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The German company Böcker whose lift was used in the Louvre theft is making the most of its free publicity - by launching a new advertising campaign on social media.

The Bahamas in Venice Committee announced The Bahamas’ participation in the 61st Venice Biennale, having appointed as the Pavilion Curator the distinguished Bahamian art historian, Dr. Krista Thompson.

For the first time since the National Museum opened in 1945, it has surpassed 5 million annual visitors. 

The Acropolis in Athens is set to resume normal operating hours on Thursday after being forced to close during the hottest part of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday, as a heatwave pushed temperatures across the capital to near 40°C (104°F).

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from a man who lived around 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, the age of the first pyramids, in research published today (July 2) in Nature.

Independent will take place next year May 14-17, 2026 at a new home at Pier 36, a 70,000-square-foot, light-filled venue located adjacent to the Lower East Side gallery community and contemporary art institutions.