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The Benin Bronzes and the road to restitution

Why a digital record of the kingdom’s looted treasures marks a new era in the battle to reclaim its history

Financial Times · Nov 4, 2022

‘I don’t have those stone testicles’: curator reveals secrets and myths of Paris’s famous cemetery

Benoît Gallot balances the needs of the city with those beating a path to legends such as Oscar Wilde at Père-Lachaise

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022

Con artist who posed as French teen jailed

Con artist Samantha Azzopardi has been jailed over her 100th charge after leading police on a wild goose chase pretending to be an abused French teenager.

AAP · Nov 4, 2022

Renowned percussionist Claire Edwardes to feature in world premiere honouring women in steel industry

Claire Edwardes brings her collection of unlikely instruments to a new orchestral work that pays homage to women who fought to work in the steel industry.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Exhibition spotlights evolution of Al Jazeera

‘Experience Al Jazeera’ spotlights 25 years of network’s growth from a single TV channel to a global media phenomenon.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022

Why Tutankhamun’s curse continues to fascinate, 100 years after his discovery

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was a monumental event for archaeology. It was the first largely intact ancient Egyptian royal tomb to be found and hence provided major insights into the burial practices of royalty. It also gave a glimpse of what other undiscovered, lost or robbed tombs…

The Conversation · Nov 3, 2022

My Instagram tattoo studio hell can serve as a warning to us all

Cast your mind back to last Wednesday evening, 9pm to be exact. What were you doing? Perhaps you were curled up on the sofa reading a book, maybe finishing the last of your dinner. Cherishing the precious moments of leisure we have on the ever-accelerating hamster wheel of life.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022

World's largest touring collection of Banksy artworks coming to Dublin

Banksy fans can experience the infamous artist’s most well-known works

Dublin Live · Nov 3, 2022

‘I try to depict the sense of liberation’: what carnival means to British-Caribbean artists

Paul Dash, Errol Lloyd and John Lyons discuss their new exhibition exploring the celebration: its electric atmosphere, cultural significance and complex traditions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Artist re-creates Shuri Castle painting

NAHA -- A young artist has reproduced a classic Chinese painting lost in the massive fire that destroyed Shuri Castle in Naha three years ago.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Nov 3, 2022