AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFilm & Free Expression: Iranian director Jafar Panahi was sentenced in absentia to five years and one month in prison, with his assets ordered seized and two-year travel and social-media bans imposed. His lawyer says he was never notified of the case. Cultural Repatriation: Australia’s National Gallery handed China two Northern Song limestone statue heads from Henan province. Indigenous Heritage: Iligan City set aside ₱5 million from next year for a permanent festival platform supporting Indigenous culture and traditions, with hopes of passing them on to younger generations. Public Art: Varanasi is adding rooftop murals along its new urban ropeway route, celebrating the city’s heritage, cuisine and crafts. Museum Spotlight: Miami’s Lowe Art Museum opened “Young, Gifted and Black,” bringing more than 50 works by contemporary artists of African descent into conversation with earlier generations through April 2027.
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