Louvre museum says Mona Lisa could get a room of her own

Dozens detained as Paris police clear Gaza war protest at Sorbonne university...

11/05/2024

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday. French police detained 86 people following an operation to remove students staging a pro-Palestinian occupation at the Sorbonne university in Paris, prosecutors said Wednesday. [Voir]

Olympic flame relay sets off in Marseille, offering 'solidarity' with Ukraine...

11/05/2024

The Olympic torch relay began in Marseille on Thursday with the port city's football legend Basile Boli taking the flame in front of the iconic basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde before passing it on to a number of other celebrity sports stars including Ukrainian gymnast Mariia Vysochanska. [Voir]

Taylor Swift fever grips Paris as Eras Tour launches in Europe...

11/05/2024

Taylor Swift-fever struck Paris on Thursday as the highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe, with fans treated to the first-ever performance of songs from her latest album. [Voir]

French health minister visits overseas territory Mayotte after cholera death...

11/05/2024

France's health chief said Thursday that the response to the cholera epidemic on the country's Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has been "adequate" – a day after its first cholera-related death. [Voir]

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Eras Tour in Europe: the Taylor Swift effect hits Paris...

11/05/2024

The return of mega-concerts since the Covid-19 pandemic, with Beyonce and Taylor Swift leading the way, has highlighted the lucrative links between fashion brands and pop stars. What is the Taylor Swift effect? More information with FRANCE 24 culture editor Olivia Salazar-Winspear. [Voir]

'Humanly Possible': Author Sarah Bakewell on what it means to be a humanist...

11/05/2024

What does it mean to be a human, or more specifically a humanist? Is it about culture, morals, principles, science, freethinking, feelings or optimism? Or is it all of the above? The author of the new book "Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope", says it is all of those things and more. Sarah B [Voir]

From Victorian London to a Jamaica slave plantation: Literary star Zadie Smith on her new novel...

11/05/2024

Our guest is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed authors of her generation. More than 20 years after bursting onto the literary scene with her debut novel "White Teeth", Zadie Smith's sixth book "The Fraud" is out in French – based on real events in Victorian England. The British author speaks to Eve Jackson about her fasc [Voir]

The Venice Biennale: Redressing the post-colonial balance through art...

11/05/2024

In this episode of Arts24, Eve Jackson takes you to Italy for the oldest and largest cultural exhibition in the world – the Venice art Biennale. The breathtaking floating city hosts the Olympics of the art world every two years. It's the original biennale on which others in the world have been modelled. The 60th edition opened [Voir]

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