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Paris exhibit traces Mandela's path from prison to presidency
30/05/2013 - African news explained

Paris exhibit traces Mandela's path from prison to presidency

A Nelson Mandela exhibition is opening today at the Paris City Hall.

Marseille, EU Capital of Culture, prepares for opening of Mediterranean museum
14/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

Marseille, EU Capital of Culture, prepares for opening of Mediterranean museum

Each year, the European Union chooses one or more European cities to be named as Culture Capital of Europe. This year, the nomination went to the French city of Marseille - a choice which ...

Ethiopia's skeleton 'Lucy' is back home
09/05/2013 - International report

Ethiopia's skeleton 'Lucy' is back home

Last week, Ethiopia welcomed the return home of a 3.2 million year old skeleton nicknamed  Lucy from a tour of America.

04/04/2013 - Report: France

Native American Hopi want sacred masks saved from Paris auction

A Native American tribe, the Hopi, is asking for the return of ceremonial masks set to be sold at an auction in Paris next week.

Hopi and Zuni tribes demand return of headdresses up for auction in Paris
04/04/2013 - On-the-spot France

Hopi and Zuni tribes demand return of headdresses up for auction in Paris

A Native American tribe is asking for objects up for auction in Paris next week to be returned.

30/03/2013 - France

Man cuts off elephant's tusk with chainsaw in Paris museum

Paris police have arrested a man for breaking into a museum and cutting off an elephant’s tusk with a chainsaw on Friday night.

NY views first treaty with Native Americans
20/03/2013 - International report

NY views first treaty with Native Americans

At the Museum of the American Indian in New York City people gathered this week for the launch of a campaign to renew interest in the first treaty signed by native peoples with the Europeans, the ...

19/02/2013 - Mali - France

Unesco agrees 5.6 million-euro plan to save Mali’s cultural treasures

11 of Timbuktu’s 16 mausoleums have been demolished and up to 3000 priceless manuscripts have been destroyed, since islamists took control of northern Mali in 2012.

11/02/2013 - France - Spain

Spain's Prado museum unveils rare image of French ruler Louis d'Orléans

Spain's Prado art museum on Monday unveiled a newly-discovered French painting, on which a rare image of the French ruler Louis of Orleans was found, concealed under a layer of paint.

08/02/2013 - France

Woman scrawls 9/11 graffiti over Delacroix masterpiece in Louvre-Lens

A 28-year--old woman has vandalised one of France’s most treasured paintings, scrawling graffiti that appears to refer to 9/11 conspiracy theories over Eugène Delacroix’s ...

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