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The author's first visit in Madrid was to the Museo del Jamón, the Ham Museum
The Museo del Jamón. The first cultural institution I visited in Madrid
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A Rather Witty Installation of the Exhibition "What Has Space Got to Do with It" at the Museum of Cryptography, Opening Shortly
Architecture · Art · Heritage · Paris
Restored Grenelle Fountain of 1745 in Paris with allegories of the city and the seasons
Let us stroll to the recently restored Fontaine de Grenelle of 1745, from which the water has already been switched off. For all the monumentality of its architecture, the fountain's decoration is rather modest, but what interests us are the allegories of the seasons concealed in the bas-
Books · Science · Nature
John F. Kennedy on Humanity's Origin in the Sea and Salt in the Blood
“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because the sea changes, and the light changes, and the ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is
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Arkhip Kuindzhi’s painting “North”, created in 1879
The North. Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1879
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On 16 October the Museum of the International Numismatic Club will open the exhibition "Byzantine Symphony"
On 16 October the International Numismatic Club's Museum will open the exhibition "Byzantine Symphony. Treasures Earthly and Heavenly". The history and art of ancient Byzantium will be told through an integral part of the artistic culture of the Middle Ages: coins. A most significant event in
NB! · Art · Museums
Sculptures depicting Diana, Ganymede with Zeus in the guise of an eagle, and the Resting Hercules at the Musée Jacquemart-André, at the exhibition of masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese
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A group of monkeys in Gabriel von Max's painting “Art Critics”, 1889
Art Critics. Gabriel von Max, 1889
Archive · Books · Paris
It Is Easy to Ignore the Rain When You Have a Raincoat
It is easy to ignore the rain when you have a raincoat. Truman Capote Photograph by André Kertész, Place Gambetta, Paris, 1929.
Archive · Mores · Humour
People on a balcony in a photograph from Fritz Schreiber’s album “Bauhaus”
One really cannot be so imprudent, even if one is living in 1932. A photograph from the album "Bauhaus" by Fritz Schreiber
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Exhibition “What Does Space Have to Do with It” opens at the Museum of Cryptography on 4 October
Only yesterday, space seemed inaccessible, frightening and far away. Today, everything is different. Every day, without a second thought, we use space technologies: when we talk to friends and family by satellite link, check the weather forecast or consult a satnav. Trainers, smartphones, memory-foam pillows, crisp packets and many
Cinema · Paris · Pop Culture · Society Pages
Julia Roberts awarded prize for iconic roles, ceremony on 28 February at Olympic Hall
Julia Roberts Receives Honorary César at the 50th Awards Ceremony. The beautiful Julia Roberts, the heroine who has won the hearts of millions in Stepmom, Pretty Woman, Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich, has been honoured for creating cult characters in the treasury of world cinema, with roles in films that