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In the Press · Museums · Heritage · Science

Specialists at the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen intend to use atomic oxygen, a substance found naturally in low Earth orbit, in the restoration of works on paper, reports The Art Newspaper Russia

Lead white enjoyed wide popularity from ancient times until the twentieth century, when it fell out of use. Lead white sometimes darkens very quickly. Traditionally, hydrogen peroxide, in the form of vapour or gel, is used to lighten discoloured areas, but these methods carry the risk of damaging other materials

In the Press · Faith · Heritage · Society · Paris

A Romanian national who set fire to the church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris last July, as Le Parisien reports, has been declared insane by the Paris Criminal Court

A Romanian national who set fire to the church of Notre-Dame-des-Champs in Paris last July, as Le Parisien reports, has been declared insane by the Paris Criminal Court. He was already known for similar acts in 2021. He set fire to a statue of Christ, which was

Archive · In the Press · Mores · Pop Culture

Of late American women have been seized by a sort of décolletage mania

Of late American women have been seized by a sort of décolletage mania. Evening dress has, in the shortest possible time, descended quite literally to the limit beyond which it is more than risky to go. Nor is low dress worn only at soirées and dinners: it is worn in

Archive · In the Press · Observations · Humour

In the Western press, Lenin is stubbornly called Nicholas in the 1920s, in the 30s, and even in the 50s and 60s

For example, The Times Record in March 1953, in a piece on the death of Stalin, publishes a photograph from Lenin's funeral, with the caption: This scene shows Nicolai Lenin lying in state at the House of Unions in January, 1924, His wife, Krupskaya and sister Maria stand

NB! · Aristocracy · In the Press · London · Monarchies · Mores · People

The Dashing Equerry Who Captured the Queen's Heart: The English Press Tells of Elizabeth II's Secret "Beloved", Lord Plunket

The dashing equerry who captured the Queen's heart: the English press tells of Elizabeth II's secret "beloved", Patrick Plunket, Baron Plunket. He served the Queen for 25 years and kept the secret of their "love" to the end of his life

In the Press · Mores · People · Humour

The philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes on Substack about his eating habits:

What I hate most of all is the politically correct politicisation of food. Recently in Germany I had a conflict with friends who wanted to go to a Lebanese place, but I hate hummus, which reminds me of the food that cows prepare for their offspring (first they make it

In the Press · Interviews · Cinema · People · Pop Culture

The Singing Actor

The Singing Actor. Oleg Andreyevich Anofriyev was an artist whose work is familiar to every one of us. A graduate of the Moscow Art Theatre School-Studio, he worked at the Mayakovsky Theatre and the Mossovet Theatre and appeared in a great many films, though seldom in leading roles. But

In the Press · Art · New York

The Art Newspaper publishes a review of the results of the New York contemporary art sales

The Art Newspaper has published a review of the results of the New York contemporary art sales. According to the analytics platform Pi-eX, the combined revenue of Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips came to $1.27 billion, 8% less than last year. The star lot of the season,

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Well, darlings, apart from being bored to death with everything and everyone, how are you getting on?

Punch magazine, England, 1946.

In the Press · Cinema · New York

The 10 Best Films of the 21st Century According to The New York Times:

1. Parasite, 2019, directed by Bong Joon Ho 2. Mulholland Drive, 2001, directed by David Lynch 3. There Will Be Blood, 2007, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson 4. In the Mood for Love, 2000, directed by Wong Kar-wai 5. Moonlight, 2016, directed by Barry Jenkins 6. No Country for

In the Press · Art · Museums · Heritage

The Bern Museum of Fine Arts has announced a substantial overhaul of its principles concerning works of art confiscated by the Nazis, reports Artguide

The Bern Museum of Fine Arts has announced a substantial overhaul of its principles concerning works of art confiscated by the Nazis, reports Artguide. Among the new principles, for instance, is a broader definition of works lost by their owners during Nazi persecution: such works now include those confiscated, those

In the Press · Art · Moscow · Museums · Saint Petersburg

The Art Newspaper has compiled its ranking of the most visited museums and exhibitions of 2024, available at the link

The top ten most visited museums in the country looks like this: 1. Peterhof 2. Tsarskoye Selo 3. Saint Isaac's Cathedral 4. Russian Museum 5. Hermitage 6. Tretyakov Gallery 7. Tsaritsyno 8. Museum of the History of Saint Petersburg 9. Museum of the World Ocean (Kaliningrad) 10. Island-