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Category: Art & Culture
Activists staged a performance in the Louvre, hanging a photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s detention next to the masterpieces of world art. The action lasted only about fifteen minutes, but managed to attract the attention of visitors to one of the most famous museums in the world, reports Logos Press.
The 60th International Music Festival “Merzishor” on March 1 will open in an unusual way: with a large-scale premiere of the multimedia musical “Maria Mirabela. The story goes on.” The production is dedicated to the memory of composer Evgeny Doga and poet Grigore Vieru. This is the first musical entirely created in Moldova, Logos Press reports.
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, the British Museum announced the end of a fundraising campaign to purchase a rare piece of Tudor jewelry – a gold pendant known as the Tudor Heart. The deal was worth £3.5 million, Logos Press reported.
Producing protein products for sports or baby food from whey is a high-margin business, but only countries with a very large raw material base and high investment potential can afford to create it, Logos Press reports.
The Italian state has prevented the sale of a rare Renaissance work abroad by buying it back before international bidding even began, Logos Press reported.
The Ministry of Culture has taken the initiative to revise the regulatory framework for financing restoration projects for buildings with monument status. The goal is to ensure long-term budgeting and project planning for at least five years, Logos Press reports.
Seven years after the death of legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld, a high-profile scandal is once again surrounding his name, involving an official challenge to his will, according to Logos Press.
A miniature drawing of a nude male foot by Michelangelo was sold at an auction in New York for $27.2 million, setting an all-time record – it is the most expensive work by the master ever sold at auction, Logos Press reported.
In Rome, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s face, which was previously depicted on a fresco of an angel, has disappeared from a wall painting in one of the central basilicas. It was painted over after the image caused a strong reaction among politicians and clergy, Logos Press reported.
Renowned fashion house Louis Vuitton has unveiled the “Camionnette,” a conceptual mechanical desk clock modeled after 1920s delivery vans, according to Logos Press.
World Read Aloud Day, celebrated on February 1 at the Pushkin House-Museum, “gave” to many people the forgotten Russian writer, historian Alexander Veltman, who became famous during his lifetime, a Kishinev acquaintance of Alexander Pushkin. In 1986, Veltman’s novel “The Wanderer” was published in Moldovan by the publishing house “Literatura Artistica”, and artist Mihail Brunea drew a series of witty illustrations for the novel.
Italian Prime Minister Meloni has reacted ironically to comments that a cherub in a Roman basilica has begun to look a lot like her after restoration, and the Diocese of Rome has issued an official statement regarding the similarity of the face of the cherub in the Basilica of San Lorenzo-in-Lucina after restoration to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Logos Press reports
President Donald Trump said at the premiere of a documentary about U.S. First Lady Melania Trump that the United States needs “a little glamor”. according to Logos Press.
In the graphic art exhibition “MONOCROM” at the Organ Hall Gallery, students of the A. Plamediale College of Art invite viewers to focus on meaning, form and composition, rather than on color diversity as usual. The exhibition shows that monochromy does not limit artists at all, but on the contrary, gives them the opportunity to use a rich palette of tones and shades, focusing on the technical methods of working with line and spot.
Finding itself in a difficult financial situation, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City is considering a decision as bold as it is controversial: to sell two monumental paintings by Marc Chagall, leaving them in their places at the center of the building, according to Logos Press.
Fashion house Saint Laurent has announced the return of the iconic Mombasa bag, which was one of the most recognizable accessories of the early 2000s, according to Logos Press.
For a visit to the Louvre in Paris, many tourists will now have to pay 32 euros, which is 10 euros more than the previous price, according to Logos Press.
A selection of cultural events in Chisinau: concerts, plays, exhibitions, festivals and meetings with artists. The most interesting events of the week – for a colorful leisure and inspiration.
Ryan Coogler’s vampire folk-horror Sinners (or “Sinners”) broke the all-time record for the most nominations for an Academy Award at the American Academy Awards with 16 nominations, Logos Press reports.
The Ministry of Culture is reforming the Agency for Inspection and Restoration of Monuments: the staff will be expanded and equipped with technology to more effectively monitor the condition of monuments and stop violations, according to Logos Press.
