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Ancient Roman Cremation Process Revealed by Archaeological Find in France

11/04/2025

In what once functioned as an ancient Roman city focused on trade and thermal baths in the south of France, archaeologists have unearthed graves thought to offer new revelations related to Roman burial rites. After Marseille was taken over by …

Метки : археологияримская империяпогребальные обрядыфранцияисторические находкиольбия

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Louvre Robbery

10/28/2025

Two Suspects Arrested in Connection with Louvre Robbery Investigators have arrested two men believed to have been involved in the audacious October 19 theft of France’s crown jewels from theLouvrein Paris. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in an October 26 …

Метки : грабеждрагоценностилуврфранциярасследованиебезопасность

Louvre Director Requests 'Police Station' in Senate Hearing

10/22/2025

On Wednesday, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre Museum, spoke publicly for the first time about the recent heist of France’s crown jewels. Robbers broke into the Parisian museum‘s Apollo Gallery on Sunday using a cherry …

Метки : луврограблениебезопасностьювелирные изделиякультурное наследиефранция

The Louvre Heist, Explained: How Thieves Stole $102 M. in Jewels

10/22/2025

It’s not every day that one of the world’s most well-attended museums gets robbed, but that’s exactly what happened on Sunday, when thieves broke into the Louvre during broad daylight and ran off with an array of bejeweled objects worn …

Метки : луврограблениедрагоценностифранциябезопасность#культура

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