Valeria Costa-Kostritsky is a journalist based in London.
The national museum of immigration has a new mission – but it’s still housed in a building haunted by France’s colonial ghosts
Judging where to draw the line between maintaining a safe silence and tacitly endorsing the war in Ukraine has become a pressing matter
From street actions to art exhibitions, the organisation empowers homeless people to tell their own stories
Colombia’s indigenous communities are toppling statues of the Spanish conquerors to highlight past and present injustices
Every 18 year old in France has been given €300 to spend on culture
A proposed law will prevent journalists and the public from photographing the police – and follows widely publicised acts of police brutality, writes Valeria Costa-Kostritsky
In a changing political climate, conversations about colonial history – and calls for action – are taking on a new urgency
The sacking of two museum directors and the axing of the ministry for culture is part of a wider struggle about who and what culture is for
A project to raise funds for Amazonian communities also raises questions about the status of indigenous people in Peru
Was the pledge to restore the cathedral in just five years a reasonable commitment or a rash promise?