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The recent proposal to merge the Ministry of Culture with the Ministry of Tourism should be treated with great caution. This idea may appear to be just a bureaucratic restructuring. But the two ministries have distinct missions, functions and skill sets that should not be combined. The Ministry of Culture…

Bangkok Post

Lost first-century villa likely visited by three emperors unearthed outside Rome

Villa was likely built in early first century and abandoned in the third century, researchers say

The Independent UK

Rare 3,500-year-old Bronze Age gold jewellery unearthed in Aegina

Researchers have found a stunning collection of gold jewellery from the Middle Bronze Age at the Kolona site on the Greek island of Aegina. These artefacts were officially announced on April 22, 2026, by the Greek Ministry of Culture, dating back to the first half of the second millennium BCE.…

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Archaeologists discover 5,000‑year‑old hidden ‘fairy houses’ in Italy, which are now a UNESCO site

In the rugged heart of Sardinia, Italian archaeologists have excavated three ornately decorated underground tombs, known as the Domus de Janas, or “houses of the fairies.” These 5,000-year-old subterranean tombs, buried beneath centuries of earth and hidden near the famous Sant’Andrea Priu tombs, were once home to the Neolithic population,…

The Times of India

David Beckham pays effusive tribute to 'deserving' Victoria amid Brooklyn fallout

Brooklyn blasted his ‘controlling’ parents in a scathing online statement last week

Evening Standard

What are the Piprahwa gems, and why is India trying to stop their auction?

New Delhi says private sale of gems linked to the Buddha is unlawful and demands repatriation from Sotheby’s.

Al Jazeera

5,000-year-old burial of elite woman with inlaid toucan's beak found in Peru

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

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Peru's 12-Angle Stone Vandalized, Causing 'Irreversible Damage'

Peru's Ministry of Culture said in a statement that multiple fragments broke off "the emblematic stone structure."

Latin Times

France pushes for Unesco status for D-Day beaches and Carcassonne fortresses

France's Ministry of Culture on Monday filed an application to have the beaches in Normandy that were the site of the D-Day landings during the Second World War and the medieval fortresses of Carcassonne added to Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites.

Radio France Internationale

Saudi Arabia launches partnership with King Charles’s foundation to encourage handicrafts

New collaboration between the two kingdoms will offer training programmes from the King’s Foundation as part of Saudi Arabia’s Year of Handicrafts 2025

The Independent UK

Archaeologists perplexed by strange skeleton uncovered in Italy’s 2,200-year-old ‘Tomb of Cerberus’

Findings may shed more light on cultural demographics of Naples 2,000 years ago

The Independent UK

Identity of 2,200-year-old skeleton in 'Tomb of Cerberus' is a mystery

Archaeologists have found a shrouded skeleton that was buried around 2,200 years ago in a tomb with extravagant murals.

LiveScience

1,200-year-old lord's tomb laden with gold unearthed in Panama

The tomb was likely built for a pre-Hispanic, high-status adult male.

LiveScience

Cuban cabaret artist Juana Bacallao dies at 98

The legendary nightclub singer died Saturday in her hometown of Havana, according to a statement on social media from Cuba's Ministry of Culture.

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2,300-year-old shell mosaic discovered in luxurious home in Rome

Archaeologists think the house belonged to a senatorial family during the last years of Rome's Republic.

The Hindu

Artefacts from Hyderabad’s Adya Kala gallery find pride of place at Rashtrapati Bhawan

Marking the completion of one year of taking charge, President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated various projects at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Handloom art exhibition in Hampi

The JSW Foundation, a social development wing of JSW Group, organised “Woven Narratives”, a unique exhibition of Indian handlooms curated by textile designer, writer and curator Mayank Mansingh Kaul, at Hampi in Vijayanagar district on Friday.

The Hindu

Kala Bhoomi, the Odisha Crafts Museum, tries a collab

How a recent G20 meet in Bhubaneswar and an exhibition by a well-known Mumbai designer injected new life into the city’s crafts museum

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800-year-old mummy seized after man boasted about it to friends

Discovery was made at the Mantaro viewpoint in the Peruvian city of Puno

Bangkok Post

Diplomatic staff tour Isan sites

The Ministry of Culture is continuing with its mission to forge ties with other countries, taking diplomatic representatives from 28 countries on a special tour of northeastern Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Prayut calls for end to bickering over Muay Thai-Kun Khmer

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for an end to the "pointless" bickering over whether traditional boxing should be called Muay Thai or Kun Khmer, the term used by Cambodians hosting the event at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in May.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Islamic Arts Biennale Transforms Hajj Terminal into Museum

A wide audience of art fans from around the world attended the first-of-its-kind Islamic Arts Biennale, which launched on Sunday, at the Hajj Terminal of the King Khalid International Airport, Jeddah. Under the theme “Awwal Bait” (First House), the exhibition is aimed at celebrating the Islamic civilization with an artistic…

Al Jazeera

Video goes viral after Cambodia tries to silence popular rapper

Censorship of a song on labour rights highlights the difficulty of raising awareness as government tightens its grip.

The Conversation

Genoa, an example on how to rethink cultural heritage and urban sustainability

Urban planning has a long history, stretching back to Ancient Greece and even Mesopotamia. Many centuries later, Europe finally caught up with the idea when Genoa developed the Strade Nuove and the Palazzi dei Rolli – the “new streets” and “Rolli palaces” – in the late 1500s.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Film Festival Opens Door for 9th Edition Submissions

The Saudi Film Festival (SFF) announced it has opened the window for submissions for its 9th edition scheduled to be held at the Ithra Center, Dhahran, between May 4 and 11, 2023. The event is organized by the Cinema Association in partnership with the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture…

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