Greece: The New Acropolis Museum has reversed its decision to cut a scene in an introductory film about the history of the Parthenon that showed Christian priests destroying parts of the Parthenon temple.
The edit was made to placate members of the Greek Orthodox Church, but resulted in protests outside the museum against censorship. Greek-born, Oscar-winning director, Costa-Gavras, was so unhappy that he asked the museum to remove his name from the film, which draws a parallel between the priests' actions during Byzantine times and Lord Elgin's activities in the 19th century.
India: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage and UK-based charity the Lutyens Trust are working together to preserve the garden city character and key buildings of New Delhi, which Edwin Lutyens designed in the early 20th century.
They also share a goal to apply to Unesco to achieve World Heritage Site status for "Lutyens' Delhi" within the next two years, to increase protection from insensitive building work.
Latvia: The Baltic state's financial woes, second only to Iceland's, has resulted in widespread museum budget cuts. The planned Museum of Contemporary Art in the capital Riga was put on hold in March. There has also been a 50 per cent cut in the number of state agencies, which directly affects 17 museums, and a 15 per cent reduction in public-sector pay.
The Latvian economy shrank 18 per cent in the first three months of 2009 and the number of unemployed has trebled since the crisis began.
Spain: A legal battle continues over who owns the cargo of the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercy), a Spanish ship laden with treasure that was sunk by the British off the coast of Portugal in 1804.
Two years after the Spanish government launched legal proceedings in the US courts against the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, a salvage company that raised gold and silver worth an estimated £250m, a lawyer acting for a group of descendants of the cargo's owners has staked their claim to its title.
The Peruvian government also claims it is the true owner of the sunken treasure because most of the gold and silver was mined there.
US: Martin Scorsese has added his voice to the many film lovers calling on Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, to reverse the museum's decision to scrap its 40-year-old film programme and make cuts to its film department.
In an open letter to Govan, the director called the move "a serious rebuke to film within the context of the art world". Govan has said that the museum would need $5m in donations to endow "a basic film programme".
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The edit was made to placate members of the Greek Orthodox Church, but resulted in protests outside the museum against censorship. Greek-born, Oscar-winning director, Costa-Gavras, was so unhappy that he asked the museum to remove his name from the film, which draws a parallel between the priests' actions during Byzantine times and Lord Elgin's activities in the 19th century.
India: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage and UK-based charity the Lutyens Trust are working together to preserve the garden city character and key buildings of New Delhi, which Edwin Lutyens designed in the early 20th century.
They also share a goal to apply to Unesco to achieve World Heritage Site status for "Lutyens' Delhi" within the next two years, to increase protection from insensitive building work.
Latvia: The Baltic state's financial woes, second only to Iceland's, has resulted in widespread museum budget cuts. The planned Museum of Contemporary Art in the capital Riga was put on hold in March. There has also been a 50 per cent cut in the number of state agencies, which directly affects 17 museums, and a 15 per cent reduction in public-sector pay.
The Latvian economy shrank 18 per cent in the first three months of 2009 and the number of unemployed has trebled since the crisis began.
Spain: A legal battle continues over who owns the cargo of the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes (Our Lady of Mercy), a Spanish ship laden with treasure that was sunk by the British off the coast of Portugal in 1804.
Two years after the Spanish government launched legal proceedings in the US courts against the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, a salvage company that raised gold and silver worth an estimated £250m, a lawyer acting for a group of descendants of the cargo's owners has staked their claim to its title.
The Peruvian government also claims it is the true owner of the sunken treasure because most of the gold and silver was mined there.
US: Martin Scorsese has added his voice to the many film lovers calling on Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art, to reverse the museum's decision to scrap its 40-year-old film programme and make cuts to its film department.
In an open letter to Govan, the director called the move "a serious rebuke to film within the context of the art world". Govan has said that the museum would need $5m in donations to endow "a basic film programme".
Seen in Associated Press, Reuters, Los Angeles Time and El Mundo
