An independent research space concerning contemporary issues. This is neither a formal academic publication nor an opinion column: it is analytical work supported by data on topics I consider relevant and worthy of rigorous examination, even when they fall outside specialised academic circuits. Open to co-authorship. Proposals to: hola@juanesteban.art
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Culture as spokesperson
Según el perfil oficial del Partido Popular consultado el 17 de octubre de 2026, Borja Sémper ocupa dos cargos a la vez: es portavoz nacional y vicesecretario de Cultura y Deporte. No he localizado la fecha de su nombramiento en ninguna fuente oficial del partido. La coincidencia plantea una pregunta que el organigrama no responde:…
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Six deadlines until April
On 1 October 2026, the call for individual mobility of Culture Moves Europe opened; this is the European Union programme that funds artists and cultural professionals to develop a project with a partner in another participating country. It is managed by the Goethe-Institut on behalf of the European Commission. It is a rolling call with…
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Returned, then lent
On 21 September 2026, the Metropolitan Museum of Art made public the restitution of eight objects to Greece. The ceremony was held at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, not at the museum, with the Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, and Cate Dillon, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Three…
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A direct competitor
On 29 September 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a partial summary judgment in favour of Thomson Reuters against ROSS Intelligence. ROSS had used legal headnotes drafted by Westlaw editors to prepare data with which it trained its own artificial intelligence-based legal search engine. The court concluded that the…
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A card for 2028
A person with a disability visiting a museum in another European Union country cannot always prove there the status recognised in their own country. A national card or certificate may not be understood or accepted abroad. The result is concrete: free or reduced-price admission, priority access, a reserved seat or the chance to attend with…
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Who is accountable for the work
This summer, two open-access academic articles were published regarding authorship in the era of generative artificial intelligence. One approaches the subject through the philosophy and genealogy of authorship. The other compares results produced by generative systems with human interpretations in the visual and performing arts. Read together, they propose a useful distinction: the creative process…
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Writing about AI in museums
The International Council of Museums is preparing a double issue of Museum International dedicated to artificial intelligence in museums. It will be volume 79, numbers 315 and 316, and is scheduled for publication with Taylor & Francis/Routledge in December 2027. The call opened on 3 September 2026 and accepts proposals until 9 November. This is…
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A room for six weeks
On 3 and 4 October 2026, tens of thousands of people demonstrated for housing in cities across Spain. The calls demanded more stable contracts, lower rents, an end to evictions and more public housing. In many marches, a general strike was requested. The Sindicato de Inquilinas (Tenants’ Union) is working to organise it, but as…
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Two days after opening
Kanal, the museum of modern and contemporary art and architecture housed in the former Citroën garage in Brussels, will open on 28 November 2026. Two days later, on Monday 30 November, its director general, Yves Goldstein, who has led the project for nearly ten years, will step down. The departure was made public in September.…
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14 September
On Monday 14 September 2026, two lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles to recover works linked to Nazi persecution. According to the Associated Press, these were the first to be filed following two reforms that expanded the avenues for bringing such claims before United States courts: a 2024 California law and the federal reform of…