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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Exhibition at the Afro Museum brings together paintings and African artworks about Exu

The 'Padê – sentinel at the door of memory' exhibition at the Afro Brasil Museum invokes the figure of Exu through a blend of traditional and contemporary art.

Mar 22 • 15:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Albertina Carri inaugurates the 2026 season of MUNTREF with 'Punto impropio', a video installation about memory and disappearance

The MUNTREF museum in Argentina will launch its 2026 programming with two exhibitions, including a video installation by Albertina Carri that addresses themes of memory and the collective experience of disappearance.

Mar 13 • 16:27 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

The statue of Marshal Konev will be part of the exhibition at the Museum of 20th Century Memory

The statue of Marshal Konev will be featured in an exhibition at the Museum of 20th Century Memory in Czechia.

Mar 12 • 07:52 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

The removed statue of Marshal Konev will be displayed at the Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century

The statue of Soviet Marshal Konev, removed from the Interbrigády square in Prague, will be exhibited at the Museum of the Memory of the 20th Century starting next year.

Mar 12 • 07:41 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Considering It Personally: Children's Exhibition at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Focuses on a Girl Who Died from the Atomic Bomb and Her Brother

A new children's exhibition at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum will focus on the life of a girl who died from the atomic bomb and her brother, who shared her story.

Mar 7 • 00:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Contemporary Art that Leaves Nothing but Your Memory, Tino Sehgal

Tino Sehgal's first solo exhibition in South Korea, held at the Leeum Museum in Seoul, features live performances that engage audiences through dance and movement, creating a unique art experience.

Mar 5 • 09:29 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Education at the site of memory. Students will go to Auschwitz for free admission

Starting in March 2026, Polish students will be able to visit the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum free of charge as part of educational study trips organized by the International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust.

Mar 3 • 08:21 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Exhibition 'Everything Forgotten': 'Suddenly, 'Jewish' Was Very Negatively Connoted'

The Jewish Museum Vienna is hosting an exhibition titled 'Everything Forgotten' that addresses themes of memory and forgetfulness amidst a decline in visitor numbers.

Mar 2 • 16:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Putin erases the memory of Stalinist repression and reformulates the Gulag Museum

Russian authorities announced the closure of the Gulag Museum and its transformation into a new museum focusing on Nazi war crimes committed during the Soviet invasion from 1941 to 1944.

Mar 2 • 10:57 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

MIS reopens and inaugurates exhibition in honor of the history of MS

The Museum of Image and Sound of Mato Grosso do Sul opens the exhibition "Photography and Memory" honoring photographer Rachid Waqued, celebrating the region's history and marking the 50th anniversary of the state's creation.

Feb 26 • 15:49 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
National & Local

‘Soviet Genocide’ Museum to Replace Shuttered Gulag History Museum in Moscow

A new Museum of Memory dedicated to the genocide of the Soviet people and Nazi war crimes will take the place of the Gulag History Museum in Moscow.

Feb 20 • 11:10 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

They Want to Preserve the Distinct Memory of Prajzská. The Hlučín Museum Will Receive a Depository for 50 Million Crowns

The Hlučín Museum in Czechia is set to receive a new depository valued at 50 million crowns to preserve its unique cultural identity.

Feb 20 • 10:09 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Acropolis Museum: A photo and a memory in honor of Eleni Glykatzi-Aarveler

The Acropolis Museum shared a photo and memory honoring historian Eleni Glykatzi-Aarveler at an event commemorating ancient Greek women.

Feb 17 • 17:05 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The Memory Museum in Trouble in Mikkeli: Someone is Constantly Feeding Pigeons at the Entrance of Mannerheim's Headquarters

A museum in Finland faces a unique challenge as an unknown person consistently feeds pigeons at its entrance, prompting management to place a sign prohibiting feeding.

Feb 16 • 16:05 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

"Exhibiting the work of Graciela Iturbide is opening a window to the essence of humanity": Roxana Velásquez

The San Diego Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of Graciela Iturbide's photographs from February 14 to June 7, 2026, showcasing her extensive work that reflects on human identity and cultural memory.

Feb 14 • 03:01 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Nabu Museum: A Cultural Memory That Could Rescue What Politics Failed in Lebanon

The Nabu Museum in northern Lebanon serves as a cultural space, addressing the nation’s historical memory amidst political challenges.

Feb 11 • 11:11 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

A memorial plaque has been unveiled on Kalnciema Street in memory of writer Gunars Janovskis

A memorial plaque honoring writer Gunars Janovskis was unveiled on Kalnciema Street during a literary walk organized by the Latvian National Museum of Literature and Music.

Feb 10 • 07:08 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

The museum as a place of transit: Agnes Essonti turns colonial plunder into living memory

Agnes Essonti Luque's exhibition at the Museo Nacional de Antropología in Madrid recontextualizes colonial history by transforming the museum into a space of active engagement with the stories behind the artifacts.

Feb 9 • 15:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

Discover eight exhibitions to visit in São Paulo in February

The article presents eight exhibitions in São Paulo for February, highlighting photography, architecture, contemporary art, and historical memory, including a notable LGBTQIA+ exhibition at the Museum of Sexual Diversity.

Feb 4 • 02:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Life & Tech

The Prado claims photographs that tell its memory as works of art

A new exhibition showcases part of a collection of nearly 11,000 images featuring reproductions of galleries, paintings, and artists from the Prado Museum.

Feb 2 • 13:29 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

To preserve the memory of looted artworks, Sudan opens the doors of its virtual museum

Sudan's National Museum, looted in the early months of war, now offers online access to preserve lost collections and maintain a clear memory of its heritage.

Jan 11 • 10:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

A Museum that Cannot Be Plundered: The Story of Rebuilding Sudanese Memory in the Virtual World

Following a complete closure for over two years, the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum has reopened its doors to visitors virtually, reconstructing its valuable collections that were largely lost due to destruction and looting during the ongoing war in Sudan since April 2023.

Jan 4 • 10:41 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
Life & Tech

Museums and politics: From the vandalism of the National Gallery to the glamorous opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

This article discusses how museums can become battlegrounds of ideology and conflict, shaping cultural memory and historical narrative during times of political and military violence.

Dec 28 • 12:00 UTC

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