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Despite its lack of international reputation, the Portuguese...

Paris has the Louvre, Madrid has the Prado and Florence has the Uffizi. And Guimarães? Well, Guimarães has a corridor made of cardboard boxes in a room above the city’s police station. I walk slowly between the boxes. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Calgary named Culture Capital of Canada for 2012

Calgary will share the 2012 Cultural Capital of Canada title with the Niagara region in southern Ontario. The designation comes with a $1.6-million federal government grant. Calgary-Centre MP Lee Richardson made the announcement Friday on [...]

Posted On : Oct, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Najaf unprepared to be 2012's Islamic Capital of Culture

A half-billion-dollar effort to showcase Iraq’s holiest Shiite city to the world is coming down to the wire as many contracts remain unsigned and funds are being hastily re-allocated. Preparations for Najaf to become the Arab world [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Turku, Finland: European Capital of Culture 2011

Doctors in the Finnish city of Turku will this year be dispensing a new form of medicine to those feeling a bit down - a visit to a one of the thousands of cultural events taking place during the next 12 months. Alongside Tallinn, Turku [...]

Posted On : Jan, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Istanbul kicks off year as European cultural capital

Istanbul launched a year of art events at the weekend as it became one of three Cultural Capitals of Europe for 2010, feting the occasion with concerts, street shows and firework displays. The accolade, bestowed by the European Union, is [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2010 | Comments : 1

Doubts linger as Istanbul becomes European culture capital

Visitors to Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district this weekend will see İstiklal Avenue decked out with twinkling lights, but they should keep in mind the famous Shakespearean quote: “All that glitters is not gold.” The d [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan, its old capital Kyoto and the Aoi Festival

Located on an area of land half the size of Turkey, Japan's population is twice that of Turkey. It is the second-biggest nation in the world in economic terms; this country, whose people are known for their diligence and eagerness to work, [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Yes, Nairobi is East Africas cultural capital

Nairobi, Kenya's Capital has been called many names (Nairobbery being among the most notorious), but never have I heard it being called a leading centre for the arts and culture – until last week. An American researcher who I met at t [...]