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Cannes gears up for 66th film festival The 66th Cannes film festival begins on Wednesday. The world’s most important cinema showcase is putting the final touches in place that make this… 13/05/2013
New air for museums The precious relics on show in our museums provide us with a unique connection to the past which might otherwise be lost. But these remains are fragile… 13/05/2013
German Nazi-themed opera cancelled It is curtains closed for a Nazi-themed Wagner opera in Dusseldorf. The ‘Tannhäuser’, which had been running at the Rheinoper opera house, was cancelled… 09/05/2013
Manila: the Melting Pot It seems that almost every day a new skyscraper is sprouting up. With its population of nearly 12 million, Manila is among the top 10 biggest cities in the… 06/05/2013
Traveller’s diary: ManilaArriving in the bustling capital Manila was a unique experience. You leave the cool, air-conditioned arrivals hall and dive into the intense heat and mad… 06/05/2013
Thank you for the music Almost 40 years after they shot to fame by winning the Eurovision song contest, ABBA’s very own museum is opening in Stockholm. It traces their careers from… 06/05/2013
Divisive new Mariinsky Theatre opens in St Petersburg Russian President Vladimir Putin led a select crowd of guests at the first performance at the controversial new Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg on… 03/05/2013
Kerala: Dancing with the past Kerala, the south western state of India, is marketed as a tourist destination for its beaches, forests, backwaters and ayurvedic traditions. However the… 02/05/2013
High hopes for Mount Fuji as UNESCO decision nears Mount Fuji is a step closer to becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO’s advisory body endorsed the Japanese government’s application to register… 01/05/2013
The assassination that shook the world Fifty years after his assassination, the glamorous US president John F. Kennedy continues to fascinate. His life and death are the focus of an exhibition… 27/04/2013
Skopje: the future is in the past It’s the monument in front of which everyone wants to have their photo taken: Skopje’s largest statue features Alexander the Great, who is considered a… 22/04/2013
Traveller’s Diary: Saint PetersburgHaving visited other Russian cities, the first thing you notice in the northern capital is how surprisingly well-preserved is its historic architecture… 16/04/2013
Behind the curtain at the Mariinski Theatre In this series, we will be discovering the most amazing places in the largest country on Earth, where life sometimes resembles a theatre – and a theatre can… 15/04/2013
Our eye in the Russian sky! In this exclusive web bonus video, we take a peek behind the scenes of Russian Life series: Euronews’ Denis Loctier pilots a radio controlled drone to take… 15/04/2013
Sand beautiesSeveral artists created 16 sand sculptures during the first “Sand in the City” festival in San Salvador. The event aims to raise funds for the Tin Marin… 14/04/2013
Rijksmuseum inauguration – nocomment Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands declared the national museum open on Saturday after a decade-long renovation. Among other Dutch masterpieces, Rembrandt’s… 14/04/2013
Hopi fail to block auction of sacred masks in Paris The sale has gone ahead in Paris of a collection of Hopi masks that the native American tribe considered sacred, and had demanded be returned. A court… 12/04/2013
African literary giant Chinua Achebe dies aged 82 The man considered by many as the father of modern African literature, Nigeria’s Chinua Achebe, has died in Boston aged 82. His breakthrough novel, “Things… 22/03/2013
Bowie exhibition breaks record in London David Bowie has broken box office records with a new exhibition dedicated to his long and innovative career. It features more than 300 objects celebrating… 21/03/2013
The Hoff tries to keep the Berlin Wall standing From “Knight Rider” to “Baywatch”, David Hasselhoff has always been a hero. And now life is imitating art once more. The US actor is back in Berlin… 18/03/2013
Fashion Week in LisbonA visitor poses for a portrait during Lisbon Fashion Week March 9, 2013. For this three days event, more than 20,000 buyers, VIPs and guests are coming to see… 10/03/2013
Hessel, father of modern peaceful insurrection, dies at 95 The writer Stéphane Hessel, whose works inspired a global wave of social protests, has died in Paris. He was 95. Three years ago, he wrote a pamphlet… 27/02/2013
Ingenious thinking that saved Timbuktu heritage Now that islamist fundamentalists have been driven from Timbuktu, accounts are emerging about the ingenious ways that ancient documents were saved from… 20/02/2013
Maria Grazia Cucinotta on Italy, fashion and a magic wand Already known in front of the camera, the Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta is also making her way in Hollywood as a film producer. ‘Il Postino’… 15/02/2013
Zeffirelli: ‘Italy neglects its responsibility’ to the world He is one of the last icons of Italian cinema and theatre. Franco Zeffirelli, who turns 90 this year, welcomes us inside his home. Zeffirelli rose to… 11/02/2013
Who pays the bill for Italy’s cultural heritage? Ask any tourist, from New York to Beijing, to name an Italian monument. The answer will probably be the Colosseum. With nearly 2,000 years of history, the… 01/02/2013
Timbuktu’s disappearing gold Timbuktu, a city classed as a world heritage site since only 1988, was founded around a thousand years ago by Tuareg nomads. Later it became part of the Mali… 28/01/2013
Manet’s portraits A new exhibition, Manet Portraying Life, has opened at the Royal Academy in London. The works on show span almost his entire career, and focus on him as a… 24/01/2013
Virgin unions blames bosses for bankruptcy France’s Virgin Megastore has confirmed it will formally ask a court to declare it insolvent on Wednesday. That follows the collapse of sales of CDs and… 08/01/2013
Made in Mexico: movie of a musical journey Hecho en Mexico – Made in Mexico – explores the culture and sounds of the country in a cinematic tapestry of songs and interviews with singers and musicians. 08/01/2013
DSK play opens in Paris The Daunou Theatre in Paris is staging a play called Suite 2806, inspired by former IMF chief Dominque Strauss Kahn and his calamitous encounter with New York… 19/12/2012
Music in EuropeDespite the absence of borders, music has a hard time travelling in Europe. That’s the result of a study by Emmanuel Legrand for the European Music Office in… 03/12/2012
Turks dance up a storm in Belgium Fire of Anatolia is a Turkish dance company which is not just performing in Belgium, but also letting schoolchildren watch rehearsals. The show involves 85… 23/10/2012
Paris – the capital that never sleeps – nocomment A rainy night, but one of joy and culture amid more than 100 performances and exhibitions throughout the French capital, during the annual “Nuit Blanche”. 07/10/2012
Piccadilly Circus becomes real circus – nocomment London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus was transformed into a genuine circus on September 2 as part of the British capital’s 2012 festival. 04/09/2012
Paul Dujardin: Can Europe afford to be cultured? In this edition of I-talk host Alex Taylor asks: “Should we give money to encourage young artists? Or is it the struggle against adversity which pushes young… 07/08/2012
More awards from the Annecy International Film Festival Junior Jury Award for a graduation film “Friendsheep”, Jaime Maestro – Primer Frame / Escuela de Animación Junior Jury Award for a short film “História… 19/06/2012
rendez-vous-of-the-day 19/06/2012
Dancers in South Korea embrace the ocean The South Korean city of Busan was alive with music and performance as it hosted the International Dance Festival from June 1st to the 5th. The event… 11/06/2012
Grand Prix winners of EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards announced“When I was informed that 40 million euros were going to be given for the restoration of Pompei I wrote a tweet saying how happy I was about this. Someone… 04/06/2012
Moscow by metro In the penultimate episode of Russian life, euronews explores the capital Moscow. We began with the city’s famous underground. Carrying over 7 million… 04/06/2012
Traveller’s Diary: MoscowDenis Loktev, Moscow The final destination in our two-month long televised journey across Russia, Moscow remains the city all Russian roads lead to. The… 04/06/2012
At 103-years-old, the youth of Manoel de Oliveira! Generation Y met with Manoel de Oliveira. At 103-years-old, the Portuguese director continues to make films and to think of the world philosophically and with… 01/06/2012
Common culture and European cinema A quote, commonly ascribed to one of the fathers of the European Union, Jean Monnet said: “If I had to do it again, I would start with culture”. As… 24/05/2012
Thailand: sun, sea and a booming business economy Thailand evokes images of endless, sandy beaches but there is a lot more to this South East Asian country. In the first edition of our four part series ‘Thai… 21/05/2012
Tatarstan: a confluence of culture and religion On the banks of the Volga river, in the very heart of Russia, the republic of Tatarstan has reunited two religions in its history. Throughout the ages… 21/05/2012
Preserving the Future Turkey is the youngest country in Europe. The average age of its population is below 30. It is also the most ancient. An invaluable cultural heritage is… 21/05/2012
Kabul cinemaCinema goers watch a Pashto film at Pamir Cinema in Kabul. Once a treasured luxury for the elite, Afghan cinemas reflect an industry on the brink of collapse… 17/05/2012
Book or e-book? Sales of digital books are on the up in Italy. At the 25th edition of the International Book Fair in Turin it was clear that the paper-free book is here to… 16/05/2012
Magical carousel set to open in Nantes Standing 25 metres high, the Marine Worlds Carousel is part of an unprecedented artistic project in Nantes. But its magic is not yet complete. Once… 10/05/2012
The Traveller’s Diary: Denis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyDenis Loktev, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky For many Russians, getting to Courchevel is a faster and potentially cheaper option than travelling from Moscow to… 07/05/2012
Kamchatka, a freerider’s paradise The volcanoes and geysers of Russia’s Far East are the ultimate attraction for extreme sports aficionados. In this issue of ‘Russian Life’ we discover the… 07/05/2012
Sylvie Guillem: a portrait At ‘Steps’, the celebrated contemporary dance festival in Zurich, a name stood out among the top artists invited: French dancer Sylvie Guillem and her… 01/05/2012
The return of the Cossacks In the new season of Russian Life, we look at the most amazing aspects of the world’s largest country. We begin our journey in the south of European Russia… 30/04/2012
Voyage of Self-Discovery There are lots of ways to see the world. You can go as a tourist, work abroad, study, or you can become a volunteer. Saskia, Imanol, Pedro and Vaida did… 20/04/2012
Live Panel on “Culture without Obstacles”Culture Without Obstacles 28/03/2012
New life for the oldBreathing new life into the old, regenerating scrap and leading and teaching people to look at new ways of using waste. Those are some of the ideas behind… 27/03/2012
EU projects for disabled peopleThe EU funds a number of projects for disabled people. Here are some of them. CATCH (CZ) Catch links and integrates the world of artistic expression with… 26/03/2012
Culture without obstacles Breathing new life into the old, regenerating scrap, teaching people to look at new ways of using waste. Removing barriers and challenging attitudes to… 26/03/2012
Bonus interview: Yo-Yo Ma More excerpts from our interviews with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and the pipa player Wu Man. 21/03/2012
The Silk Road Ensemble, where music links east and west Wu Man plays an ancient instrument. She explained: “This is a historic Pipa. It was introduced from Persia and Central Asia, 2000 years ago through the Silk… 21/03/2012
Young people can explore Europe Rui Madeira is the manager of Theatro Circo in Braga. He is an actor and a stage director. He talked to us about the challenges of the job. Click here to… 12/03/2012
Driven by Dreams It can take a long time to achieve a dream. Portuguese band “The Gift” have always wanted to play the Circus Theatre in Braga. Eighteen years after their… 12/03/2012
Official chill falls on Serbia’s intellectuals The Serbian authorities are in the middle of a witch-hunt against critical intellectuals, whose most recent victim, Sreten Ugricic was for over a decade the… 09/03/2012
Madam Butterfly in 3D, fresh anglesIt is the most subtle of facial gestures that matter when you go to see a live performance. However, when you go to a grand venue and your seat is not at the… 24/02/2012
Radcliffe: From casting spells to hunting ghosts Young widower Kipp – played by Daniel Radcliffe – is asked to look into the legal affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House. He discovers a… 01/02/2012
Guimarães celebrates EU Culture Capital status – nocomment There have been celebrations in the northern Portuguese city of Guimarães as it officially became one of two European Capitals of Culture for 2012 (the other… 23/01/2012
It’s not Iron Man, it’s Fortune Man!Hindu devotees wearing headsets listen to a fortune-telling machine at Sangam in Allahabad. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakas 18/01/2012
Vaclav Havel – from pensmith to president Vaclav Havel, the man who was to become the symbol of the struggle against Soviet domination, was born into the Prague bourgoisie in 1936 just before German… 18/12/2011
Pirelli presents its 2012 ‘glamour’ calendar The 39th issue of Pirelli’s calendar has been officially unveiled. Simply known as “The Cal”, the calendar features the work of photographer Mario Sorrenti… 13/12/2011
Ukraine pianist Romanenko marries music and colour The world-class musician Nathalia Romanenko tells euronews about the challenges of combining music and lights for the Festival of Lights in Lyon, and how if… 12/12/2011
The European Book Prize The European Book Prize was founded in 2007 by the Esprit d’Europe association as a way of promoting European values, and contributing to Europeans’… 08/12/2011
Olympus report urges legal action A damning report has been released by the independent panel of experts looking into the accounting scandal at Olympus. It urges legal action against the… 06/12/2011
‘Melancholia’ triumphs at European Film Awards Lars von Trier’s apocalyptic feature ‘Melancholia’ has been named European Film 2011 at a glittering ceremony in Berlin. But the Danish director was nowhere… 04/12/2011
‘Black Gold’ glitters at Marrakech Film Festival Movie magic has come to Morocco where the red carpet is attracting stars from all over the world to the Marrakech International Film Festival. Fifteen… 04/12/2011
The best days of your life? If we’re lucky, we have memories of our school days and our teachers. Around the world people are working to ensure that everyone has these memories. Learning… 23/11/2011
Common culture is key to economic re-launch Frédéric, from Brussels, asks: In the current context of growing euroscepticism among people who despair for European integration for the moment, I’d like… 10/11/2011
Floods in Thailand’s Ayutthaya Ancient CityA Buddha head in the trunk of a Bodhi tree is partially submerged by flood waters in the ruins of Wat Mahathat temple in Thailand’s ancient capital Ayutthaya… 06/11/2011
Iranian Superstar Mohammad-Reza Shajarian tour To most people in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is a superstar – but the authorities loathe him and his music and have made it difficult for him to perform in… 22/09/2011
Marty McFly’s shoes back to HollywoodA pair of 2011 NIKE MAG shoes, based on the original NIKE MAG worn in 2015 by the “Back to the Future II” character Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, is… 09/09/2011
South Korea’s food goes global The South Koreans are keen for the world to develop a taste for their country, and they’re using food to do it. Now there are culinary tours for overseas… 05/09/2011
Building bridges through education Education plays a key role in connecting cultures and fostering tolerance. Our first report takes us to Morocco where a non-profit organisation aims to bring… 02/09/2011
French electro, Red Hot Chilling and a chip off the old Blockhead A look now at a few new releases, starting with France’s most international DJ David Guetta’s latest album. ‘Nothing But the Beat’ is a double CD featuring… 30/08/2011
Lviv, the ‘Little Paris’ The city of Lviv in the west of Ukraine is perhaps the best example of the stark differences between the country’s main centres. Its ancient streets give… 22/08/2011
Kiev: from past to present This year Kiev celebrates 20 years of post-Soviet history. The country’s capital is an indicator of how Ukraine, which has always been torn between East and… 05/08/2011
Tower of Hercules – 2,000 years of light The Tower of Hercules in Spain, was built by the Romans around 2,000 years ago. It is the only lighthouse from that period which is still in operation. It is… 03/08/2011
Venetian lace museum proudly reopens On Burano Island in the lagoon of Venice, famed for the splendour of its past, the Lace Museum is open once more, following lengthy restoration. ‘Vaporetti’… 02/08/2011
Surprising street art in Germany – nocomment Residents of Frankfurt were able to observe an unusual spectacle in the streets of the German city yesterday, after street artists went around wrapping bronze… 05/07/2011
Venice Biennale starts… with a tank and a treadmill The Venice Biennale, the world’s oldest and perhaps most-talked-about festival of modern art, is getting underway. Every two years, more than 300,000… 03/06/2011
Young artists shine in Tallinn’s Eksperimenta Young artists have taken centre stage at Tallinn’s European Capital of Culture with an exhibition they’re calling Eksperimenta. It is a collection of works… 01/06/2011
New direction for Andrea Corr After a four year break from music Andrea Corr is back with her second studio album – ‘Lifelines.’ Several tracks have been co-produced by Brian Eno on the… 01/06/2011
Tallinn’s terrific Treff takes to the streets After five years of delighting shoppers and tourists in Tallinn, Estonia’s Treff street festival has become a benchmark for performance art in Eastern… 31/05/2011
South Korea unveils world’s biggest floating island The South Korean capital Seoul is now home to the world’s largest artificial floating island, recently opened on the Han river. It is made up of three… 30/05/2011
Diary – The soul of the young Macedonian nationOhrid: the hidden gem of the Balkans Before travelling to Skopje for our three-part series on Macedonian life, I must admit that I had never heard the name… 26/05/2011
Europe’s big screen battle Michele Berrebi owns a small cinema in the south of France in Provence. The cinema was set to close when she bought it four years ago. Michèle admits her… 19/05/2011
Bendy concrete inventor up for top European prize The City of Arts and Sciences in the southern Spanish town of Valencia is a complex of modern buildings devoted to science and culture. Parts of this… 17/05/2011
Anish Kapoor gargantuan work invades Grand Palais A giant structure by British artist Anish Kapoor has been unveiled at Paris’ Grand Palais. The aim of the monster-like figure is to engulf the visitor, who… 16/05/2011
The soul of the young Macedonian nation The soul of any country is its culture and heritage, and for Macedonians they are of vital importance. In the last of our special three-part series we… 05/05/2011
Art Cologne: Kirchner, Panamarenko, Kaprow One of the world’s leading art fairs, Art Cologne is now in its 45th year. Open this weekend, the exhibition-cum-sale has works from more than 200 galeries on… 15/04/2011
Vienna, a city of soundscapes Vienna is a city where the past and the future live side by side. The pulsating metropolis, once centre of the Habsburg empire, has a rich cultural heritage… 12/04/2011
