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The Valletta 2018 Foundation is the body responsible for Valletta’s journey towards the title of European Capital of Culture in 2018. Chairman...
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Birmingham has ruled out a bid for the European Capital of Culture crown after deciding the costs outweighed the benefits. The city council will...
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Fifteen years ago I worked in the private sector as a proposal writer for an I.T. services firm. I sat in board meetings with some pretty...
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A rendering of the new Museum for African Art, with its soaring four-story wall, curved ceiling of rare Ghanaian wood and elaborate spiraling...
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