Kubrick's film legacy remembered at London Design Museum

From costumes worn in "A Clockwork Orange" to props seen in "Full Metal Jacket", an exhibition dedicated to Stanley Kubrick opens in London this week looking at the late American director's film work 20 years after his death.

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

11:38am, 4th April, 2019

Entertainment

Germany's new Bauhaus museum set for interactive opening

The new Bauhaus museum opens its doors to the public for the first time in the east German city of Weimar on Saturday after three years of construction, giving admirers of the world-famous "form follows function" aesthetic a new place of pilgrimage.

Blaze tears through St. Louis museum of rare documents

2:00am, 27th March, 2019

US

Blaze tears through St. Louis museum of rare documents

A massive fire broke out in a museum of rare manuscripts in St. Louis, provoking fears over the fate of its priceless documents, officials and media said on Wednesday, although the extent of the losses was not immediately clear.

Queen posts Instagram image on Science Museum tour

9:51am, 7th March, 2019

UK

Queen posts Instagram image on Science Museum tour

Queen Elizabeth entered the world of hi-tech communications on Thursday with a visit to the new "Top Secret" exhibition at London's Science Museum.

Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for statue return

6:22am, 16th November, 2018

UK

Easter Island delegation heads to British Museum to lobby for statue return

A delegation from Easter Island will arrive in London next week to seek the return from the British Museum of one of the native Polynesians' emblematic statues.

U.S. Bible museum says five Dead Sea Scrolls fragments fake

6:35pm, 22nd October, 2018

US

U.S. Bible museum says five Dead Sea Scrolls fragments fake

The Museum of the Bible in Washington on Monday said five of its artifacts thought to be part of the Dead Sea Scrolls were fake and would not be displayed anymore.

Fire in the belly: Bold V&A museum transforms Scotland's Dundee

10:39am, 12th September, 2018

UK

Fire in the belly: Bold V&A museum transforms Scotland's Dundee

An architectural gem on Scotland's northeastern coast in the angled shape of design museum V&A Dundee has sparked hopes of a new start for a long-forgotten city.

Rio's 200-year old National Museum hit by massive fire

9:17pm, 2nd September, 2018

World

Rio's 200-year old National Museum hit by massive fire

A 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro was hit on Sunday by a massive fire, images from television station Globo showed, threatening its collection of more than 20 million items ranging from archeological findings to historical memorabilia.