A room of her own: Mona Lisa could be moved, says Louvre
New room would give thousands of daily visitors better experience, says museum president The Mona Lisa, the world’s most famous portrait, could get a room...
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Aya Nakamura thanks fans for support over Olympics racism as she wins awards
French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all the blacks’ after backlash over rumoured Paris show The French pop star Aya Nakamura has...
Laurent Cantet, film-maker who tackled diversity and class in France, dies aged 63
Director of Palme d’Or-winning film Entre les Murs (The Class) was much praised for humanism in projects Laurent Cantet, the award-winning film-maker whose creations tackled...
‘Are we joking?’: Venice residents protest as city starts charging visitors to enter
Day-trippers will have to pay €5 to visit Italian city under scheme designed to protect it from excess tourism Authorities in Venice have been accused...
Insider art: Vatican sets up Biennale pavilion at Venice women’s jail
Pope Francis to attend installation that includes short film featuring Zoë Saldaña and Giudecca inmates Originally a convent dating to the 13th century, and once...
The Guardian view on pilgrimage: a 21st-century spiritual exercise | Editorial
As a recent BBC series confirms, the idea of a spiritual journey has survived the decline of organised religion In Geoffrey Chaucer’s England, the arrival...
Revealed: the picture sneaked by employee into a German gallery
Technician, who hung his own picture in an exhibition about art world glitches, has been sacked and given a three-year ban The first picture that...
Collection of unreleased Marvin Gaye songs found in Belgium
Questions surround ownership of demo tapes reportedly left by soul artist as a thank-you to his Ostend hosts A collection of cassette tapes containing a...
Singer Aya Nakamura hits back at racist abuse over Olympics rumour
New track features lyrics ‘It’s them that don’t like me’ after far-right backlash against idea she could cover Édith Piaf song The French-Malian superstar Aya...
‘Sport is never just sport’: Olympics exhibition in Paris reflects 20th century’s highs and lows
Les Jeux Olympiques: Miroir des Sociétés opens ahead of Paris Olympics and puts previous games in context of conflicts and injustices From the Nazi stadium...
