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France's Louvre reopens after 16-week virus shutdown
The museum's most popular draws such as Leonardo's Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, and the Louvre's vast antiquities collection will be accessible

Paris Louvre museum reopens July 6 after crippling losses
Visitors will have to wear masks, there will be no snacks or cloakrooms available and the public will have to follow a guided path through the museum

Flag Day: Dapitan’s Rizal museum raises banner for COVID-19 frontliners
‘This year, our display of flags takes on a greater meaning,’ says the Museo ni Rizal-Dapitan, echoing the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

While on lockdown, Ayala Museum goes online – and on Animal Crossing
What's it like to view the works of Juan Luna on Animal Crossing? Strange, but amusing.

Met museum in New York aims to open in mid-August after lockdown
The Met is the first museum in the city to announce a date for reopening

Ayala Museum is taking its International Museum Day events online
It involves an Animal Crossing tour, so sign up now

British Museum intercepts Mesopotamian fakes
The haul includes clay figurines, animal-shaped pots and nearly 190 clay tablets covered with cuneiform writing

View Azor Pazcoguin's 'tayp.rayt.er' online via the BenCab museum
The exhibition can be viewed online through the Bencab museum Facebook page

Anne Frank's diary more relevant than ever, 75 years on
The 'Diary of a Young Girl' has become one of the world's most-read books, selling 30 million copies and being translated into more than 70 languages

'Don't forget us!' – Europe's museums respond to virus
Europes famous museums turn to the internet to reach out to audiences in imaginative ways during an almost continent-wide lockdown

Ayala Museum releases Philippine textile outfit codes for 'Animal Crossing'
Customize your 'Animal Crossing' looks with Philippine textile!

Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch gallery– museum director
(UPDATED) The 1884 painting, titled the 'Parsonage Garden at Neunen in Spring" has been taken during a pre-dawn break-in at the Singer Laren Museum near Amsterdam

National Museum closes to the public 'until further notice' over coronavirus fears
The closure covers all museums and archaeological sites under the National Museum network

U.S. museum targets gender gap by acquiring only works by women
Maryland's Baltimore Museum of Art makes a 'radical' move to boost women's participation in the arts – a decision drawing both praise and skepticism

Glittering symbol of press, Newseum set to close its doors
In a reflection of the woes facing the US media industry, the Newseum will be closing its doors on December 31

In search of the perfect cabbage and pork slab in Taiwan
Well, I went to the twin national museums instead

Here's where you can find Ravenclaw's diadem, the Time-Turner, and a whole bunch of wands in Manila
Time to apparate to Museum Context UK's pop-up at the SM Mall of Asia

Dozens of endangered turtles disappear from Japan zoo
Officials fear the turtles may have been stolen for sale on the black market, where they are valued as exotic pets

Louvre blockbuster: Honoring Leonardo da Vinci 500 years later
The Louvre museum in Paris opens their biggest exhibition yet of Leonardo da Vinci's works to celebrate his 500th death anniversary

[PODCAST] Laffler Talk: In a room full of art
Where do Vincent’s fans go? Now I think I know.

Martial Law museum set to open by 2022
The Freedom Memorial Museum wll follow the 'brutalist' design that won the contest launched by the Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission

Budapest 'selfie museum' a hit with Instagram generation
The selfie opportunities among the 11 interactive installations at the 400-square-meter facility include a ride on banana swings, a climb on a unicorn, or a lounge on giant macaroons

Budapest 'selfie museum' a hit with Instagram generation
Budapest's newest 'selfie museum' is one of the city's most popular attractions, dubbed as 'the first of its kind' in Europe

Frank Lloyd Wright buildings named UNESCO World Heritage sites
The Guggenheim Museum in New York is among the creations of the late American architect Frank Lloyd Wright which were selected as UNESCO World Heritage sites

Belfast museum putting final touches on tapestry depicting 'Game of Thrones' saga
The volunteers at Ulster Museum are putting final touches to the 90 meter tapestry depicting all 8 seasons

Inventors and DIY lovers, get tinkering at the Manila Mini Maker Faire 2019
150 makers from all over the country will be presenting their innovative DIY projects at The Mind Museum from June 22 to 23

Restored Cariño House reopens in Candon, Ilocos Sur
Before there was the Philippine Republic, there was the Republic of Candon and we now have a museum for it

IN PHOTOS: The new Chinatown Museum in Binondo
Chinatown's rich history comes alive in this museum

Staff of Louvre Museum in Paris go on strike over worker shortage
Due to the increasing number of museum visitors, the Louvre's staff is now 'suffocating' and very 'overwhelmed'

Sleepless in Berlin: Nightingales flock to scruffy city parks
A project by Berlin's Natural History Museum asks city dwellers to go out and record nightingales' song with their smartphone and upload it onto an app

Something new to see in the old Walled City – Museo de Intramuros
Intramuros' latest attraction opens its doors to the public on May 2, with admission free for the next 6 months

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Brussels Jewish museum killer
'What we ask, without the slightest hesitation, is that you sentence Mehdi Nemmouche to life in prison,' prosecutor Yves Moreau tells a Brussels court
Japan's Arata Isozaki wins Pritzker prize, the 'Nobel' of architecture
Isozaki is the 46th Pritzker laureate and the 8th Japanese architect to receive the honor. Winners receive a bronze medallion and $100,000.

Miagao's hablon weavers to conduct free demos, lectures in Iloilo
PRESS RELEASE: The 'Kababainhan, Paghabol, Komunidad: A Hablon Weaving Demonstration and Lecture' is a tribute to the artistry and craftsmanship of weavers of Panay

Lovesick on Valentine's? Museum of broken hearts has the antidote
Zagreb's Museum of Broken Relationships displays various objects on stories of heartbreak

IN PHOTOS: Museum of Philippine Economic History opens in Iloilo
The museum features galleries highlighting the industries, trade, and commerce in the Philippines through the years

[OPINION] What the Bangsamoro Museum needs to do
The museum should honor the humblest of the Muslims of the Philippines – not just their leaders, nor only the principals of the protracted peace process

Dogs have their day at revived New York museum
The American Kennel Club's Museum of the Dog in midtown Manhattan, contains a smorgasbord of works of varying aesthetic ambition, along with interactive displays

Alleged Brussels museum killer was 'sadistic' Syria jailer
Former hostage Nicolas Henin describes Mehdi Nemmouche as a 'sadistic, playful and narcissistic' man

IN PHOTOS: ARMM opens first Bangsamoro Museum
The museum opens as the second round of voting for the Bangsamoro takes place

Belgian museum attack suspect denounces intimidation
Appearing in the dock in Brussels' main criminal court, 33-year-old Mehdi Nemmouche again denies shooting dead 4 people in the 2014 anti-Semitic attack, and 'condemned any act of intimidation'

Travel ban for 'fragile' Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'
'It is therefore important that the painting is moved as little as possible and in a stable climate,' says Van Gogh Museum director Axel Rueger

Brazil museum holds first exhibition since fire
The director of the National Museum, Alexander Kellner, says that the exhibition is 'major proof that the museum is alive and operating with available tools'

Fossil of prehistoric deer found in Argentina
The fossil – which hasn't yet been given a definitive age – includes almost 70% of the animal, including its spine, extremities and teeth

Belgian Jewish museum attack suspect appears in court
Suspect Mehdi Nemmouche, through his defense lawyer, says he wants 'to see his innocence recognized'

Museum devoted to magic of cinema to open in Los Angeles
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is set to open in 2019, with the first temporary exhibition devoted to Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki

Duterte reacts to Ressa’s Time cover | Midday wRap
Watch Rappler's midday wRap with Ralf Rivas

Church hits bid to put one Balangiga bell in National Museum
'They belong in the church, not in a museum,' says the Catholic Church in Borongan, which owns the historic Balangiga Bells

Rare Van Gogh photo is of Vincent's brother, say experts
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam announces the shock discovery about what was previously thought to be one of only two photos of Vincent, and which has appeared in dozens of books

'A confession': Gus Albor marks 49 years of art with Ayala Museum exhibit
The exhibit is the biggest gathering of the abstract artists' works
