The Hagia Sophia, a 1,500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, is undergoing restoration.
Istanbul has launched an ambitious restoration of the Hagia Sophia to safeguard its aging dome and reinforce the structure against future earthquakes. The sweeping effort is led by architect Hasan Fırat Diker, who will oversee a team of engineers and preservationists tasked with stripping back centuries of repairs to assess the building’s hidden vulnerabilities, as tremors and time continue to threaten one of the world’s most iconic religious sites.
A $70 million Alberto Giacometti sculpture failed to sell at Sotheby’s evening sale.
Sotheby’s brought in $186.4 million at its modern evening sale, but the centerpiece—Alberto Giacometti’s Grande tête mince—stalled at $64 million and failed to sell, despite expectations exceeding $70 million. While a Frank Lloyd Wright lamp set a new record at $7.49 million, several big-name works, including pieces by Picasso and Matisse, went unsold or underperformed.
French-Canadian artist Kapwani Kiwanga has been awarded this year’s Joan Miró prize.
Kapwani Kiwanga has received the 2025 Joan Miró Prize in recognition of her rigorous, conceptual art practice, which examines historical structures of power through sculpture, installation, and performance. Her upcoming solo exhibition at the Fundació Joan Miró will continue a trajectory of recognition that includes representing Canada at the 2024 Venice Biennale and other major international honors over the past decade.
Beyond the red carpet, Chanel is involved with four highly anticipated films at Cannes.
At the Cannes Film Festival this year, Chanel’s role extends beyond dressing stars for the red carpet, with creative involvement in four feature films—from Richard Linklater’s French New Wave tribute, aptly entitled “Nouvelle Vague,” to Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water.”
Burberry has announced plans to cut 1,700 jobs—or 20 percent of its global workforce.
Burberry will eliminate 1,700 jobs as part of CEO Joshua Schulman’s effort to streamline operations and refocus the brand after years of weak performance. The cuts—mainly targeting office roles and a night shift at its U.K. trench coat factory—come alongside modest profit gains and an attempt to reengage disillusioned core customers.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Lee Miller’s war photography is now on view at Photo London.
You can now hang out with your favorite celebrity through Airbnb.
In more than three decades of operation, this international airport hasn’t lost a single bag.
Is functional, good looking storage too much to ask for? Apparently not.
