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🇪🇸 El Mundo
World

Trapped in Bangkok by the war in Iran, a nightmare of canceled flights and outrageous fares: "Prices skyrocketed, it felt like the stock market"

Two directors from a museum in Turin find themselves stranded in Bangkok due to flight chaos caused by the war in Iran, facing increased fares and uncertainty.

Mar 15 • 08:35 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

"Orders from the afterlife – the girls must be remembered." Legionnaires' wives honored at the War Museum

The War Museum in Latvia honored the wives of legionnaires, who supported their husbands during both joyful and difficult times, highlighting their resilience.

Mar 14 • 17:11 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
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Ukraine: 'We cannot postpone life just because there is war'

Ukrainian museum director Olesia Ostrovska discusses the challenges and significance of maintaining cultural institutions in wartime.

Mar 11 • 11:10 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

The Prosecutor wants to interrogate Karol Nawrocki. 'The president has not seen the summons'

The Polish prosecutor's office is seeking to interrogate Karol Nawrocki in an investigation concerning the misuse of public resources for free accommodation at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.

Mar 11 • 07:39 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Partial remains of 12 Canadian WWI soldiers returned by U.S. museum

The remains of 12 Canadian soldiers from World War I have been returned from a U.S. museum after more than a century.

Mar 10 • 21:58 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

The Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas will be closed for 10 days: they explained why

The Vytautas the Great War Museum in Kaunas will be closed for ten days to ensure operational security during defense exercises related to NATO plans.

Mar 9 • 12:25 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
World

Ukrainian artist Alevtina Kakhidze to perform at Fine Arts Museum of Nantes in France

Ukrainian artist Alevtina Kakhidze is set to perform at the Fine Arts Museum of Nantes as part of the exhibition project 'Plants and People' on March 19.

Mar 5 • 13:13 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
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Visit to the Atomic Bunker: Back in the Cold War

A visit to a Prague museum reveals chilling connections to the Cold War amid current geopolitical tensions from Russian imperialism.

Feb 28 • 20:58 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The War Child was impressed by the image of herring and schnapps - the consequences can be seen in Tampere

An exhibition showcasing the works of Finnish graphic artist Pentti Kaskipuro opens at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, featuring iconic food studies and reflecting his significant artistic journey.

Feb 28 • 07:20 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
World

‘A living, moving exhibition’: Ukraine Museum opens in Berlin air-raid bunker

The Ukraine Museum has opened in a Berlin air-raid bunker, using immersive displays to convey the realities of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Feb 27 • 05:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

FINAL DECISION: The remains of the creator of the Estonian state will remain unexhumed

The Estonian War Museum's plan to excavate the remains of Jüri Vilms, a key figure in Estonia's history, has been halted following an agreement.

Feb 25 • 12:19 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
World

The Museum of Ukraine opens its doors in a bunker in Berlin to show 'the harshness of war'

The Museum of Ukraine has opened a new exhibition in Berlin's WWII bunker, showcasing the effects of the Russian invasion through destroyed vehicles and personal testimonies.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Russian Icons: War Against the Satanic West

A new exhibition in a Russian museum features religious icons that honor soldiers as martyrs in a narrative framing the West as a common enemy.

Feb 24 • 19:36 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Ukraine War Exhibition Opens at Berlin Nazi Bunker Museum

A new exhibition showcasing the realities of the Ukraine war has opened at the Berlin Story Bunker, aimed at raising awareness among the public.

Feb 24 • 13:05 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

The Moscow Gulag Museum will be transformed into a museum dedicated to Nazi crimes

The Moscow Gulag Museum will be repurposed to focus on Nazi crimes during World War II, commemorating victims of genocides committed by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet regime.

Feb 20 • 17:21 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

The Gulag Museum in Moscow replaced by an exhibition on 'Nazi crimes'

The Moscow Gulag Museum will be permanently closed and replaced with a new exhibition focusing on Nazi crimes during World War II, as announced by the city's mayor.

Feb 20 • 17:15 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Russia transforms the Gulag History Museum into a museum for the atrocities committed by the Nazis

Russia is converting the Gulag History Museum into a memorial dedicated to the Nazi crimes committed in the Soviet Union during World War II.

Feb 20 • 16:56 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Gulag Museum in Moscow to be transformed into museum dedicated to Nazi crimes

The Gulag History Museum in Moscow will be renovated to focus on the victims of Soviet genocide and the various stages of Nazi war crimes.

Feb 20 • 15:20 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
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
National & Local

After 80 Years, Russia and Japan Still Can’t Agree on Who These Islands Belong To

A conflict over territorial rights has persisted for eighty years between Russia and Japan regarding the Northern Territories, with a museum exhibit in Sapporo highlighting the Japanese perspective on the dispute.

Feb 19 • 16:40 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Photos: The Commander of the Defense Forces Presented a Flag to Veterans

On Wednesday, a formal ceremony took place at the Estonian War Museum where Lieutenant General Andrus Merilo presented a flag to veterans of the Defense Forces.

Feb 18 • 13:53 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Biloglav: The City of Zadar will have a Homeland War Museum by the end of the mandate!

Dr. Damir Biloglav announced plans for a Homeland War Museum in Zadar and outlined the eight conditions set for cooperation following the local elections.

Feb 16 • 22:00 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Maria Laidoner's Rare Archive Arrives at the War Museum

This week, a rare archive belonging to Maria Laidoner, the wife of General Johan Laidoner, has arrived at the Estonian War Museum.

Feb 13 • 09:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Hidden passage linked to Underground Railroad found in New York museum

A hidden passage linked to the Underground Railroad has been discovered in the Merchant’s House Museum in Manhattan, suggesting it was a refuge for escaped slaves during the civil war.

Feb 11 • 18:08 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

"We took away the saber that Cristina gave you": the war cry of Milei's supporters against the former director of the Historical Museum amidst the controversy over San Martín

Supporters of Javier Milei confronted the former director of the National Historical Museum over a saber associated with General San Martín, igniting tensions around heritage ownership.

Feb 7 • 13:01 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The Malvinas Museum launches a campaign for donations of photos of the fallen in the war

The Malvinas Museum has initiated a campaign requesting digital photo donations of fallen soldiers from the 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic, to create an archive using artificial intelligence.

Feb 4 • 23:10 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
World

Classic war monument damaged in Kiev

A museum near the massive Mother Ukraine statue in Kiev has been damaged in Russia's latest attack, according to Culture Minister Tetiana Berezjna.

Feb 3 • 08:51 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
National & Local

Russian attack damages Kyiv's Museum of History of Ukraine in WWII – photo

A Russian attack on February 2-3 damaged the hall of fame at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, located near the Motherland Monument in Kyiv.

Feb 3 • 08:00 UTC
🌍 Africanews
World

Sudan recovers hundreds of artefacts looted during the war

The Sudanese authorities recovered and displayed 570 ancient artefacts stolen from the National Museum in Khartoum during the civil war.

Jan 14 • 10:00 UTC
🇺🇦 Ukrainska Pravda
National & Local

3D models of mass graves and destruction: exhibition about Kharkiv Oblast opens at Kyiv's War Museum

An exhibition showcasing 3D models of mass graves and destroyed sites in Kharkiv Oblast has opened at Kyiv's War Museum, featuring replicas of atrocities from the Russian occupation.

Jan 13 • 15:28 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
🇩🇪 taz
Life & Tech

Michael Blumenthal turns 100: The man who made the Jewish Museum Berlin great

Michael Blumenthal, founding director of the Jewish Museum Berlin, celebrates his 100th birthday while being recognized for his significant contributions to the museum and his historical flight from Nazis to the U.S.

Jan 3 • 09:46 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

The Audi Museum Revives the Golden Era of Motorsport

The Audi Museum showcases a detailed exhibition featuring historic racing cars from the early days to the post-war era, including replicas and rare models that highlight significant advancements in automotive design.

Jan 2 • 05:10 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

The Bright Side: Libyans savour shared heritage as national museum reopens after 14 years

The national museum in Tripoli has reopened after 14 years, allowing Libyans to reconnect with their ancient heritage amidst the ongoing legacy of civil war.

Dec 31 • 03:31 UTC

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