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’ The Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK has come under criticism for describing Margaret Thatcher as a ‘contemporary villain’ alongside Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden. The former UK prime minister is mentioned as part of an exhibition called Laughing Matters: The State of the Empire, which looks …

Founded by Sigurður Hjartarson, a former history teacher, the museum’s inception was as peculiar as its subject. It began in 1974 with a simple, albeit unusual gift – a dried bull’s penis. This gift sparked a passion in Hjartarson, leading him to gather an impressive collection of 283 specimens from …

Germany, various locations Germany is celebrating the 250th birthday of one of its best-loved painters, the Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840). His work features mountains, ruins and stormy seas, often with human figures, such as Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. There are exhibitions in Hamburg (until 1 April), …

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken time out from football and training to visit his new museum and waxwork in Riyadh. The Portuguese forward, who already has his own museum in Madeira, moved to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr last January and has helped the competition to grow as a host of …

A French museum says it has fixed a waxwork of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson after he complained about it.   The Grevin Museum in Paris proudly unveiled the life-sized figure of the wrestler-turned-actor on October 16. However, it got a wave of criticism.   Johnson, who is of Samoan and …

The break-in looked like the work of professionals. It began after midnight on Nov. 22, 2022, when someone cut fiber optic cables at a telecommunications center in the small German town of Manching, in Bavaria, knocking out internet and telephone connections in 13,000 households. Then, just before 1:30 a.m., the …

It is often said that failures most times lay the groundwork for groundbreaking success. Throughout history, some of the most influential inventions, products, and ideas were born after a series of failures. Top brands thriving today also had their share of failures, although most of these failed products or attempts …

  A ripe banana artwork called Comedian by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was placed for exhibition at Seoul`s Leeum Museum of Art, but a hungry South Korean student couldn’t keep his hands or rather his mouth away from the fruit.   The “famous” artwork—a banana affixed to a wall with …

The Smithsonian Institution will reportedly feature transgender women in their proposed American Women’s History Museum as a means to be “inclusive.” Interim director Lisa Sasaki announced the news in a column in the New York Times discussing donations to the potential new museum. Creation of the museum was enacted by …

The hotel room football star, Lionel Messi stayed in during the Qatar 2022 World Cup is set to be turned into a museum after Argentina’s success in the tournament.   Messi was key in Argentina’s first World Cup win since 1986 and was named player of the tournament after netting …