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Museum

A museum is an institution collects and conserves artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing.

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Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt?

Should Germany return Nefertiti bust to Egypt?

An Egyptian archaeologist has demanded the repatriation of the iconic Queen Nefertiti bust from her Berlin exile.
ArtsOctober 25, 2024
A man holding a gun makes a peace sign, ruins behind

Sudan crisis: Threat to culture 'unprecedented,' UNESCO says

Sudan crisis: Threat to culture 'unprecedented,' UNESCO says

Sudan's cultural and world heritage sites have been bombed or looted as millions of people are displaced.
CultureSeptember 23, 2024
Deutschland München | Polizeieinsatz nahe Israelischem Generalkonsulat

Video shows Munich gunman

Video shows Munich gunman

Footage from social media appears to show the man aiming at the nearby Nazi documentation museum.
CrimeSeptember 5, 202402:19 min
Nakajima-cho district days after the atomic bombing of 1945, and the location of the Peace Memorial Park. Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima horrors endure through memorial and survivors

Hiroshima horrors endure through memorial and survivors

Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Museum and the survivors of the bombing are a reminder of the events of August 6, 1945.
CultureAugust 5, 20249 images
Mendelssohn-Remise interior courtyard

Private museum showcasing Jewish history in Berlin at risk

Private museum showcasing Jewish history in Berlin at risk

The Mendelssohn-Remise, which preserves the legacy of the prestigious Mendelssohn family, is under threat.
CultureJuly 28, 2024
A close up of various pieces of old Gouda cheese.

Why the Dutch love their cheese

Why the Dutch love their cheese

Internationally, the best known Dutch cheese is Gouda. But the Netherlands has a wealth of cheese varieties.
LifestyleJuly 22, 202404:51 min
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In the spotlight

A museum worker shows the robbed treasury of the Art Museum, Kherson.

Ukraine's museums plan their postwar future

Ukrainian museum workers have pledged to play a central role in rebuilding the country and strengthening civil society.
CultureJune 11, 2024
Illustration showing a bust of Nefertititi with her hands tied up and her mouth taped in front of Berlin's television tower

Nefertiti bust: Ambassador or hostage?

The Egyptian queen's bust has drawn tourists to Berlin for more than 100 years. But many think it should be in Egypt.
CultureJune 8, 202413:06 min
Indian passport with yellow old pages

Inside a museum telling the story of India's independence

This museum in New Delhi uses technology like virtual reality to transport visitors back in time.
HistoryAugust 15, 202301:49 min
Visitors looking at a picture of devastated Hiroshima

Hiroshima: Atomic bomb survivors keep memory alive

As the city prepares to pay homage to the victims of the bombing, memories are being preserved for future generations.
CultureAugust 5, 2023
An artwork showing a young woman wearing a robe and a white scarf over her head nursing a child

'Madonna of Kyiv' celebrated in Berlin exhibition

Berlin's Bode Museum is juxtaposing sculptures from the Middle Ages with contemporary Ukrainian art.
CultureMarch 23, 2023
Frankreich Das Gemälde Russischer Tänzer 1899 von Edgar Degas

The de-Russification of Ukrainian art

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has renamed a Edgar Degas painting to recognize its Ukrainian, not Russian, theme.
CultureFebruary 17, 2023
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