Dublin News
US bank funds restoration of Dublin masterpiece
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is sponsoring the restoration of the painting The Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife, in Dublin's National Gallery. Viewed by about 750,000 people a year, it is one of the m...
London News
London children to perform with world-renowned orchestras
Thousands of London children are to be given the chance to play with world-renowned orchestras under a new scheme launched by mayor Boris Johnson.
The Music Education Fund will enable the capital
Barcelona News
Barcelona boosts culture with largest library in Spain
By 2015 Barcelona will have the biggest library in Spain, city authorities have announced. Construction on the new
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen gets new cultural centre
City authorities have approved the budget for a new cultural centre for homosexuals, bisexuals and transvestites, according to Politiken newspaper reports the Copenhagen Post.
Funds for the projec...
Jersey News
Branchage Film Festival returns to Jersey, Channel Islands
The Branchage International Film Festival returns this month for its third edition, with a wide selection of screenings and music events lined up in an array of unusual locations. It takes place on 23...
Amsterdam News
Anne Frank tree to be donated to museums
Pieces of the giant 170 year-old horse chestnut tree written about by Anne Frank in her diaries are likely to be donated to Jewish museums in Berlin, New York, Tel Aviv and Amsterdam, reports Dutch Ne...
Dublin News
in 2011 Dublin is to host the largest contemporary art event ever staged in Ireland. Modelled on Germany's internationally renowned Documenta Festival which began in 1955, organisers of 'Dublin Contem...
Dublin News
Protected status for Dublin's Mountjoy Square
Mountjoy Square in Dublin's north inner city is to be declared an architectural conservation area by Dublin City Council. Considered the city
Berlin News
Caravaggio recovered in Berlin
A 400-year old painting widely attributed to Italian baroque master Caravaggio, stolen from a museum in the Ukraine two years ago, has been recovered in Berlin by German special forces.
German exp...
Barcelona News
The Catalan parliament has voted in favour of a law that will mean 50 per cent of all foreign films being shown in the region must now be dubbed or subtitled in Catalan.
Among the members of parli...
Dublin News
Next year Dublin is to host the largest contemporary art event ever staged in Ireland. Modelled on Germany's internationally renowned Documenta Festival which began in 1955, organisers of 'Dublin Cont...
Dublin News
Bronze Age Treasures go on show in Dublin
Treasures from the early Bronze Age have been presented for the first time to the public at the National Museum. The 4,000 year old hoard consists of a gold necklace, known as a lunula, and two small...
