Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week (16-22 November) in a variety of cities.
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Norwegian police said two climate activists tried in vain Friday to glue themselves to Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” at an Oslo museum and no harm was reported to the painting of a waif-like figure appearing to scream.
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Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frames of two paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya at the Prado museum in Madrid, police said.
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A young woman tried to throw soup at a painting at the world-famous Musee d'Orsay in Paris this week, the museum confirmed Sunday, in a similar attack to others by climate activists in Europe.
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The Arab Hall reopened after an $8.9 million restoration of the Victorian era's Leighton House museum in London.
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Two environmental protesters appeared in a UK court Saturday after throwing tomato soup over one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" paintings at London's National Gallery.
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The Egyptian Red Sea city of Hurghada is hosting the first edition of ALDAU International Art Festival (AIAF), with the participation of 40 visual artists from around the world to promote cross-cultural dialogue and produce iconic artworks.
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The exhibition titled “Mexico and Egypt from Above, a Unique Perspective” opened at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) Saturday and will continue through Thursday.
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In a war-scarred Beirut heritage house turned museum, archives of Lebanon's troubled past fuse with artistic depictions of its grim present to portray a country seemingly in perpetual turmoil.
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The Egyptian artist Ibrahim Abla reveals details of the upcoming caricature competition, Caricatunis, launched by the Fayoum Art Centre.
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Twelve Egyptian artists exhibited their works focusing on the process of perception in the You See Me, You See Me Not, a show organised by the Easel and Camera gallery.
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Egypt's International Forum for Caricature concluded its activities Thursday after a week-long show where artists from around the world paid tribute to legendary Egyptian singer Oum Kalthoum in their works.
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The cultural sector of the Prince Taz (Amir Taz) Palace launched a group exhibition showcasing works created for the 14th Luxor International Photography Forum.
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Spanish customs agents seized a Picasso sketch worth over 450,000 euros from a passenger who arrived at Ibiza airport without declaring the artwork, Spain's customs office said Monday.
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A woman's portrait painted in blue and yellow -- the colours of the Ukrainian flag -- and streaked with blood-red paint is among 300 pictures by Ukrainian children displayed in a Kyiv bomb shelter Friday.
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UN experts have confirmed the full or partial destruction of 152 cultural and historic heritage sites in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, its cultural agency said Thursday.
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The Egyptian Ministry of Culture announced that it had retrieved a long-lost paining by one of the foremost Egyptian painters Abdel-Hadi Al-Gazzar (1925–1966) and placed it in the Museum of the Egyptian Modern Art's collection.
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The Cairo Opera House is holding an exhibition of paintings by Egyptian painter Mohamed Abdel-Galil till 18 June at the Salah Taher hall.
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Saudi Arabia announced its first-ever Islamic Arts Biennale to take place at the Hajj Terminal at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah between 23 January and 23 April 2023.
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A Danish-Egyptian furniture exhibition featuring designers from both countries is being held at Trapholt Kunst Museum in Kolding, Denmark
Dubbed Bilingual Design, the exhibition runs between 5 and 12 May 2022.
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