Museomix is a 3-day creative sprint to invent, design, prototype and test innovative museum installations with new technologies. It is the first international cultural makeathon that mixes skills and insights. The event is a gathering of mediators, tinkerers, designers, developers, graphic designers, communicators, artists, writers, scientists … at the heart
Dubai’s emergence as a gastronomy destination will be celebrated with the 2015 return of the Dubai Food Festival, a 22-day programme of events, activities and mall & restaurant activations created to highlight the diverse food offering of the emirate, from 5-star gourmet to quality street food; international brands to a
The Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels (BOZAR), the European Cultural Foundation and their partners are pleased to invite you to the Brussels days, “Good Morning Europe – Now or Never”, at Brussels, on 6-7 November 2014. After the success of the first edition in 2013, the forum will gather over
The Bermuda Tourism Authority’s new winter schedule, ‘Uncovering the Arts’, was kicked off by St George’s Town Crier David Frith. The strategy was launched with a view to attracting more visitors to the Island during slower season. Bermuda’s food, culture and heritage are high on the agenda for tourism attractions
It’s called EuroVelo8, and it is what is being planned as THE bike path in the Mediterranean. This is a European project co-funded by the European Commission and winner of the EU Commission called ‘Transnational Tourism Products to Increase the Competitiveness and Sustainability of European Tourism’ of the former CIP
‘It is a sign of civilization and redemption that from Matera and Southern Italy is sent to Europe’. This is the declaration of the Mayor of Matera, Salvatore Alleges, after the coronation of Matera as the European Capital of Culture 2019, along with Plovdiv in Bulgaria. With seven votes out
Few would disagree, as the ancient Moroccan city remains one of the great artisanal centres of the world. In this northwestern corner of Africa, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, the roaming Berbers of the Atlas Mountains traversed plains of olive and pomegranate trees to encounter the dense communities of
The Arterial Network’s African Creative Economies Conference will take place in Rabat/Morocco from November 13 – 15th and will see hundreds of leaders, activists, artists and representatives of civil society and African governments converge to share their success stories with the intention to address the need for pragmatic solutions in their fields.
Modern technology increasingly is empowering the buying and selling of local foods on an larger-than-ever scale. From radio frequency identification tags to online food hubs to mobile phone apps, technology is taking agriculture “back” to the future. The following article is providing nine interesting case studies regarding technology tools for
Creative travel, hands-on workshops, cooking & craft lessons, painting, photography or simply preferring to speak four languages a day: Do you also prefer listening to locals’ advice, being off rather than on stage, being a traveller rather than a tourist? Then Creativelena’s Travel Blog is just what you are looking
Twenty five years after its fall, more pieces of the Berlin wall are scattered across the globe – from Seattle to South Korea, Cape Town to Canberra – than remain in the city itself. “Where is the wall?” is still the first question many tourists ask when they visit the German
Several Romanian cities, amongst them Cluj, Timisoara, Arad, Craiova and Iasi, have officially announced their intention to compete with each other for the 2021 European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title. For the competing cities this translates into the intention to sustain, if elected, an immense organizational and financial effort over
The mysterious French graphic designer duo known to the public only as “Quentin and Thomas” have become underground internet celebrities for their visually amusing depictions of hamburgers.The photos on Fat & Furious Burger are all designed and taken during the course of their lunch break. They’re not food photographers or chefs.
As more art institutions outsource exhibits to the crowd, is it time to rethink the role of the museum? This winter, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History will feature an exhibit of works relating to the ocean, with paintings and sculptures by established artists alongside works by local
In February, The Mad Ave Collective in downtown Toledo opened its doors to local freelance, strategic creatives. They created a workspace and events where photographers, videographers, graphic designers, writers and many others can collaborate, network and bid on projects. The Collective has since grown in membership and is joining the city-wide
A victory for the South of Italy: the coronation of Matera to become Europe’s capital of culture in 2019. A victory, seen as a breath of fresh air, able to push the boundaries of the Region of Basilicata, and make it known to the whole world. After the ritual celebration,
