Spanish museums invite blind to touch masterpieces
Staff at the Prado, Spain's top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures.
Midnight openings for Harper Lee book launch
Bookstores opened at midnight when copies of Harper Lee's eagerly awaited, but controversial second novel flew off the shelves more than half a century after the groundbreaking success of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Argentinian street artist Marina Zumi creates art installation in Almaty
Argentinian artist Marina Zumi who draws graffiti is creating an art installation in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Sistine Chapel recreated in Montreal -- in photos
A full-size recreation of the glorious Michelangelo frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel -- entirely in photographs -- will be on display in Montreal.
Astana Opera ballet dancers to perform at Teatro alla Scala
Lead ballerina of the Astana Opera Aigerim Beketova and Yerkin Rakhmatullayev will perform on the legendary stage of the Italian Teatro alla Scala.
World's oldest San Carlo theater in Astana on July 5-6
A troupe from the world's oldest active opera house Teatro di San Carlo located in Napls, Italy will perform on the stage of Astana Opera in Astana on July 5-6.
Greece's last film poster painter soldiers on
Far from the limelight of Cannes, Greece's last painter of film posters toils away in a little garden studio to deliver his latest commission.
Padron's The Circles of Hell translated into Kazakh
Spanish poet Justo Jorge Padron’s poignant The Circles of Hell has been translated into the Kazakh language.