The Salon Chopin in Paris Frédéric Chopin in the collections of the Polish Historical and Literary Society at the Polish Library in Paris. By Xavier DeryngText translated by Louisa Burnett Hall Frédéric Chopin was one of the very first members of the Polish Literary Society, which contributed to the creation of the Polish Historical and […]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE By LOUISA BURNETT HALL On 8th September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, died aged 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, thus ending a reign of 70 years and 214 days, the longest reign of any British monarch and longest recorded of any […]

By SABRINA TACCA PANDOLFO On March 2, Italian writer Paolo Nori denounced a ghastly episode of “cancel culture” carried out by Bicocca (Statale) University in Milan, Italy. During a live broadcast where he appeared very upset, Nori told viewers about an email he had just received from the Milanese university informing him of the postponement […]

THE PERFECT NEST FOR MUSIC LOVERS HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE HEART OF BUDAPEST HUNGARY By HANNAH HEINZ Photos by APOLKA EROS Budapest’s House of Music museum was first unveiled earlier this year on January 22nd, fittingly the same day that Hungary celebrates its national Day of Culture. The museum is part of the Liget […]

JONATHAN WOOLFSON, DIRECTOR SOTHEBY’S INSTITUTE OF ART, LONDON By PICK KEOBANDITH We are delighted to publish this interview with Jonathan Woolfson, Director at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, UK. Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the world’s two most important auction houses, were both started in this capital city. For over 50 years Sotheby’s Institute of Art – […]

By LIAM GARNIER Form of payment that can be used to exchange services and products online, cryptocurrencies are numerical money usable without a central bank. For these to work, a decentralised computer network is used to make transactions. They are becoming very popular around the world and for different reasons. Here is a brief overview […]