renovation

Europe News

Delays to UK Parliament renovation could add £420m to final bill

Plans to restore the Victorian neo-Gothic edifice, which is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring Westminster Abbey, stretch back more than a decade.

15 June 2026

Culture news

A famous Milan superstition leaves bull's testicles needing repairs

The famous bull mosaic in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is undergoing restoration after decades of luck-seekers wore away its most sensitive feature.

29 May 2026

Cinema

Historic Oxford cinema at risk of shutting doors due to lease woes

The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, UK, requires a lease extension past 2037 to be able to carry out key renovations and make the most of grants for energy efficiency and accessibility.

8 May 2026

Design

EUmies awards 2026 celebrate architectural excellence and design

Winners of the 2026 EUmies Awards have been announced, with projects that focus on reusing and transforming existing spaces.

22 April 2026

Culture news

Élysee moves swiftly to appoint Christophe Leribault as Louvre chief

The French government has named art historian Christophe Leribault as the new director of the beleaguered Paris Louvre museum following the resignation of Laurence des Cars.

25 February 2026

Culture news

Louvre and French museums introduce higher prices for non-Europeans

The Paris Louvre has introduced a new €32 (+45%) entrance fee for non-European individual visitors; guided groups will have to pay €28, capped at 20 people per visit to preserve quality, according to museum authorities.

14 January 2026

Culture news

Egypt unveils newly restored Colossi of Memnon towering statues

After decades of careful repair and restoration work, the massive statues known as the Colossi of Memnon have been unveiled as part of Egypt's increasing attempts to showcase its vast archaeological wealth.

23 December 2025

Culture news

Charity seeks £500,000 to repair Shakespeare family home

The house in Stratford-upon-Avon already received a £1 million donation last year but a car crash in October further damaged the historic building.

4 December 2025

Culture news

Kanal and Centre Pompidou unite to give Brussels an iconic art museum

A 90-year-old modernist building in Brussels, which once housed the Citroën garage and car showroom, is being renovated to become the Belgian capital's first museum of contemporary and modern art. Euronews Culture took a guided tour with the director of the KANAL Foundation, Yves Goldstein.

11 September 2025

Art

Why is Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum warning it may have to close?

The museum is requesting the government provide an extra €2.5 million annually to cover essential upgrades and sustainability measures - stressing that this isn’t just financial support, but a contractual obligation.

28 August 2025

Culture news

900-year-old Norwich Castle reopens after major £27.5 million revamp

Norwich Castle has been redesigned as “The People’s Palace,” making it the UK’s most accessible Norman castle.

17 August 2025

Culture news

Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One gets a multimillion-pound makeover

Nearly a century after opening, Abbey Road’s legendary Studio One has undergone a multimillion-pound refurbishment — but you’d never know it.

4 April 2025

Culture news

Tate Liverpool renovation plans delay opening to 2027

Closed in 2023 for massive renovations, the reopening date for the Tate Liverpool has been pushed back two years until 2027.

6 February 2025

Moments

The real cost of a €1 house in Italy according to a Brit who's done it

“People sometimes think you need hundreds of thousands to get on the property ladder, but here that’s not true.”

26 July 2024

Culture news

Inside the restored palace where Alexander the Great became king

It was the largest building of classical Greece: the palace where Alexander the Great was proclaimed king before he launched a conquest that took him as far as modern-day Afghanistan.

11 January 2024

Scenes

Meet the volunteers bent on rebuilding communities across Portugal

In partnership with Media City

"I was amazed when I saw 'Just a Change' tackle a very big problem in Portugal." Rundown homes and their occupants are being given much needed tender loving care by the volunteer group which aims to actively involve beneficiaries with repairs and renovations.

27 November 2023