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Indian community in US to open museum on country's culture in Washington DC

The India Heritage Centre is currently scouting for a suitable location to open a museum in Washington DC dedicated to exhibiting the country's rich cultural heritage

Published 9 days ago

The Rao of Kutch who outwitted a Viceroy of India

As a class, the Native States made unwise choices: They ought to have tolerated criticism, adopted constitutions, and conceded gracefully to nationalism.

Updated 25 days ago

Bruce Springsteen music center set to open in New Jersey

Bruce Springsteen music center set to open in New Jersey

Published 39 days ago

Planning a holiday in Abu Dhabi? Add these Chris Hemsworth-inspired experiences

Chris Hemsworth has made Abu Dhabi his ultimate destination for a family vacation.

Updated 43 days ago

US museum displays saree worn by Indian scientist Nandini Harinath. Who is she?

Nandini Harinath’s blue and red saree is on display at The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

Published 70 days ago

Sahir Ludhianvi memorial project set to take shape in Ludhiana

The event was inaugurated by Ludhiana MLA Ashok Parashar Pappi, while Ludhiana mayor principal Inderjit Kaur presided over a free homeopathic medical camp organised on the occasion. (HT File)

Published 111 days ago

Step inside 100-year-old traditional mansions at Karnataka’s unique museum: Pics

Explore antique homes and artefacts at Hasta Shilpa Heritage Village Museum.

Published 133 days ago

UK’s Ashmolean Museum returns idol to India, to be repatriated to TN temple

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami with other officials during a ceremony of handing over a 16th century bronze idol of Saint Thirumankai Alvar by the University of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum to the temple of Shri Soundararaja Perumal in Tamil Nadu's Thadikombu, in London.

Published 138 days ago

French prosecutor vows to recover stolen Louvre jewels worth $102 million

Eight items of jewellery, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, remain at large.

Published 185 days ago

Indian artefacts among 600+ items stolen from British museum; CCTV image emerges

Men in the early hours of September 25 in the city of Bristol, south-west England outside a building which housed items from the Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.

Updated 221 days ago

China museum serves cockroach coffee for $6, assures drinkers of safety

Coffee lovers describe the flavour as “burnt and slightly sour.

Published 242 days ago

Toilet ‘America’ made of 18-karat solid gold fetches ₹1.21 crore at auction

Cattelan's golden toilet America sells for $12.1 million.

Published 243 days ago

Step inside Grand Egyptian Museum featuring Tutankhamun’s tomb, 50,000 artefacts

Visitors pose for a group photo under the Hatshepsut statue at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt.

Published 259 days ago

British man asks about missing artefacts in Indian museum, gets witty reply

A UK man’s video at India’s National Museum went viral after he joked about missing artefacts.

Published 268 days ago

Sheikh Mohammed announces Dubai’s new museum that will literally float on water

Dubai's new Museum of Art (DUMA), designed by Tadao Ando, merges modern architecture with cultural heritage.

Published 268 days ago

Fevicol ad on Louvre jewellery heist is viral: 'Dhoom machane ki baari hamari'

Louvre museum heist: The Fevicol ad shows pieces of jewellery firmly stuck together with Fevicol.

Published 270 days ago

Odisha govt to restore Rabindranath Tagore's house in Puri, convert it to museum: Minister

Odisha govt to restore Rabindranath Tagore's house in Puri, convert it to museum: Minister

Published 286 days ago

Museum dedicated to artist Achutan Ramachandran Nair to open in Kerala

Shortly before he died in February 2024, the 89-year-old artist expressed his desire to donate a number of his works in a handwritten letter to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Published 291 days ago

State to build cultural centre, museum and archives at BKC

Thane, India, February, 04, 2015: After declaration of BKC ( bandra Kurla Complex) type hub in kalwa - khargaon by CM Devendra Fadanvis, mix reactions were come up with BKC in Kalwa. Thane Municipal Corporation is unaware about such announcement. Urban planner, member of Industrial association and activist were also fear about project, India, February ,04,2015 (Photo By Praful Gangurde) (Hindustan Times)

Published 335 days ago

Did Trump 'defend' slavery? Post targeting the Smithsonian sparks backlash

President Donald Trump.

Updated 336 days ago

Egypt set to inaugurate ‘billion-dollar’ antiquities museum near pyramids

Located a mile from the Giza pyramids, the museum is expected to give a significant boost to the North African nation’s tourism industry.

Published 348 days ago

Taylor Swift gets 13 new wax figures at Madame Tussauds museums

The wax figures of Taylor Swift

Updated 362 days ago

Book review: The House of Girls by Sonia Rafeek is a novel within a novel in UAE

A cover of The House of Girls, written by Sonia Rafeek, translated in English by Ministhy S.

Updated 374 days ago

This 1,000-year-old art style is the hottest trend in home decor today

India’s traditional art forms are inspiring modern creativity.

Updated 399 days ago

Louvre closes its doors as staff protest against crushing tourism

The Louvre, facing overwhelming tourism and staff strikes, halted operations, leaving thousands of visitors confused. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Published 400 days ago

200-year-old condom with erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam

The artefact was bought for €1,000 (nearly <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh INR) at an auction in Haarlem last November and is now the centrepiece of the ongoing exhibition in the Netherlands.

Published 410 days ago

Haryana to get Mateshwari Ahilyabai Holkar museum: Saini

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini during state-level function organised on the occasion of 300th birth anniversary of Mateshwari Ahilyabai Holkar at Anaj Mandi in Pipli, Kurukshetra on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Published 415 days ago

Novel muses for Indian museums: Unique museums to check out

India’s first comprehensive transport museum opened its doors in 2013.

Published 428 days ago

The thing is...: Wknd interviews an unusual collector of everyday objects

Over 50 years, Khandakar has collected 12,000 objects. Some are extraordinary – antiques dating to the Mughal era. Many are simply the nuts and bolts of the everyday: pens, toys, perfume bottles, beads, letters. (Anand Kumar Ekbote; Dotgain Info for Berlin Biennale 2022)

Updated 438 days ago

Exploring the mysteries of the Louvre

France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that the historic Louvre Museum will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul.

Updated 452 days ago

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