Italy wins decisive round against American museum for restitution of ancient bronze

Italy wins decisive round against American museum for restitution of ancient bronze

Seized by the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of Rome, which ordered the confiscation of this statue attributed to Lysippus. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in favor of Italy on Thursday in a dispute with the Getty Museum in Los Angeles over the … Read more

Omar Sy on all cultural fronts

Omar Sy on all cultural fronts

On April 24, the actor published a book in collaboration with Elsa Vigoureux. Since then, a cinema has been renamed after him, he was named a jury at the Cannes Film Festival and is included in the dictionary. “The recognition of the Trappists is worth more than anything else.” Omar Sy lent his name to … Read more

Belem, a 128-year-old multicultural symbol

Belem, a 128-year-old multicultural symbol

The flagship of French naval heritage has just left Greece, less than three months before the Paris Olympics. The three-masted ship took the Olympic flame on board and will be in Marseille on May 8. At 128 years old THE Belem the flagship of French naval heritage, it has seen several ship owners and several … Read more

New York justice returns 30 works of art looted from Cambodia and Indonesia

New York justice returns 30 works of art looted from Cambodia and Indonesia

A prosecutor in New York, home to a major antiquities trade, has returned works sold or transferred illegally by networks of American dealers and traders, including one convicted and jailed in India. The New York Justice Department announced on Friday that it had returned 30 looted works of art to Cambodia and Indonesia. Three million … Read more