Museums & galleries

French PM calls for curfews as cost-of-living fury rocks France

Students from the Ecole du Louvre block the entrance to Paris’ iconic Louvre Museum, the most visited in the world.

After a year in turmoil, the Louvre faces uncertain future

The beloved Parisian museum, one of the most visited in the world, has spent a year as the subject of police investigations, government reports and parliamentary inquiries.

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Bandung art: Museums, galleries and studios to visit in the Indonesian city

Murals along Braga street in Bandung. The city has been a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities network since 2015, and plays a key role in shaping Indonesian modern art.

Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

Visitors taking a photo of the window which was broken during the reopening to the public of the Apollo Gallery, where French crown jewels worth €88 million were stolen in 2025 in a brazen heist, at the Musée du Louvre in Paris on July 22.

Nintendo to open Super Family Restaurant in Kyoto where guests can dine in the world of games

Dishes served at the Super Family Restaurant at the Nintendo Museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture.

Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France, says prosecutor

Thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled.

Renoir paintings stolen from Riviera museum recovered; 5 suspects arrested

A sign indicates the entrance of the Renoir Museum after four paintings were stolen by thieves in an early-morning break-in, with two recovered nearby, in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

Wasp venom, crude oil: Britain’s Turner Prize finalists extract art from environment

(Clockwise from top left) Turner Prize contenders Kira Freije, Simeon Barclay, Marguerite Humeau, and Tanoa Sasraku are exhibiting at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.

Star Wars fans and art lovers line up for new George Lucas museum in Los Angeles

The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opened on Sept 22 in Los Angeles, California.

British Museum bans photos of Bayeux Tapestry as crowds linger

A camera operator videos a section of the Bayeux Tapestry during the press preview at the British Museum in London on Sept 7, 2026.

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