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After Louvre heist and string of thefts, Europe's smaller museums are on guardA recent theft at the Fondazione Magnani Rocca museum resulted in €9 million worth of stolen artworks. The incident reflects a broader tren...
Inside Demi Lovato's $7 million Studio City modern farmhouse in Los AngelesDemi Lovato’s $7 million Studio City home is a modern farmhouse. It has a psychedelic interior and a recording studio. The 8,500 sq ft home...
More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes eruptProtests against school funding and living costs drew over 400,000 people across France on Saturday. The Paris march started peacefully but...
Thousands march in France over schools and living costs as police use tear gasProtests across France have mobilized students and workers over insufficient funding for education and increasing living expenses. Demonstr...
France mobilises thousands of police to curb violence at protests over living costsFrance is dealing with nationwide protests due to dissatisfaction with school funding and the cost of living. Authorities mobilised a signi...
Albrecht Dürer, the Nuremberg-born artist whose self-portrait at 13 still survives in Vienna and whose prints helped spread Renaissance art across EuropeAlbrecht Dürer’s 13-year-old self-portrait survives nearly 550 years later, revealing the early talent of the German Renaissance artist who...
Why Washington’s National Gallery is putting broken statues on display — from ancient Egypt to MussoliniThe exhibition titled 'Broken: The Power of the Fragment' will showcase over 80 works in Florence. These works will demonstrate how damage ...
In 1889, archaeologists went looking for a 2,700-year-old tomb. 137 years later, its monumental burial chamber has emerged with gold, weapons and rare treasuresArchaeologists located an ancient Etruscan tomb at the Polledrara necropolis in Vulci, dating back to the seventh century B.C. The tomb, wh...
In 2005, a programmer spotted strange rectangles on Google Earth; ceramic shards proved they marked a buried Roman villa in ItalyA programmer found a Roman villa by examining satellite maps of his hometown. He noticed unusual patterns which led to a significant archae...
Julie Andrews once visited the real ‘Sound of Music’ house. The actress felt the evil spirit inside; the house is connected with a darker pastThe von Trapp family's former Salzburg villa holds a darker history than the famous musical portrays. Julie Andrews felt an unsettling pres...
Quote of the day by Florence Nightingale: “Live your life while you have it. Life is a....” — What makes a life meaningful? Powerful life lessons on purpose, discipline, and characterQuote of the day by Florence Nightingale: “Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it.” Her wo...
In 1963, 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into an Austrian glacier crevasse to survive; 63 years later, melting ice returned his lost belongingsIn 1963, a 23-year-old hiker threw his backpack into a crevasse on Austria’s Sulztalferner glacier after falling during a dangerous mountai...
At 10, he solved complex math problems. Unlocked the atom's true power. But his 3-word question about aliens changed how scientists see the universeEnrico Fermi was a child maths prodigy who went on to become one of the most important physicists of the 20th century, helping advance nucl...
In 1911, Mona Lisa was stolen in one of history’s most bizarre heists: The thief hid it under his clothes and nobody realised it was gone for more than a dayIn 1911, an Italian worker named Vincenzo Peruggia famously stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. This dramatic event captured the attention...
Around 1709, Italian harpsichord maker created a musical instrument still used extensively around the world: How Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano?Around 1709, Italian harpsichord maker created a musical instrument still used extensively around the world. Bartolomeo Cristofori develope...
Renaissance art theft shocks Italy as four Antonello da Messina works stolen from Sicily museumFour significant artworks by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum in Messina, Sicily. The thieves bypassed security measures duri...
Four Antonello da Messina artworks stolen in Renaissance painter's hometownFour artworks by Antonello da Messina were stolen from a museum. The theft occurred overnight on an Italian national holiday. Thieves took ...
The 3-minute art heist that shocked Italy has taken a major turnItalian police have recovered three valuable paintings stolen earlier this year. The artworks by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse were found du...
3 minutes, 3 masterpieces gone 5 months after Louvre robbery — inside the daring art heist that stunned expertsA major art theft in northern Italy has shaken the global art world after three paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne and Henri ...
Roman museum houses stolen artefactsThe "Museum for Rescued Art" is housed in a spectacular hall within the majestic Diocletian Baths, ancient Rome's largest bath complex.