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Dec 25, 2020

Italy Seeks Engineer to Build New Colosseum Floor

Italy's government is seeking bids from engineers to rebuild the floor of the Colosseum in Rome and return it to its former glory.
The project will have a total budget of 18.5m euros (£16.7m; $22.5m), and the work is due to start next year.
The retractable floor is expected to feature trap doors and hidden lifts.
It will be a major technological intervention that will offer visitors the opportunity to, not only see the underground rooms, but also appreciate the beauty of the Colosseum while standing in the centre of the arena.

Dec 23, 2020

PM Releases Stamp to Mark Centenary Celebrations of AMU

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special postal stamp to mark the centenary celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
This is the first time in five decades that a Prime Minister has attended an AMU event as the chief guest. Prime Minister Modi attended the event via video conferencing.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank recalled the achievements of the AMU over the century and contributions of its alumni in various walks of life.

Dec 16, 2020

Lost Egyptian Artefact Found in Aberdeen Cigar Box

A long-lost Egyptian artefact has been found in a cigar box in Aberdeen - and it is hoped it could shed new light on the Great Pyramid.
The chance discovery was made by a member of staff at the University of Aberdeen during a collection review.
The small fragment of 5,000-year-old wood - which is now in several pieces - is said to be hugely significant.
The engineer Waynman Dixon originally discovered it among items inside the pyramid's Queens Chamber in 1872.
The piece of cedar - which it is believed may have been used during the pyramid's construction - was donated to the university in 1946 but then could not be located.
Curatorial assistant Abeer Eladany found it while conducting a review of items housed in the university's Asia collection.

Dec 15, 2020

Philip Tinari Appointed Curator of Inaugural Ad-Diriyah Biennale in Saudi Arabia

Philip Tinari, the director and chief executive of Beijing's UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, has been named curator of the inaugural Ad-Diriyah Biennale in Saudi Arabia. The biennial, scheduled to take place next year, is billed as the largest contemporary art exhibition ever held in the Kingdom.
The Saudi Arabian government announced plans to launch the new contemporary art biennial at the historic Ad-Diriyah city located on the outskirts of Riyadh earlier this year. The event was initiated by the Ministry of Culture and is organised by the newly formed Thunaiyat Ad-Diriyah Foundation which is chaired by the Culture Minister, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud. Another new initiative, the Islamic biennale, is planned for 2022 (the biennials will run alternate years).

Dec 08, 2020

'Creativity against Covid': Artists from over 100 Countries Create World Record

Chhapai, a Chandigarh-based startup along with International Art and Imagination Forum (IAIF) created a world record by bringing together 2,800 artists from over 100 countries at an event -- World's Largest Online Creativity Event.

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