News about Culture

Starting from April 1, 2026, the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) issues in numismatic circulation the commemorative coin “Ion Pelivan – 150 years since his birth”, which completes the series “Personalities”.

The story with the so-called “golden Trump smartphone” is gradually turning into a dubious project with unclear prospects. The Trump Mobile website recently changed the description of the device: now instead of emphasizing American production, the wording “American design” is used. Experts believe that this is an attempt to soften the audience’s expectations against the backdrop of problems with moving assembly to the United States, a task that was initially presented as a key advantage of the device.

The National Archives Agency of Moldova, within the framework of a signed cooperation agreement, handed over to Arcanum, the leading Central European operator in the field of digitization of printed press, another large batch of historical newspapers for digitization.

A daring robbery has taken place in Italy, targeting works by world-famous artists. Unknown persons stole paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse from a museum near Parma. The total value of the stolen works is estimated at about 9 million euros.

Vincent van Gogh is an artist whose name today is associated with the genius and emotional power of art, but in his lifetime he remained almost invisible. Born on March 30, 1853, he came to painting rather late – only at the age of 27, after a series of failures in his career and personal life. Attempts to become an art dealer and preacher ended in failure, but it was this crisis that became the starting point for his work.

The Evimall shopping center was officially put into operation in Balti. This is one of the largest private investment projects and the first shopping and entertainment center of this scale in the north of Moldova.

Andreas Treichl, former head of the Erste Group and chairman of the supervisory board of ERSTE Stiftung, was guest editor of the Austrian edition of Die Presse as part of the anniversary celebration of the Sunday edition of Presse am Sonntag.

Kiev customs officers have prevented 39 archaeological items of cultural value from being illegally sent outside Ukraine in international mail. Residents of Kharkiv, Prykarpattia and Vinnytsia regions tried to send them to the USA, France and Italy.

Parliament has taken note of the statement of MP Nicolae Botgros, elected on the list of the PAS party, on resigning from the parliamentary mandate. The relevant draft resolution was supported by 59 MPs.

Researchers have concluded that swearing can have unexpected effects on human behavior and performance. According to a new study from Keele University, using profanity can not only reduce stress, but also increase physical endurance and self-confidence.

In the Netherlands found remains that may belong to the legendary musketeer Charles de Butts de Castelmore, d’Artagnan – the historical prototype of the hero of the works of Alexander Dumas.

Moldova Art Week was built on a simple idea: companies that work with public attention have a responsibility toward culture. Two years later, the project has reached 104 artists, two cities, and nearly €80,000 worth of donated advertising space.

The Louvre has announced the launch of a major restoration of the “Cycle of Maria de’ Medici” series of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens. The project will cover 24 paintings with a total area of about 293 square meters and will be the largest initiative of the museum’s painting department in recent years.

Generative neural networks have made their way into everyday life over the past few years: letters, recipes, travel planning and even medical advice are now sought by many people from AI. This accessibility has spawned a new phenomenon – cognitive laziness, where the brain outsources some of the mental work to a machine, saving resources. In essence, this is the modern version of “cognitive cheapskate,” a concept described in 1984: humans have always sought to minimize effort, but now this has been achieved through the automation of entire thought processes.

The Ministry of Culture announced the end of the application stage for the competition for granting subsidies to media institutions in 2026. A total of 58 applications from 55 organizations were submitted.

The neural network tools used in the Eksmo publishing house gave an unexpected failure: the algorithm thought that the surname “Dragunsky” might fall under the law on drug propaganda. The reason was a language association – the system matched part of the surname “drag” with the English word drug.

Moldova’s national soccer team will play a friendly match against Bulgaria, Logos Press reports.

Some people come up with their best ideas deep in the night, while others manage to close half of the cases by morning. And this is not about discipline or “good habits” at all. More and more research confirms that sleep patterns are determined not by willpower, but by biology.

The Italian car industry surprises again: a unique one-seater supercar from Dallara Automobili is preparing to change owners at the prestigious RM Sotheby’s auction. It is about the Macchina Posto Singolo model – a car created at the height of the pandemic, when most people were sitting at home, and the engineer Giampaolo Dallara realized an unusual project together with his team.

Legendary New York jewelry house Tiffany & Co. is opening a new page in its history by announcing the appointment of actress, producer and director Natalie Portman as the global face of the brand. She will be the embodiment of the modern understanding of elegance, sincerity and refined luxury.