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Grand Mix at the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon
Navigate by keyboard Previous Next A reference event in the world in terms of ephemeral lighting in urban areas, the Festival of Lights will take place in Lyon from December…
the Louvre-Lens museum celebrates its tenth anniversary
It was just ten years ago on December 4, 2012, François Hollande then President of the Republic inaugurated in the city of Lens, in the north of France, a museum…
Street art: from the street to the museum, Lek & Sowat push the boundaries of traditional graffiti
It is one of the most prominent duo of urban art in France. Lek & Sowat, whose real names are Frédéric Malek and Mathieu Kendrick, share a common taste for…
Provincial recognition earned by Oil Museum of Canada
The Oil Museum of Canada has another provincial award of excellence on its shelf. The county-run museum in Oil Springs, birthplace of North America’s oil industry, received the Ontario Museum…
National Military Museum unveils ‘Nightwatch of Soesterberg’
“The cap of the soldier on the left is very striking,” says director John Sijmonsbergen of the National Military Museum. “On his cap is the text ‘For King and Fatherland’…
Museum receives email about stolen Van Gogh
The painting, which is worth at least one and a half million euros, was stolen from the Singer Laren museum on March 30, 2020 by 59-year-old Nils M. from Baarn.…
$50,000 Trillium grant helped Stratford-Perth Museum bring visitors back for live performances in 2022
News Local News Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae was at the Stratford-Perth Museum Wednesday evening to celebrate a nearly $50,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation grant that helped the museum with operating expenses…
Centraal Museum Utrecht has a chance to win a Museum Prize and a substantial amount of money
Artistic director of the Centraal Museum Bart Rutten is happy with the nomination, although he hopes that it can now be converted into a profit. “Being one of the three…
National recognition for renaming of Josiah Henson Museum
News Local News Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site in Dresden was renamed the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History in July. The name change led to an award for the…
The Battle of IJsselstein: museum uses VR game to learn about history of the city
The castle of IJsselstein, it is known to almost every IJsselsteiner. The only thing that can still be seen of the castle in the city is the castle tower. There…