Marble sculpture of a nude young woman against a red wall
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France's Ministry of Territorial Planning and Decentralisation and Françoise Gatel
Thanks to the striking appearance of the lady behind Sébastien Lecornu during his address on the introduction of a curfew in response to the protests, I learnt of the existence of such an interesting department as the Ministry of Regional Planning and Decentralisation, which is headed by none other than
Applications open for the second National Prize for Cultural Sector Managers
The heads of museums, theatres, libraries and other cultural institutions can receive 1 million roubles for their work. Such a financial reward is provided by the National Prize for Cultural Managers, for which applications opened today. The prize is being held for the second time, with the support of the
Kikai eruption 7,300 years ago and the fate of the Jomon population of Kyushu
Around 7,300 years ago, on the sea floor off the southern tip of the island of Kyushu, the Kikai volcano erupted. It is known as the Kikai-Akahoya eruption, after the layer of orange volcanic ash, "akahoya", that it left behind. The eruption caused violent earthquakes, enormous
Black patina on the Etruscan statue “Arringatore” in Florence found to be deliberate
The bronze statue "The Orator", the Arringatore, depicts an Etruscan man in a toga with a raised hand. It was found in 1567 at Pila, near Perugia, and is now kept in Florence. According to reports of the time, the statue was green when it was found. It