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With audiences dwindling and streaming on the rise, Paris’s iconic arthouse cinemas are racing to reinvent themselves or risk closing for good. One cinema in the Champs-Elysées area has adopted a "modular" economic model, enabling screening rooms to be r

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All that jazz: 'Chicago' brings grit and glamour to Paris

Culture • 4:58 PM

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The Broadway classic "Chicago" now has a certain "je ne sais quoi" on stage at the Casino de Paris. Our reporters went to check out this new production of the musical famed for Bob Fossé's choreography and its femme fatale, Roxy Hart. We also look back a

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Broadway musical Chicago returns to Paris

Culture • 3:55 PM

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The legendary Broadway musical 'Chicago' is making its return to Paris, bringing its sharp wit, dazzling choreography, and iconic jazz numbers back to the French stage. FRANCE 24's team ent to the Casino de Paris to see it.

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aja monet: The Grammy-nominated poet taking on power and the culture wars

Culture • 3:21 PM

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In this arts24 interview, Grammy-nominated poet aja monet joins us in Paris to talk about her new collection "Florida Water" and what it means to make art in a moment of political turmoil. She opens up about living through the new wave of American cultur

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Did humanity fail? Yorgos Lanthimos's new film 'Bugonia' asks the big questions

Culture • 3:16 PM

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Film critic Emma Jones tells us why Yorgos Lanthimos's latest film "Bugonia" manages to mix existential angst and entertaining performances in his sixth collaboration with Emma Stone. We also hear why Jesse Plemmon's turn as a conspiracy theorist is wort

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Culture: The art of seduction according to French actor Lucas Bravo

Culture • 4:48 PM

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French actor Lucas Bravo, revealed to the public by his performance in "Meily in Paris", is back on screen with "The Seduction", a fresh take on "Dangerous Liaisons". He told us about his own art of seduction.

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Reggae's 'OG': Jimmy Cliff in the 'very top echelons of legendary reggae performers'

Culture • 4:24 PM

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"Music is the universal language", in the words of Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who paved the way for reggae "rebel" Bob Marley and popularised reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career. Celebrating his life, legacy and huma

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Director Kaouther Ben Hania on five-year-old Hind Rajab's tragic cry for help from Gaza

Culture • 3:36 PM

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Hind Rajab's phone call to the Palestinian Red Crescent in January 2024 was, for director Kaouther Ben Hania, the "tipping point" in the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. As the Franco-Tunisian filmmaker releases her latest film "The Voice of Hi

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Remembering Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff

Culture • 4:19 PM

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One of the reggae artists who brought the genre to the world has passed away aged 81. Jimmy Cliff's widow announced on social media that he had died following a seizure and pneumonia. The Grammy Award winner worked with artists ranging from The Rolling S

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anaiis on her new album: 'I wanted to go back to places that moved me'

Culture • 3:50 PM

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This week on arts24, Marjorie Hache talks to anaiis, a Franco-Senegalese artist who makes beautifully textured R'n'B and who has just released "Devotion & The Black Divine", which touches on the fate of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora and seeks comfort in na

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Jamaican reggae icon and cultural giant Jimmy Cliff dead at 81

Culture • 2:40 PM

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Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

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Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81

Culture • 11:53 AM

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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, whose hits included "Many Rivers to Cross", "I Can See Clearly Now" and "You Can Get It If You Really Want", has died aged 81, his wife said Monday.

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Bollywood’s beloved ‘He-Man’ Dharmendra dies at 89

Culture • 10:05 AM

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Bollywood icon Dharmendra Deol, known to his legions of fans simply as Dharmendra or "Garam Dharam" ("Hot Dharam"), died in Mumbai aged 89 on Monday.

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The week in pictures: Trump hosts Mamdani, Kahlo sets a record and Beaujolais Nouveau is back

Culture • 1:21 PM

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani visits the White House, a work by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sets an auction record, Miss Mexico has the last laugh at the Miss Universe pageant and France's young Beaujolais Nouveaux wines get their annual moment

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'Stranger Things', Kim K's TV and 'Dangerous Liaisons' reimagined: November's biggest shows reviewed

Culture • 4:29 PM

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This month brings the end of an era as "Stranger Things" returns for its fifth and final season. Meanwhile, Ryan Murphy's "All's Fair", starring Kim Kardashian, in her first leading role has united critics in calling it a catastrophe, with The Guardian d

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A cultural stroll through Paris with writer Amanda Sthers and singer Keren Ann

Culture • 10:04 AM

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This week on Paris des Arts, author and filmmaker Amanda Sthers joins us to discuss her latest novel, "C", in which she explores the transformation of a couple while also portraying a France stripped of nuance, obsessed with identity issues and the rise

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7 million, sets new record for women artists

Culture • 2:33 AM

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Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait “El sueno (La cama)” sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, Sotheby’s said, setting a record for the most expensive painting by a woman.

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US artists launch nationwide ‘Fall of Freedom’ protest against rising censorship

Culture • 2:59 PM

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In this episode of Arts 24, we look at "Fall of Freedom" – a nationwide wave of performances, readings and public art events as artists across the United States mobilise against mounting censorship and political pressure on cultural institutions. Hundred

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Trumpet player Takuya Kuroda on the New York jazz scene and his genre-blending style

Culture • 12:10 AM

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Currently touring Europe, jazz musician and trumpet player Takuya Kuroda sits down with FRANCE 24 to speak about his beginnings in the industry and his recording process. Originally from Kobe in Japan, Kuroda says the country's jazz scene, particularly v

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Ariana Grande takes over Oz: 'Wicked: For Good' sparks frenzy, hype and a shocking premiere scare

Culture • 3:11 PM

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Film critic Emma Jones joins Eve Jackson to unpack Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's show-stopping return to Oz in Jon M. Chu’s "Wicked: For Good", the blockbuster sequel landing with sky-high expectations, brand-new music and even a headline-grabbing in

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Prestige, power, and the politics of Louvre leadership: 'They think they are kings of the world'

Culture • 11:57 AM

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As the Louvre stands beneath its timeless grandeur, the institution finds itself at a fragile crossroads. In a candid interview with Oliver Farry, French Art Historian and Editor-in-Chief of La Tribune de l’Art, Didier Rykner sounds the alarm, not just o

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This Frida Kahlo painting is likely to break the record of most expensive work by any female

Culture • 10:24 AM

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A painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo will be up for sale at Sotheby's auction house on Thursday. The piece known in English as "The Dream (The bed)" is expected to go for an estimated $40 - $60 million which would make it the most expensive work by a

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The Bright Side: Turkey rediscovers the art of vibrant Iznik tilemaking

Culture • 6:45 AM

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The production of intricately designed Iznik tiles flourished during the Ottoman Empire but threatened to die out as workshops closed and artists' expertise was lost to the ages. Centuries later, one researcher is on a mission to revive the traditional T

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A Klimt portrait is now the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned

Culture • 3:33 AM

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A rare full-length portrait by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever auctioned. The fiercely contested sale underscores surging demand for museum-calibre pieces as So

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Irish photographer Daragh Soden on being drawn to the world of drag queens

Culture • 1:33 PM

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An Irish photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his new exhibition here in Paris that raises questions about gender roles, identity and the relationships between those in the photographs and the photographer himself. Daragh Soden delves into the worl

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Music show: Multi-instrumentalists and producers Cate Le Bon and Ouri

Culture • 4:15 PM

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Producers and multi-instrumentalists Cate Le Bon, from Wales, and Ouri, who was born in French Guiana, joined Marjorie Hache to discuss their new albums and how much – or how little – location shapes their work. Ouri has just moved back to Paris after sp

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The week in pictures: Paris remembers Nov 13 attacks, US shutdown ends and the northern lights

Culture • 3:52 PM

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Paris marked the 10th anniversary of the November 13 terror attacks, the government shutdown in the United States came to an end, and spectacular northern lights illuminated skies across Europe. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the week's most striking ima

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'One's own room': Afghan women's current reality

Culture • 10:00 AM

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At first, its soft cushions, luxurious rugs and fine china evoke the warm hospitality of an Afghan home. Yet as the immersive theatrical experience progresses, the audience feels the walls closing in, the sky outside darkens and the narrator's stories be

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'Another England': Conceptual artist Phillip Toledano on his AI-enhanced images

Culture • 2:57 PM

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He creates images of a past, present and future that are tantalisingly close to reality: Phillip Toledano's approach to photography harnesses technology, style and a sharp sense of humour. He joins us to talk about his latest book "Another England" and t

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The Bataclan attack, 10 years on: Through the lens of photographer Marion Ruszniewski

Culture • 2:41 PM

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The Bataclan music venue has become synonymous with the Paris terror attacks of November 2015, when 130 people were killed, 90 of them while attending an Eagles of Death Metal concert at the Bataclan. Photographer Marion Ruszniewski was on assignment at

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French authors and screenwriters sue TikTok over copyright

Culture • 11:55 AM

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France's SACD collective representing some 60,000 writers for cinema, TV, theatre and comedy shows has filed a lawsuit in Paris alleging copyright infringements by the Chinese-owned social media platform, which is facing rising regulatory pressure in Eur

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Film show: Jodie Foster's flawless French in 'Private Life'

Culture • 3:44 PM

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French director Rebecca Zlotowski had dreamed of working with her ever since she first started making films: Jodie Foster now takes on the leading role in "Private Life" as a psychologist haunted by a mysterious disappearance. Film critic Manon Kerjean g

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Paris Photo 2025: World's biggest photography fair opens in French capital

Culture • 3:15 PM

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In this edition of Entre Nous we're discussing the Paris Photo exhibition which kicks off at the Grand Palais on November 13 and runs through to November 16. It's the biggest photography fair in the world. We speak to the artistic director of the fair, A

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From Le Mâle to Baccarat Rouge 540: Master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian's scent-sational journey

Culture • 4:03 PM

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He created Jean-Paul Gaultier's Le Mâle at just 24 and gave the world Baccarat Rouge 540, the fragrance that conquered the internet. Now, master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian – head of his own perfume house and Perfume Creation Director at Christian Dior –

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US rockers We Are Scientists celebrate 20 years of 'With Love and Squalor'

Culture • 12:24 AM

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American rockers We Are Scientists are pioneers of the indie sleaze movement and are currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking album "With Love and Squalor". It's a double celebration for the group, as they have also just release

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Music show: Max Baby on breakups, breakdowns and breakthroughs

Culture • 3:30 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with French multi-instrumentalist and producer Max Baby. A career in music was always on the cards for him, having made a drumkit at age six out of old biscuit tins. He dropped his debut

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The week in pictures: New York elects Mayor Mamdani, Shein arrives in Paris and a baby hippo

Culture • 10:28 AM

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New York elected democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani its new mayor, Chinese e-commerce giant Shein faced suspension in France as it opened its first-ever physical store in Paris and a baby hippo made her debut appearance at Berlin zoo. FRANCE 24 takes a

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Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga lead 2026 Grammy nominations

Culture • 5:27 PM

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Rapper Kendrick Lamar topped the list of Grammy contenders for the second straight year on Friday with nine nominations, including best album, record and song. Next up with seven nods is pop superstar Lady Gaga, making a splashy comeback to touring with

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Diane Kruger redefines power and desire in HBO's French drama 'Merteuil'

Culture • 4:27 PM

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In this edition of Arts24, we meet award-winning actress Diane Kruger as she returns to French screens in HBO's "Merteuil" or "The Seduction", a bold reimagining of the novel "Dangerous Liaisons". The German actress conquered Hollywood with "Troy" and "I

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From doxxing to death threats: Are music critics misunderstood?

Culture • 2:50 PM

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This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at the music critic. There are a number of challenges facing the job, including slashed entertainment reporting budgets and even hardcore pop fans threatening critics. Our guests are pop critic Minjae Jun and

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Discovering Greek gastronomy on a cultural stroll through Athens

Culture • 11:13 AM

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Paris des Arts has travelled to Athens, Greece, on a mission to awaken your taste buds! Greek gastronomy's ambassador Dina Nikolaou takes us to the beating heart of the Greek capital, the central market, to show us her country's finest fresh ingredients.

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Paris celebrates Isao Takahata, the pioneer who shaped the soul of Japanese animation

Culture • 3:26 PM

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In this episode of arts24, we journey into the enchanting world of Isao Takahata, one of the founding fathers of Japanese animation and the creative force behind Studio Ghibli classics like "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Only Yesterday". From his early da

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From architecture to Amazons: The best of new French cinema

Culture • 4:32 PM

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This week on arts24's film show, critic Manon Kerjean from Lost in Frenchlation joins us to explore four very different slices of French cinema – from monumental architecture to female bandits, nostalgic comedy and a sweeping national portrait. We begin

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'Centering Black women': Artist Roxane Mbanga on imagining her dream family home

Culture • 1:57 PM

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A Parisian artist, who has roots in both Africa and the Caribbean, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how as a child she could not even dream of her work being on display in a gallery in the city. Roxane Mbanga's exhibition sees her reconstruct the rooms of h

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Thandiwe Muriu: She turns African fabrics into optical illusions and the world can't look away

Culture • 4:30 PM

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Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu is turning heads and bending reality. Her vibrant portraits blend women seamlessly into richly patterned fabrics, creating hypnotic optical illusions that celebrate African identity while questioning how we see beauty,

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France's Goncourt literary prize awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for family saga

Culture • 4:07 PM

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French novelist Laurent Mauvignier has won France's most prestigious literary honour, the Goncourt prize, for "La Maison Vide" ("The Empty House"). The book "recalls the great realist authors of the 19th century, like Zola, Maupassant and Flaubert", FRAN

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France's Goncourt literary prize awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for family saga

Culture • 12:53 AM

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French novelist Laurent Mauvignier has won France’s most prestigious literary honor, the Goncourt Prize, for "La Maison Vide" (The Empty House). The work is a sweeping 750-page family saga inspired by his own relatives’ stories and spanning more than a c

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Music show: Self Esteem is witty and wise on 'A Complicated Woman'

Culture • 4:05 PM

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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem. She's one of the UK's most exciting breakout stars of the last decade, with Grammy and Mercury nominations under her belt. Her music is a mix o

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The week in pictures: Trump-Xi talks, Hurricane Melissa and Mexico's Day of the Dead

Culture • 10:26 AM

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US President Donald Trump hails an "amazing" meeting with China's Xi Jinping, Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, and Mexicans don colourful skeleton costumes as they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead. FR

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Replay: The Grand Egyptian Museum's opening ceremony

Culture • 8:19 PM

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Please watch the Grand Egyptian Museum's opening ceremony in Cairo.

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World’s fascination with ancient Egypt a 'heritage', Egyptologist says

Culture • 7:51 PM

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The world’s fascination with ancient Egypt is a cultural "heritage" passed down from the Greeks and Romans, said Vincent Rondot, Egyptologist and former director of the Egyptian Department at the Louvre Museum. Rondot noted that many aspects of Cairo’s G

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Key objects missing from the Grand Egyptian Museum's collection

Culture • 7:39 PM

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As Cairo inaugurates the Grand Egyptian Museum Saturday, FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson discusses several key objects missing from the new museum which include the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, the Dendera Zodiac in the Louvre and the bust

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Grand Egyptian Museum to display tomb paintings bringing ancient Egypt to life

Culture • 7:06 PM

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The Grand Egyptian Museum, which held its opening ceremony on Saturday, will showcase tomb paintings and other artefacts offering insight into ancient Egyptian life, said Salima Ikram, Distinguished Professor of Egyptology at the American University in C

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Replay: Watch Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's address

Culture • 6:48 PM

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Please watch Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's address at the Grand Egyptian Museum's opening ceremony.

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Grand Egyptian Museum opening ceremony music show

Culture • 6:45 PM

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Please watch the Grand Egyptian Museum opening ceremony's music show

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Egyptologists seeking to ‘give the credit where the credit is due’

Culture • 5:50 PM

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Egyptologists are aiming to “give credit where credit is due”, recognising not only Western archaeologists but also the Egyptians who carried out much of the “heavy lifting,” said Peter Der Manuelian, Barbara Bell Professor of Egyptology at Harvard Unive

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Grand Egyptian Museum a 'symbol' to be shared with world

Culture • 5:45 PM

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Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilization. World leaders, including monarchs, heads of states and governments, were to attend the grand opening ceremo

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Billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum innaugurated with lavish ceremony

Culture • 4:37 PM

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Egypt opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday in a lavish, spectacle laden ceremony, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said was "a new chapter in the history of the present and the future". Cairo has pinned great hopes o

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Five things to know about the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo

Culture • 10:32 AM

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More than two decades in the making, Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is finally opening its doors on Saturday, unveiling a vast collection of artefacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. Below, five things to know about the museum.

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Funk pioneer turned painter George Clinton opens art show in Paris

Culture • 9:15 AM

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Funk legend and Afrofuturism pioneer George Clinton opens a new chapter this autumn with an art show at the Mariane Ibrahim Gallery in Paris, featuring a collection of his abstract paintings and a sculpture of the "Mothership" – from his influential 1975

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