Avatar5th4 days agoBritish Museum closes to visitors as Energy Embargo for Palestine group gathers outsideverified_publisherThe Guardian - Heather StewartNew protest group is critical of London museum’s sponsorship by BP and seeks to make link with Gaza
Avatar5thMona: Australian art museum sued over women's-only exhibitbbc.co.uk - By Tiffanie TurnbullInside Tasmania's famous Museum of Old and New Art lies a large, emerald-draped cube. The walls are thick silk curtains. Within them, a cascading chandelier hangs over a phallus-shaped velvet couch and a chequered marble floor. Opulent gold accents everything - from the framed art on the walls to …
Avatar5thBibby Stockholm: Government to investigate migrants' baptismsbbc.co.uk - By Curtis LancasterThe home secretary is investigating how the asylum system deals with migrants who have converted to Christianity. It follows claims from a Weymouth church that Muslim men living on board the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is moored off Portland in Dorset, were preparing for Christian baptism. Sussex MP …
Avatar5thMona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci paintingbbc.co.uk - By Oliver SlowEnvironmental protesters have thrown soup at the glass-protected Mona Lisa in France, calling for the right to "healthy and sustainable food". The 16th Century painting by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world's most famous artworks, and is held at the Louvre in central Paris. The Louvre said the …
Avatar5thSheku Kanneh-Mason: Rule, Britannia! makes people uncomfortablebbc.co.uk - By Noor Nanji & Steven McIntoshMusician Sheku Kanneh-Mason has said Rule, Britannia! "makes people feel uncomfortable" and should not be sung at the Last Night of the Proms. The song sparked debate in 2020 when the BBC reversed its decision to drop its lyrics from the Proms. Rule, Britannia! is controversial due to its …
Avatar5thMary, Crown Princess of Denmark: Australia celebrates an unexpected queenbbc.co.uk - By Hannah RitchieWhen the world's last reigning queen announced her abdication, history was also made in a country far, far away. "I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik," Queen Margrethe II of Denmark said. Her decision to make way for "the next generation" of Danish royals has sent ripples …