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Warsaw opens a new modern art museum leaving the communist legacy behind

October 25, 2024289 Views

A modern art museum designed by American architect Thomas Phifer opens its doors in the Polish capital Friday — a minimalist, light-filled structure that is meant to be a symbol of openness and tolerance as the city tries to free itself from its communist legacy. The Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw sits like a bright white box on a major city street. Inside, a monumental staircase with geometric lines rises to upper floors, where large windows flood the gallery rooms with light. City and museum officials say the light and open spaces are meant to attract meetings and debate — and become a symbol of the democratic era that Poland embraced when it threw off authoritarian communist rule 35 years ago. Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski said the museum’s opening is a “historic moment f...

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Ancient Pompeii site uncovers tiny house with exquisite frescoes

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October 25, 2024248 Views

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site said on Thursday. The dwelling, called the House of Phaedra after the mythological queen of Athens who features in one of its wall paintings, sheds light on changing architectural styles in the first century AD, the Pompeii archaeological park said in a statement. A detail of a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes is pictured in the archaeological site in Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 24, 2024. Parco Archeologico di Pompei/Handout via REUTERS Unlike many of the houses excavated at the site, it was not built ...

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UK is top destination for ghost and vampire tours

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October 25, 2024286 Views

Also has the highest number of top 100 horror film settings For the highest number of ghost and vampire tours, the UK ranks first. When it comes to the most castles, Italy is number one. And for horror movie settings, the top five includes the UK, Japan, France, South Korea, and Germany. The UK is top-ranked for ghost & vampire tours Purportedly the most haunted country in the world, the United Kingdom boasts the highest number of ghost- and vampire-themed tours: 177 according to Audley's data. UK - 177 Romania - 107 Italy - 70 Spain - 35 Czech Republic - 32 Mark Fidrych, UK specialist at Audley says: "I think it's the enormous age of the country. Many people have lived — and died — on these isla...

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Pay up if you want to see Notre-Dame, French minister wants to tell tourists

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October 24, 2024253 Views

France should charge visitors a small fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral to help the country keep its world-famous churches and cathedrals in shape, the culture minister said. Rachida Dati told newspaper Le Figaro in an interview published late on Wednesday that by charging only 5 euros per visitor Notre-Dame could raise 75 million euros ($81 million) a year. View of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, as restoration works continue before its reopening, in Paris, France, October 23, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq In France, where secularism is part of the national identity, the state is in charge of maintaining the country's religious sites, including 15,000 classified as historic monuments, which are usually free of charge. Notre-Dame has ...

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Venice expands tourist entry fee system to include more days

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October 24, 2024313 Views

Venice is going to broaden its tourist entry fee system in 2025, almost doubling the number of days visitors will have to pay to see the lagoon city, and hiking the price for last-minute arrivals, officials said on Thursday. In a world first, the Italian destination introduced a 5- euro charge in April for daytrippers arriving on particularly congested days, hoping the levy would help thin the crowds. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro stressed that the tax aims to help the city and its citizens battle overtourism and avoid huge influxes of visitors during crowded holidays and weekends. FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk in St Mark's Square on the day Venice municipality introduces a new fee for day trippers in a move to preserve the lagoon city often crammed with tourists in Venice, Italy, April 25, 2...

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Tourists return to Vessel sculpture after it reopens with netting to prevent deaths

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October 24, 2024229 Views

Tourists once again climbed the steps of Manhattan’s beehive-shaped Vessel sculpture after it reopened Monday for the first time in three years, now with netting aimed at decreasing the risk of suicides like the ones that forced its closure. Around 75 visitors had bought tickets and lined up to enter the metallic honeycomb design as it opened Monday morning. Within minutes, they passed through a security checkpoint and buzzed about the stairways and vista platforms, the highest of which is around 150 feet (45 meters). Flexible netting allowed visitors to stick out their phones, but not their bodies, to capture views of the sculpture’s interior and the surrounding cityscape. “The pictures you can take from downstairs and upstairs, they are so beautiful,” said Alexandre Paes, a...

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Thousands protest in Spain’s Canary Islands against over tourism

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October 21, 2024158 Views

Thousands of people protested in holiday resorts in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday against over tourism which they say prices local people out of the housing market. Under the slogan Canary Islands has a limit, residents demonstrated simultaneously in Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and El Hierro and called for a change in the tourism model for the islands. A woman shows a sign to a tourist sitting on a bench during a demonstration for a change in the tourism model in the Canary Islands on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Borja Suarez In the Playa de las Americas in Tenerife, protesters appeared on the beach while tourists were sunbathing and chanted "This beach is ours." Activists claimed the arrival of millions of visi...

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National Geographic Society Introduces the Museum of Exploration

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October 21, 2024275 Views

State-of-the-art renovation will bring a new public attraction, a reimagined museum and nighttime experience to its campus in Washington, D.C., set to open in 2026 National Geographic Society has announced the launch of the National Geographic Museum of Exploration, a sustainably-built, must-visit experience as part of its reimagined campus in the heart of Washington, D.C. Scheduled to open in mid-2026, the public attraction, fueled by cutting-edge technologies, will feature one-of-a-kind National Geographic curated exhibitions, immersive and educational experiences, a state-of-the-art theater, restaurant and retail store. The Museum of Exploration will accelerate the Society's mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. As a global nonprofit orga...

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Groundbreaking Saudi digital art institute invites for inaugural residency

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October 21, 2024301 Views

# Located in Diriyah in Riyadh, Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) is the MENA region’s first New Media Arts hub # The three-month Mazra’ah Media Art Residency offers access to world-class facilities from February to April 2025 # Work will be showcased through exhibitions and scholarly publications Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region’s first hub dedicated to New Media and Digital Art, has announced a call for applications to its inaugural Mazra’ah Media Art Residency for experienced artists and scholars. Running from February to April 2025, the three-month residency comprises two distinct streams for artists and scholars, established in the fields of New Media and Digital Arts. Designed to foster innovation and intellectual exchange across disciplines, the residency offers par...

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Musical ‘The Lion King’ celebrates 25 years in London’s West End

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October 19, 2024285 Views

Hit musical "The Lion King" is celebrating its 25th anniversary in London's West End this weekend with a special gala performance on Sunday, after first opening its doors at the Lyceum Theatre on Oct. 19, 1999. Based on Disney's 1994 animation film, the stage adaptation, which has played in theatres around the world, has been seen in the British capital by over 19 million theatre goers. "I think that this piece is something that does transcend culture," director and writer Julie Taymor told Reuters, adding that the coming of age story about a lion cub called Simba who endures loss "is something every single human being has to go through." FILE PHOTO: An actor wears a costume on stage during the performance of a musical "Lion King" in London, Britain in 2023. Matt Crockett/Disney/...