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Photos: Dubai’s immersive venue revolutionizes sensory artwork indulgence
Main Slider
September 9, 2021
Photos: Dubai’s immersive venue revolutionizes sensory artwork indulgence
Imagine wandering within world-famous artworks, surrounded by flower petals fluttering in the air and lanterns brightening up the sky. Dubai…
Five ‘Hitler’ paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg
Art news
February 9, 2019
Five ‘Hitler’ paintings to go under hammer in Nuremberg
Five paintings attributed to Adolf Hitler will be auctioned off Saturday in the German city of Nuremberg, sparking anger that…
The art of shedding light on gifts with possible Nazi ties
Culture
January 6, 2019
The art of shedding light on gifts with possible Nazi ties
When Georges F. Keller began donating paintings by masters like Henri Matisse and Salvador Dali to the Kunstmuseum in…
Farouk Hosni in the dock
Opinion
November 19, 2018
Farouk Hosni in the dock
Former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni is used to responding to the accusations made against him. Since his first day at…
Movie director arrested over archaeological paintings theft
Cinema/TV
January 20, 2017
Movie director arrested over archaeological paintings theft
Police have arrested a movie director over the theft of five paintings from the Museum of Modern Art at the International…
Stolen Van Gogh paintings found in Italy, 14 years on
Art news
September 30, 2016
Stolen Van Gogh paintings found in Italy, 14 years on
Two paintings by Vincent Van Gogh stolen in a 2002 heist in the Netherlands have been found, 14 years on,…
French artist eyes record with giant biodegradable hillside portrait
Art news
August 6, 2016
French artist eyes record with giant biodegradable hillside portrait
Armed with a spray gun and lugging buckets of flour, water, and pigment, a French artist has overcome storms and…
Painting by numbers? China art trading house promises investors sound platform
Art news
February 27, 2016
Painting by numbers? China art trading house promises investors sound platform
As China's economy wheezes to a 25-year low, investors who once collected stocks and property are turning to what they…
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
Art news
May 2, 2015
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
With prices for top-tier works of art at an all-time high, records for paintings and sculpture appear certain to fall…
More paintings missing from Culture Ministry’s museums
Art news
March 24, 2015
More paintings missing from Culture Ministry’s museums
"Nun", a famous painting by the leading portrait artist Ahmed Sabry is among the numerous valuable works of art, which…