Birmingham has ruled out a bid for the European Capital of Culture crown after deciding the costs outweighed the benefits. The city council will not join the race for the title in 2023, despite losing out to Liverpool in 2008. Birmingham has followed Manchester, which said it was aimed at “smaller cities”.
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 high-level people. And much of the conversation involved words like “export,” “delivery of services,” “marketability,” and “strategic positioning.” What’s disturbing is that I now sit
IGCAT welcomed a delegation from 10 municipal authorities, representing the Minho Region of Portugal to discuss and explore their proposed candidature for the title of European Region of Gastronomy in 2016. The overall aim of the European Region of Gastronomy programme is to contribute to a better quality of life
A rendering of the new Museum for African Art, with its soaring four-story wall, curved ceiling of rare Ghanaian wood and elaborate spiraling staircase, still sits on an easel in an unfinished concrete skeleton facing Central Park. But those distinctive features and the $135 million budget that would have paid for
Architecture is a key factor in the creation of food and wine tourism experiences say researchers at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr. Julia Albrecht from the School of Management and Tobias Danielmeier from the School of Architecture are working together to understand the interrelationship between architecture, and the way people experience
Recently appointed head of Italy’s department of cultural heritage, Dario Franceschini, announced a suite of reforms to his organization and its subsidiaries across the country, on Monday, L’Espresso reports. The reforms were spurred by the need to eliminate at least 37 top-level positions within the department in order to comply with new
El Celler de Can Roca has climbed to the summit of world gastronomy without ruffling the simple routines of the family that runs it. The restaurant, in this city about an hour’s drive northeast of Barcelona, is owned and operated by three brothers who still lunch on their mom’s food every
In recent years, the growth and development of digital applications and elaborate interpretive designs for museums and cultural heritage sites have been nothing short of explosive. Every major site and museum– it seems– wants, or is persuaded, to continually renovate and improve its visitor experience. As I have written over the
Rodney Dunn runs the Agrarian Kitchen cooking school in the Derwent Valley and often caters for international tourists travelling to Tasmania to explore it’s food and wine culture. In November this year 80 international food and wine writers, bloggers and opinion influencers will come to Australia as part of Tourism Australia’s
Although badly shaped or ugly apples, carrots or lemons are just as flavourful, they are normally not sold in supermarkets. Growers throw such fruits and vegetables away, because they do not meet the demanded aesthetic standards and shops do not accept them because they are afraid that customers will not
A new survey has shown that over 40 per cent of travellers aged 18-34 have chosen a holiday destination specifically because they wanted to try a certain type of food – a figure in stark contrast with the over-65s, of whom only 11 per cent let their stomachs do the
Indonesia’s previous over-reliance on exports has proven detrimental for the economy in the past. Now, the country is diversifying its economy by investing in creative industries to support and maintain its growth. Creative industry covers various economic activities which seek to generate or exploit information and knowledge. It is a broad
The endorsement from 120 countries has reached 1,800 signatories since May 1st, including more than 600 organizations. Debate is on this week at the UN to strengthen added reference to culture in the preamble, under education programs (Goal 4), reduced inequality (Goal 10), sustainable cities (Goal 11), sustainable consumption and production
IGCAT President Greg Richards and Director Diane Dodd met with Carme Ruscalleda to discuss the role of gastronomy in social cohesion processes and current IGCAT activities. The conversation with Carme Ruscalleda also explored the benefits and possibilities that the European Region of Gastronomy could offer. Carme Ruscalleda expressed with pride
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
Taste of Thailand Food Tours, Bangkok’s leading food tour operator launches a unique experience for tourists all ‘templed out’ in the nation’s capital. At a price point less than the cost of trying separate, full-sized portions, the company’s new “Bites and Sites in the Village of Love” food tour allows
