Celebrity-backed Palestinian cinema closes
One of the best-known cinemas in the Palestinian territories closed Wednesday after running out of money, organisers said, six years after a grand reopening ceremony backed by international...
Rebuilding history? Debate rages over lost Afghan Buddhas
For centuries they stood, two monumental ancient statues of Buddha carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan, loved and revered by generations of Afghans — only to be pulverised by the Taliban in an...
Hermitage Museum director complains over unscrupulous guides’ stories
Unscrupulous tour guides taking groups of tourists around the State Hermitage Museum often concoct stories from the private lives of Russian czars in order to curry more favors with their customers,...
Japan provides $460 million to fund Grand Egyptian Museum construction
Japan has signed a deal to provide US$460 million in funding for the construction of Egypt’s Grand Museum. The agreement was signed on Monday by International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr...Indian washermen keep tradition alive despite daily grind
Standing knee deep in a cement tank of milky water, Dinesh Kumar dunks clothes before vigorously scrubbing them with a brush at an outdoor laundry in the Indian capital. After quitting high school,...
Flemish ‘Mystic Lamb’ masterpiece restored after chaotic past
A painstaking restoration of a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece is revealing the long-lost detail and splendour that helped make the altarpiece one of the world’s most stolen artworks....
Myanmar’s storied film industry gears up for a sequel
With turquoise columns propping up a pink and yellow portico, Myanmar’s art deco style Thwin cinema is a rare relic from a golden age of movie-making that dazzled audiences more than half a...
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