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Sweden returns looted Benin artefacts to Nigeria and sacred Kallawaya objects to Bolivia
Statues once looted from the Kingdom of Benin are now being returned to Nigeria’s Federal Heritage Authority. At the same time, Sweden is returning sacred objects belonging to the Kallawaya people to Bolivia.
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Royal Swedish Opera to Open New Stage With Alexander Ekman Ballet and Verdi’s Requiem
A surreal dance performance about desire and a large-scale opera version of Verdi's “Requiem” will inaugurate the Royal Swedish Opera's new stage in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. The opera also hopes to attract new audiences. “We are raising the bar,” says Fredrik Lindgren, the opera's CEO.
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Swedish Films Sweep October Box Office Top Three for First Time in Eight Years
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Married at First Sight UK axed after rape allegations against contestants
The British reality series "Married at First Sight UK" is being canceled following several rape allegations, the BBC reports. The Swedish version is called "Gift vid första ögonkastet."
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Sweden Democrats Call for 35 Million Kronor to Keep Two Stockholm Museums Open
The Sweden Democrats believe that the National Museums of World Culture should receive the 35 million kronor needed to prevent the Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities and the Museum of East Asian Antiquities from closing next year. The party also wants the government to change the rental model itself.
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P3 Klubben to end with a final live episode in Stockholm
The culture and satire podcast P3 Klubben is ending, according to host Kristofer Andersson's newsletter.
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Carina Bergfeldt named SVT’s Christmas Eve host: ‘Incredibly fun and nerve-racking’
Carina Bergfeldt will guide viewers through Christmas Eve on SVT. “It feels incredibly fun and nerve-racking. I’m excited. I’ve known about this for two and a half months,” she tells TT.
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