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Museum in West Bank displays Gaza’s ‘artistic demonstration’ against war
BIRZEIT, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – At a museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Gazan works on display are proclaimed to be an "ongoing artistic demonstration" in solidarity with the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "This is not an exhibition", reads the sign at the entrance to the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit, near Ramallah, showcasing...
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Indian MPs shift to new parliament, bid adieu to British-era building
"Today India has awakened with a new consciousness," Modi said in the central hall of the old parliament building before leading fellow legislators by foot across to the new complex. Modi's Hindu-nationalist government called a special session of parliament to match the relocation, which coincides with the beginning of a... -
Japan’s second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills
The museum in central Tokyo, which features a model of a blue whale outside, has previously turned to crowdfunding for three smaller projects, but the 100-million-yen goal was "the highest ever" for the institution, the head of the museum Shinoda said. -
Iraqi museum damaged by IS works toward reopening
IS militants used sledgehammers and power tools to deface ancient statues and pre-Islamic treasures housed in the museum. -
Pablo Picasso: king of the $100 million club
Picasso was not only a painter, his oeuvre also includes sculptures, drawings, ceramics, engravings, lithographs, illustrated books and ballet costumes. These have appeared in 31,745 auctions in 10 years -- an average of more than 3,000 objects up for sale every year. -
Climate activists throw mashed potatoes on $111m painting
Publishing a video of the action on Twitter, the environmental protest group Last Generation wrote: "If it takes a painting –- with #MashedPotatoes or #TomatoSoup thrown at it -– to make society remember that the fossil fuel course is killing us all: Then we'll give you #MashedPotatoes on a painting!" -
Lebanon’s past echoes its grim present in exhibition
Newspaper clippings, film negatives and diary entries from the years before Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war tell a story of government corruption, public sector strikes and student protests. They are shown alongside contemporary pictures, video footage and art installations illustrating today's Lebanon, in the grip of political paralysis and its worst... -
Museum of the Future’s online store creates global connections
Dubai, UAE - The Museum of the Future has been connecting with people globally through its online store, offering memorabilia inspired by the museum’s design and exhibits, the Museum said in a statement. It comprises six unique collections and represents a window for visitors to recall their experience in the... -
Museum, DEWA partner for sustainable development
The Museum of the Future has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to showcase unique technologies and solutions related to the future of environmental sustainability and renewable energy. -
Saudi exhibit enlivens the Prophet’s Hijrah
Three years in the making, the exhibition features work by academics and artists from 20 countries. It incorporates centuries-old artifacts to modern-day drone footage. -
Al-Ula: World’s largest open air museum
The Saudi region is rich in history that has been shaped by successive civilizations spanning more than 200,000 years. -
Dubai Metaverse Assembly in Sept to host 300 global experts
The assembly will host more than 300 global experts, policymakers, thought leaders, and decision-makers from more than 40 organizations. -
Dubai Museum of the Future, Binance to launch first-ever NFT collection
Dubai’s Museum of the Future will develop and launch several digital products on the blockchain, starting with the first-ever NFT collection. The collection, named The Most Beautiful NFTs in the Metaverse, and other products will be developed in collaboration with Binance NFT, the NFT marketplace of Binance. The Museum, which... -
Morocco ‘breathing again’ as tourists return after Covid curbs
Morocco this week reopened land borders with the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, two years after they were shut due to Covid and a major diplomatic row -
Forward-looking UAE museum looks into the future
The Museum of the Future along Dubai's main highway has been touted as the 'world's most beautiful building'. -
NFT museum opens its doors in United States
The Seattle NFT Museum features original artworks along with explanations of the technology behind them. -
Museum pulls Arafat caricatures after outrage
The 35-piece exhibit at the museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, faced immediate backlash after it was installed on Sunday. The caricatures showed the legendary leader with his nose and mouth oversized and slightly distorted. -
Largest museum of Egyptian civilization to open in 2022 near Giza Pyramids
Egypt is set to open what is billed as the world’s largest museum of Egyptian civilization near the iconic Giza Pyramids. The Grand Museum is spread across 117 acres with its inauguration delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, and will now open in second half of 2022, said Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General... -
Mosul museum restores pre-Islamic treasures ruined in Iraq war
The Iraqi government is trying to restore ancient artifacts from the Mosul museum. -
Jeddah edition of BIENALSUR begins at historic Qasr Khuzam museum
Following the success of the Riyadh edition, the Jeddah edition of BIENALSUR 2021, the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of the South, has launched at the historic palace and museum of Qasr Khuzam. Hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and organized by the National University of Tres de Febrero... -
Qatar is first MENA country to host POW! WOW! Festival
The POW! WOW! international mural festival is being hosted by Qatar Museums under the umbrella of the JEDARIART initiative. -
Saudi Arabia will launch world’s first ‘flying museum’
The Sky Museum will see a flight from Riyadh to Al-Ula, displaying ancient history on the first human civilization in Saudi Arabia. -
National Museum of Beirut gets Unesco polish
Unesco’s Li Beirut initiative has been working for three months to inspect the museum’s artefacts for inventory, classification, and storage. -
Ancient pharaonic boat taken to Egypt’s grand new museum
Egypt has pinned its hopes on a series of recent archaeological discoveries to revive its vital but ailing tourism sector