8,200-Year-Old Workshop at The Yeşilova Mound
One of the earliest workshop areas, showing the village life, pleasure, eating and drinking culture of the people of dating back 8,200 years was found during the excavation work carried out in the...
View ArticleProtests for Gaza Ceasefire at Art Basel Miami Beach
Artists and activists rallied outside the entrance of the Art Basel Miami convention center to demand a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. Protestors also called for an end to Miami-Dade County’s...
View ArticleArtists and Curators Cut Ties With Canada Inst. After Censorship
Several artists and curators have announced that they are ending their association with Art Canada Institute (ACI) following allegations made late last month that the ACI attempted to silence the...
View ArticleGuerilla Gathering at Brooklyn Museum
Around 20 pro-Palestinian protesters held a guerilla action at the Brooklyn Museum on Dec 8. The group, affiliated with the activist organizations Decolonize This Place and Within Our Lifetime,...
View ArticleGüler Sabancı Receives European Sustainability Award
Güler Sabancı, Chairperson of Sabancı Holding, received the European Sustainability Award – Prix FILM4CLIMATE 2023. This year’s Sustainability Award expands from environmental sustainability, defining...
View ArticleAphrodite and Dionysus Sculptures Revealed
Heads of goddesses of love and beauty Aphrodite and deity of wine Dionysus found in the ancient city of Aizanoi with a history dating back 5,000 years. The statue head of Aphrodite, known as the...
View ArticleBrooklyn Museum at the Heart of Demonstrations
The demonstration on Dec 9, co-organized by Within Our Lifetime Palestine (WOL Palestine) and Decolonize This Place (DTP) to coincide with the 36th anniversary of the first Intifada, drew hundreds of...
View ArticleJailed Mohammadi’s Children Accept Nobel Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony were held in Oslo City Hall. The ceremony contained artistic performances and the speech of Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize...
View Article‘Barbie,’‘Oppenheimer’ lead Golden Globes Nominations
Killers of the Flower Moon and Poor Things are also among the contenders, with seven nominations each. Emma Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cillian Murphy and Da’Vine Joy Randolph are among the acting...
View ArticleOriginal Moses Statue Found in Stratonikeia
The dancing statue of Moses, one of the muses of ancient mythology, has been found in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, in the western province of Muğla. The statue, whose copies are found in many...
View ArticleNan Goldin’s Cultural Boycott Continues
Contemporary artist Nan Goldin said she kept an award-winning documentary about her life from getting a release in Israel as part of a years-long cultural boycott of the country. That film, titled All...
View ArticleIsrael approved for participation in 2024
Israel has been included on the list of participating countries for Eurovision 2024, leading many to call for the country to be banned from the contest due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, and for the...
View ArticleBritish Museum Artifacts Sold on Ebay
The British Museum has announced the conclusion of an independent review in the wake a massive theft that saw hundreds of objects stolen from its collection. The institution’s board of trustees has...
View ArticleThe Louvre Increases Ticket Prices
For the first time in seven years, ticket prices for entry to the Louvre museum will be raised in January 2024. Current ticket prices to the Paris institution stand at €17 ($18.30) for general...
View ArticleBeyonce Accused of Copying Japanese Artist’s Designs
Beyoncé is being accused of ripping off the artwork of Japanese designer Hajime Sorayama. Sorayama announced on Instagram (Dec 11) that the Grammy winner, 42, did not ask him for permission before...
View ArticleIstanbul century-old church set to reopen
Restoration of the 130-year-old Panayia Evangelistria Greek Orthodox Church, nestled in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, continues. Positioned amid the vibrant tapestry of Beyoğlu’s bustling thoroughfares,...
View ArticleAncient Roman home with ‘unparalleled’ mosaic found in Italy
Italian archaeologists have uncovered a luxurious Roman home near the Colosseum, boasting an “unparalleled” mosaic featuring shells, marble and precious glass, the Culture Ministry said on Dec. 12....
View ArticleProtestors Take On Museum for Gaza
Palestinian solidarity groups, activists and community members marked international Human Rights Day with a demonstration for Palestinian human rights at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), to...
View ArticleArtists Boycott Arnolfini Center Over Censorship of Palestinian Culture
More than 1,000 artists across the cultural field—including Ben Rivers, Brian Eno, Adham Faramawy, and Tai Shani—have signed a new open letter that accuses Bristol’s Arnolfini International Centre for...
View ArticleTop Internet Searches of 2024
Google yesterday released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic...
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