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16/8/2008British Prime Minister Gordon Brown appointed Elisabeth Murdoch as a Tate Trustee, August 6. Her term of appointment will be for four years starting from 18 August 2008.
17/8/2008The ruins of a castle that archaeologists believe belonged to a governor appointed by Tsar Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, were discovered on top of Perperikon, near the only tower in the ancient stone city.
18/8/2008Brazilian police have recovered the final piece of artwork - Picasso’s Minotaur, Drinker and Women- that was stolen at the Estação Pinacoteca Museum in São Paulo on June 12.
6/9/2008Europarliament Cultural Committee chairwoman Katerina Batzeli underlines EP policies for the cinema industry in a series of meetings in Venice, on the occasion of the International Film Festival
13/8/2008In 2006, a treasure trove of all kinds of art work was uncovered in a New York City apartment. Now the FBI and the Public Administrator of New York County are trying to track down the rightful owners.
15/8/2008A 56 year old Spanish woman, identified as Pilar A., had a DNA test made eight months ago which she hoped would help her prove she is the daughter of famous painter Salvador Dalí.
19/8/2008The soon-to-be-completed Sultanahmet excavations have revealed amazing treasures of the great Byzantine Palatium Magnum, thanks to the much debated Four Seasons Hotel expansion works.
30/8/2008Under the initiative of the Strasbourg National University Library (BNU) more than 3,000 precious ancient Greek papyri from its collection have been digitalized and will go online by the year’s end.
15/9/2008Europarl TV, a new web streaming service goes live on the September 17 after a short ceremony in the European Parliament hosted by EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering.
22/10/2008 - MiscA co-production of Belgium, UK, France and Italy won the 2008 LUX prize for best European film in a brief ceremony that took place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, October 22.
2/12/2008The 44-year-old artist won the € 30,000 prize with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson, Felix the Cat and Garfield and showed him lecturing on his love of animation.