D. Paul Schafer, an IGCAT expert, has recently published The Secrets of Culture. He presents us with a deeply personal and extensively researched perspective on culture and what a cultural age would look, feel, smell, taste, and sound like. In doing so, he challenges us to liberate our sensibilities and
PhotoSparks is a weekly feature from YourStory, with photographs that celebrate the spirit of creativity and innovation. In this photo essay, we explore the creative aspects of a city through the experience of Montreal, designated a UNESCO City of Design in 2006! Read original article at yourstory.com
All-inclusive hotel holidays, have become a reality in Cyprus but pose risks for the sustainability of tourism. Tourists limited to hotels do not have the opportunity to wander around and enjoy the cultural wealth, to experience the diversity of the country and the real hospitality of its inhabitants, elements that
The love for food and culture has inspired world-renowned Chef Wan to bring his cooking adventures to Fiji. Chef Wan said: “I wanted to film in Fiji because people tend to go to Thailand, Bali and other countries more and they don’t get to learn and enjoy other cuisine and culture
The recent drive by the UNWTO and UNESCO to promote tourism through the consolidation of culture and to reposition culture as a story board of one’s country through tourism is gathering momentum and today recognized across the world as the way forward. Seychelles has been one of the countries that
One of Canada’s leading voices on building vital communities is bringing that expertise to Whitchurch-Stouffville. “People live their lives in their city or town. That’s where they meet their friends, enjoy sports, learn, have their coffee in the morning on the way to work, socialize on a Friday night,” Hume
Creating theater in the shadow of decades-old institutions like Hartford Stage can be a formidable challenge for a theater company, but Hartford’s HartBeat Ensemble has found its niche by focusing on community and creating works that resonate with the people who live here. Two years ago it took over the
Italy is home to the most UNESCO world heritage sites and offers a phenomenal amount of artistic gems, including archaeological areas, monuments and museums. It is also one of the cheapest cultures when it comes to entrance fees to these historical attractions, as most museums only require a small entrance
The arts and culture are the third most popular attraction in Australia for international tourists, only behind shopping and visiting the beach, and ahead of sporting events and casinos, according to new research by the Australia Council for the Arts. READ MORE…
The upcoming Madrid Fusión Manila is an opportunity for the capital of the Philippines to retake its place as one of the gastronomical destinations in Asia. This is the statement of Department of Tourism secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. at the press conference of Madrid Fusión Manila in Fairmont Makati on
How a decades-old tenant battle in Washington, D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood is still shaping the city today.The Adams Morgan neighborhood in Washington, D.C., gets pretty crowded on weekends. If you walk down 18th Street at night, you have to dodge hordes of drunken 20-somethings between their second and third bar
Special exhibition “Faces of Impressionism: Portraits of the Musee D’Orsay” is in its final week at the Kimbell Art Museum. Exploring French portraiture and sculpture from the late 1850s until the first years of the 20th century, the 74 portraits from the d’Orsay reflect the origins and flowering of one
VanGoYourself is the first Europeana Creative pilot launched, which went live in May 2014 as part of Culture24’s Museums at Night festival of late night openings in the UK. The website encourages people to recreate a painting with their friends and share the photograph in their social media channels. The paintings come (via Europeana) from a
IGCAT recently posted a review in Amazon of the book “The Age of Culture” by D. Paul Schafer. According to IGCAT: “This book inspires passion and a great deal of soul searching as to how and where culture and arts got lost in their importance in today’s society. The exceptional author,
Delhi is a step closer to earning the prestigious tag of a World Heritage City, as the Ministry of Culture has sent a full-fledged dossier to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in January on the matter. UNESCO officials will visit the national capital around September to examine
Berlin’s new cultural affairs secretary, Tim Renner is worried that the city’s fast-moving economic development might force artists and other culture-creators out of the city by 2030, he told the Berliner Zeitung. As part of his entree into the role, Renner says that he sat down with key members of his new
