Museology

Greece distanced itself on Wednesday from suggestions that it planned to drag a centuries-old dispute over the return of the Parthenon marbles into Brexit negotiations.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Athens would keep up its campaign for the return of the 2,500-old treasures and will consider which tools could support its cause.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Rethymno on Crete and KOLEKTIV8 present "Critical Archives IV: Documents," the main exhibition from the Medphoto Festival's 2019-2020 edition "Archive: Between the Public and the Private." The exhibition, which runs through March 15, focuses on the lives of photographs as visual archives, their processing and various uses by individuals or institutions over tim

For those struggling to piece together the black holes of a boozy night, a one-of-a-kind museum in Zagreb is offering up some inspiration. 

The "Museum of Hangovers," which opened in the Croatian capital this month, is showcasing objects and amusing stories from drunken escapades around the globe.

Baksı Museum - an extraordinary collection of traditional and modern artwork, located in the southeastern Bayburt Province - has won an award for a short film from the international "Museums in Short" contest.

Directed by Kadir Saraç, the film competed with 55 videos from 26 countries and drew praise from the jury.

The Council of Ministers has approved a draft Memorandum of Understanding between Bulgaria and Jordan for tourism cooperation, said the government press office.

Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev receives Jordan Princess Dana Firas.

The Greek Culture Ministry is putting together an interdisciplinary committee of experts who will be responsible for drawing up a national action plan to tackle the impact of climate change on the country's archaeological sites and historic monuments.

Social media accounts and websites from museums and historical sites managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism have been consolidated into one website.

One year after Brazil's National Museum went up in flames that gutted the 200-year old colonial structure and destroyed nearly half of its irreplaceable contents, museum managers and researchers are slowly reconstructing what was one of Latin America's most important museums.

The Europa ''Nostra Awards'' start nominations for cultural heritage conservation projects.

 The awards are the highest rating in this area in Europe.

 They are awarded for outstanding conservation projects, innovative research, dedication to the preservation of the cultural heritage of professionals and volunteers, initiatives in the field of education and training.