Arts & Culture
The Sounds of the Islands: Junkanoo Cultural Festival
It starts with a deep drumbeat, a baritone sensation
that vibrates within your chest. An instant tingle of rhythm journeys up your
spine in anticipation of...
Turning air pollution into art
Artists are known to take inspiration from the world around them. So
it’s no surprise that some have begun shining light on one of the...
The feminist inspiration of Mona Lisa
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the Italian
genius, Leonardo da Vinci, who died on 02 May 1519. On this occasion,...
How UN cultural treasures helped set the stage for Game of Thrones
From King’s Landing to the Iron Bank, so many of the
breath-taking backdrops seen on the smash hit Game of Thrones television
series are available for future...
Baku forum to push back against ‘rise of hate’ with strong call for cultural and religious tolerance
Just off a plane from Sri Lanka, Miguel Angel Moratinos, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Wednesday that...
Books: Bridges across cultures
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO has long celebrated the power of International Book and Copyright
Day, marked on 23 April, but this year,...
SFMOMA Announces SOFT POWER — International Contemporary Exhibition
Timely and provocative, SOFT POWER is an exhibition about the ways
in which artists deploy art to explore their roles as citizens and social
actors. Appropriated...
SFMOMA Announces Five Summer 2019 Exhibitions
In addition to its major presentations of Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again, JR: The Chronicles of San Francisco and Suzanne Lacy:...
Public art that brings a smile to your face
This International Day of Happiness on 20 March reminds us that life is
happier when we’re together. It urges us to focus on what we...
5 Museums You Don’t Want to Miss in Athens
The National Archaeological Museum is the largest museum in Greece. Although its original purpose was to secure finds from 19th century excavations in and...