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Les Invalides: a temple for souls and bodies
At first glance, it's just a door...
Vaux-le-Vicomte: halfway between the public and private sectors
The Benkemoun Villa: an architectural rebirth
Versailles and women
Murelli, France’s last guillocheurs
Établissements Murelli, a “living heritage company” since 2012, is the last business in France to practise the complex, refined art of guillochage.…
Hauteville House reopened with great fanfare
After over a year of work, Hauteville House, Victor Hugo’s residence on Guernesey, reopened on 7 April. A philanthropist’s outstanding generosity enabled…
A dream of porcelain
The Porcelain Room of the Santos Palace in Lisbon is famous for its ceiling, laid out at the end of the 18th century with "blue and white" plates from…
Rembrandt in Abu Dhabi
Met museum to return coffin of Nedjemankh to Egypt
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Mehdi Hadj Khalifa: "Morocco is in an experimental phase"
Becca Cason Thrash: the million-dollar lady
The Renaissance, natural style
Records for a delicate touch and angelic inspiration
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27 March 2020 - 18:16
Germany announces an exceptional governmental funding of €50 Billion to support Arts and Culture
27 March 2020 - 14:34
Museums send virtual bouquet paintings to each other
27 March 2020 - 08:48
The "Artist Support Pledge" initiative rises £9 M in a week on Instagram
26 March 2020 - 17:50
Art Basel postpones its June edition to September
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Analyses
New life for Massacre at Chios
No longer sullied by layers of varnish, Delacroix's masterpiece…
Heritage
Les Invalides: a temple for souls and bodies
The Hôtel des Invalides was founded in Paris three hundred and fifty…
Exhibitions
Cars: Accelerating the Modern World
Is the car a work of art, a multipurpose machine or a vehicle of…
Cresson chairs enter the Louvre
Rebirth of the Queen's Hamlet
The main house in the Queen's Hamlet is opening after two years' remarkable renovation work. A promenade through this little theatre of rural life…
A recipe for success
2018 is decidedly the year of gastronomy in all Europe's royal residences. While tickling the taste buds, the programme also nourishes considerable…
The Fifty Fathoms: land vs sea
In its original version, Blancpain's best-seller is now a highly desirable item fiercely hunted on forums, and considered spoils of war by purists,…