Cultural Heritage

Culture news

Portuguese bullfighter's death sparks row over social media hate

There's always heated debate about bullfighting in Portugal. Supporters claim its celebration of tradition and culture, while animal welfare activists say it's an outdated practice. But the tone of such arguments have changed dramatically this week following the death of a young bullfighter.

30/08/2025

Travel News

How Dubrovnik is using tourists to protect its cultural heritage

As record numbers of tourists continue to visit Dubrovnik this year, the city is looking for positive ways to use tourism revenue to protect fragile monuments.

22/08/2025

Lifestyle

Mexico accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation over shoe design

The "Oaxaca Slip-On" was created as part of a collaboration between Adidas Originals and US designer Willy Chavarria. Oaxaca state authorities said the company did not acknowledge the design's indigenous origins.

07/08/2025

Culture news

German courts convicts trio for stealing ancient Celtic gold coins

A German court has convicted three men of stealing hundreds of coins from a Celtic and Roman museum that are considered to be part of the biggest trove of Celtic gold found in the 20th century.

29/07/2025

Art

Bukhara Biennial: A ten-week exploration of food, art, craft and music

In the heart of Bukhara, where caravans once traded silk and spices under the desert sun, something new is simmering, and it all begins with a recipe.

27/07/2025

Europe News

EU vows to protect Ukrainian culture as Russia targets over 500 sites

Moscow has destroyed or damaged more than 500 cultural sites in Ukraine, according to UNESCO. The EU has allocated an additional €2 million to support the cultural sector.

11/07/2025

Culture news

Can-can celebrations as iconic Moulin Rouge windmills turn again

Traffic was blocked in Paris' famous Montmarte district as dancers from the legendary Moulin Rouge performed outside the venue to celebrate the wheels turning again on its iconic windmill, more than a year after it accidentally dropped to the ground.

11/07/2025

Culture news

Thousands celebrate traditional Estonian song and dance in Tallinn

The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers echoed across Estonia this weekend to unite in folk song and dance, much to the delight of huge crowds of spectators unfazed by gloomy weather in Tallinn.

07/07/2025

Culture news

Spain's San Fermin kicks off with a chupinazo that looks to Palestine

The nine-day festival is famed for its “encierros,” or bull runs, which, starting on Monday, will see thousands of people sprint to avoid six bulls charging along a winding cobblestoned route to the city’s bullring.

06/07/2025

Culture news

Madrid's Puerta de Alcalá monument wins the Europa Nostra 2025 award

Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida and Luis Cueto Ferrándiz celebrated the Europa Nostra 2025 Prize awarded to the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid for its exemplary restoration.

30/06/2025

Culture news

Beamish: Unique open-air attraction named UK's Museum of the Year

Featuring a recreated 1950s town, Beamish in County Durham was awarded the prestigious prize for its "joyous, immersive and unique" atmosphere that's shaped by "the stories and experiences of its community."

27/06/2025

Lifestyle

Fashion designer Brunello Cucinelli gets doctorate in architecture

Brunello Cucinelli is known to many as the king of cashmere and a fashion philosopher. Now the luxury fashion designer can add Doctor of Architecture to his titles as he's recently received an honorary diploma for restoring his Umbrian village.

01/06/2025

Culture news

Auction of historical Buddha gems postponed after India backlash

Sotheby’s in Hong Kong postponed an auction of gems with ties to early Buddhism after backlash from India’s government, which said the jewels were the country's religious and cultural heritage.

08/05/2025

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Sinners' - The best film of 2025 so far

Ryan Coogler returns with his most ambitious project yet - a Jim Crow period drama doubling up as a vampire horror that's thrilling and allegorically layered. It's the best film of 2025 so far.

18/04/2025

Travel News

Can an hour of volunteering make tourism better? Fiji thinks so

Whether you’re planting coral or learning to cook, Fiji wants your holiday to have a bigger impact.

14/04/2025

Culture news

Will science and culture unite to revitalise the Aral Sea Region?

By combining the power of art, culture, design and ecology, does the Aral Culture Summit have the potential to transform not just the landscape of crisis-hit Karakalpakstan, but even the way we approach environmental regeneration?

04/04/2025

Art

Japan explores 'Young Polish' art movement in landmark exhibition

Works by Polish artists from the 19th and 20th centuries are on display for the first time at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. The exhibition 'Young Poland: Polish Art 1890-1918' includes echoes of Japanese artistic tradition.

30/03/2025

Culture news

Versailles makes its private parts public to celebrate Third Republic

The Château de Versailles is honouring an overlooked heritage — and the highly symbolic role played by the former royal residence in the life of French democracy even today.

30/03/2025

Lifestyle

'We can heal': Greenland's Inuit community are reembracing their roots

As US Vice President JD Vance prepares to visit Greenland, shaman Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq is part of a movement reclaiming Inuit traditions once suppressed by colonial rule. Through spiritual healing she and others are reconnecting with their roots.

26/03/2025

Culture news

Nowruz: How Central Asian nations differ when celebrating New Year

Several Euronews correspondents have collected their thoughts about Nowruz and the New Year to detail the how the celebrations differ between various countries and how shared ties and values keep them together.

21/03/2025