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The Louvre Jewel Robbery Is a Symbol of Macron For French Politicians

10/21/2025

The brazen robbery at the Louvre Museum on Sunday—during which thieves escaped with jewels once belonging to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie—has quickly become a political flashpoint in France, with figures across the spectrum using it to attack President Emmanuel …

Метки : лувркражаполитикаэммануэль макронправое крылофранция

Thieves Steal Napoleon-Era Jewels in Daylight Robbery at the Louvre

10/20/2025

Professional thieves stole jewels of “incalculable” value—including pieces once belonging to Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie—in a brazen daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday, according to French officials and a New York Times report. Interior …

Метки : луврограблениедрагоценностиискусствобезопасностьфранция

September 10 Strikes Temporarily Shutter French Museums

09/13/2025

September 10 Strikes Temporarily Shutter French Museums Several art museums and monuments in France were forced to close to the public on September 10 owing to the nationwide strike over proposed spending cuts. The “Bloquons Tout” (Let’s Block Everything) movement …

Метки : франциязабастовкамузеиискусствопротестновости

Sylvain Amic Dead: Musée d'Orsay President Dies of Heart Failure at 58

09/02/2025

Sylvain Amic, an art historian who took the helm of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay last year, died on Sunday in southern France at 58. Rima Abdul Malak, the former French culture minister, told the New York Times that Amic died of …

Метки : искусствофранциямузеймузей д'орсекультурное наследиесмерть

France Will Return Colonial-Era Human Remains to Madagascar

08/27/2025

France has returned three colonial-era human skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to have belonged to a Malagasy king executed by French troops in a 19th-century massacre. The skull, presumed to be that of King Toera, and two others from …

Метки : реституция#культурафранциямадагаскаристория.колониализм

A Well-Preserved Roman Mausoleum Unearthed in France

08/27/2025

A well-preserved Roman mausoleum, modeled after the famous Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome, was discovered by archaeologists in Saint-Romain-en-Gal, near Lyon, France. Constructed around 50 CE, the interior of the structure measures more than 50 feet in diameter and is …

Метки : римская архитектураархеологияфранциямавзолейисторические открытия#культура

Centre Pompidou’s Cancellation of Caribbean Art Show Sparks Controversy

07/16/2025

Centre Pompidou’s Cancellation of Caribbean Art Show Sparks Controversy More than 150 artists and arts professionals have signed anopen lettercastigating France’sCentre Pompidou-Metzfor its sudden cancellation of a long-planned survey of contemporary Franco-Creole, Caribbean French, and Guyanese art. Organized by Guadeloupe-born …

Метки : искусствовыставкакарибское искусствофранцияспорыкультурное наследие

England to Welcome Bayeux Tapestry Back After 900 Years

07/10/2025

England to Welcome Bayeux Tapestry Back After 900 Years TheBayeux Tapestry, a 230-foot embroidered cloth chronicling the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, is set to return to England next year, some nine centuries after it was made there. Believed to …

Метки : гобеленискусство#культуравеликобританияфранция

Bayeux Tapestry to Return to UK for the First Time in 900 Years

07/08/2025

The Bayeux Tapestry, an iconic embroidered cloth that depicts the Norman invasion of 1066, will come be loaned to British Museum next year, marking the first time the tapestry has visited the UK in more than 900 years. The loan …

Метки : гобеленбайёискусствокультурное сотрудничествовеликобританияфранция

Eiffel Tower Closes Summit as Heat Wave Scorches Paris

07/02/2025

Europe is sizzling, and even the Eiffel Tower has had enough. As of Monday, June 30, the iconic Paris landmark has closed its top floor to visitors, citing extreme heat and a desire to avoid slow-roasting tourists like rotisserie chickens …

Метки : жараэйфелева башняфранцияпутешествияэкскурсиипогода

Ancient Roman Settlement Discovered in France

06/25/2025

The remains of a Gallo-Roman site overlooking the French city of Alès have been identified by archaeologists, the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) announced on Tuesday. Excavations conducted between February and June this year revealed the remains of …

Метки : археологиягалло-римская культурамозаиканаходкинекропольфранция

Two Men Found Guilty for Forging and Selling Fake Royal Armchairs

06/13/2025

An antiques expert and cabinet maker were recently found guilty for forging and selling nine imitations of historic 18th century armchairs they claimed belonged to members of French royalty like Marie Antoinette. The judgement for the case applied to nine …

Метки : антиквариатподделкасудфранцияискусствомария антуанетта

Daniel Lelong (1933–2025)

06/12/2025

Daniel Lelong (1933–2025) Renowned French galleristDaniel Lelong, who forged lasting relationships with twentieth-century art world giants such as Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder, and Joan Miró, died in hospital on June 4 following an illness. He was ninety-two. His death was …

Метки : искусствогалеристфранцияхудожникисовременное искусствовыставки

Massive Ancient Roman Villa Unearthed in France Opens to the Public

06/12/2025

Archaeologists unearthed a massive ancient Roman villa, along the right bank of the Yonne river, just under two miles away from Autessiodurum or present-day Auxerre, France, according to the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP). The team was …

Метки : археологиядревний римвиллаархеологические находкифранцияэкскурсии