Denmark plans to change Copenhagen’s hippie enclave
Denmark’s government has proposed a plan to regularize housing in a decades-old hippie enclave in the centre of Copenhagen. The story is not new, the controversy dates back some years, however there were some new developments.
The counterculture oasis, home to aging hippies, artists, drug addicts and stray dogs, offers a sharp contrast to the rest of Copenhagen, and [...]
Wedding traditions around the world
One of the most special days in many people’s lives is their wedding day. That sacramental moment when the two individuals declare their devotion to each other is extraordinary.
To accompany the occasion, there are many traditions that are practiced. Customs such as the wedding vows, the exchange of the rings and the kiss are [...]
The festival of fire in Valencia, Spain
Holidaymakers heading to Spain next Spring should check out the popular Las Fallas Festival in Valencia.
Running in March, between the 15th and 19th, this massive tribute to Saint Joseph, patron Saint of the carpenters’ guild, where, it is said, the tradition arose from, results in millions of people flocking to the city to glimpse the famous [...]
The Archeological Museum in Zagreb
The Archeological Museum in Zagreb was founded in 1846. It is located in the historical Vranyczany-Hafner Palace.
Museum’s collections and departments > The ancient and valuable items held by the Museum are systematically organized into several collections. The Prehistoric, Classical Greek and Roman, and Mediaeval Collections follow the usual chronological system of all European Museum departments. [...]
Fun with chocolate in New Zealand
Saturday 11 July to Friday 17 July, 2009, Dunedin, New Zealand.
What else can you do with chocolate besides eat it?
Dunedin, New Zealand students come up with some bizarre solutions during the Cadbury Chocolate Carnival, running next July.
The festival offers a tasty range of events and activities. With everything from chocolate therapy, a chocolate cooking class, chocolate [...]
Every dog has his day at Madame Tussauds
The folks behind Madame Tussauds New York Wax Museum are creative, to say the least.
In addition to Lassie, the first-ever animal to be immortalized in wax, is the new Bullseye, the recognizable logo dog for Target department stores. The bull terrier that has Target Corporation’s bullseye logo painted around its left eye was on [...]
Festival d’Automne: a festival of art in Paris, France
The 38th Festival d’Automne à Paris [Paris Autumn Festival] will take place from 15 September 2009 to 19 December 2009.
Want to find out about the latest innovations in the world of the arts? Catch a flight to Paris and do just that at the annual Festival d’Automne.
Already underway, the event runs until December 19th and [...]
The Russian Culture and the Arts
Culture > Libraries and Museums
Russia has over 50,000 state public Libraries [39,000 of these rural] in total possession of over a billion books, and the stock is steadily growing. Every general-educational school and the majority of offices and large factories have libraries of their own.
Close to 1,500 Museums cover practically all fields, knowledge, historical, ethnographic, memorial, [...]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest and finest art Museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.
Founded in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum is located in New York City’s Central [...]
Florence’s Archaeological Museum
Florence’s Archaeological Museum showcases ancient artefacts.
A rare collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan finds are on public display, following renovation work at Florence’s National Archaeological Museum. Over 500 precious artefacts, previously kept in storage, are now housed on the second floor of the Museum, located through 17 rooms.
The Archaeological Museum is one of Florence’s hidden gems, [...]
