Museology

On November 30, the Benaki Museum, the U.S. Embassy Athens, the British Council and the British Embassy Athens are organizing the conference “Museums as Agents of Change: Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion.”

''In our alternative state budget for 2018, we want to stimulate Bulgarian traditional art.'' This was stated by BSP leader Cornelia Ninova, BGNES reported.

''The budget for archaeological works will remain at least BGN 2 million next year. Meanwhile, the Culture Ministry will seek options for a new increase'', Minister Boil Banov told journalists.

The European Union adopted a programme worth €2 million to support confidence building among the ethnic communities in Kosovo through cultural heritage protection.

The EU has adopted a program "to support confidence building among the ethnic communities in Kosovo through cultural heritage protection."

Owners of private television stations will have to submit declarations listing the provenance of all of their assets, a form known as "pothen esches" in Greek, after the Council of State Wednesday rejected a request by their union, EITISEE, that they be exempt from the obligation.

All archaeological sites and state-run museums in the broader Greek capital remained closed from 8 until 11 a.m. on Thursday much to the dismay of thousands of visitors, due to a strike called by guards.

Guards at cultural sites are demanding the hiring of at least 200 more staff as well as the settlement of delayed overtime wages.

Museums and archaeological sites in the region of Attica will be closed to visitors for 3 hours on Thursday, July 6 due to a strike called by union workers.

Malagana, also known as the Malagana Treasure is an archaeological site of Colombia named after the sugarcane estate where it was accidentally discovered in 1992. During a few days after its discovery, the place was subject to a large-scale looting with a rough estimate of 4 tons of pre-Columbian artifacts illegally removed from the burial mounds.

BELGRADE - With a total of 390 impressive contents, 44 cities and towns in Serbia and 68 locations in the capital Belgrade are ready for the 14th Night of Museums, to be held under the theme Great and Small Revolutions from 5 pm Saturday to 1 am Sunday.