Tag: cultural
Södertälje profiler Marlene Eskander elected to the state’s cultural council: “Don’t be self-evident”
The State Council for Culture is a Swedish state administrative authority whose task is to follow developments in the field of culture and provides the government with a basis for…
The Sámi Council fights against the popular game: “Uses cultural heritage”
It is the media company Square Enix that since December has been marketing new so-called skins in its e-commerce. It is a new outfit that can be purchased to be…
Michael Lindblad: “We are hitting the glass ceiling in the Sami cultural sector”
In the panel discussion with the title “Artistic freedom for indigenous peoples – Is indigenous art free?” the Sami Council’s chairman Àslat Holmberg, the UN’s special rapporteur on cultural rights,…
Portrait of Jack Lang’s cultural vision in a word, a gesture and a silence
02:05 His dream was a Ministry of Intelligence and Beauty, once proposed to President François Mitterrand. Jack Lang did not realize this one, but many others which make him the…
“Tyranny of merit”: Olivier Faure guilty of cultural appropriation, by Sylvain Fort
“The myth of equal opportunities cannot hide cultural and social determinism. We want the school of equality and social diversity. To initiate a break with the tyranny of merit, that…
The new government will return admission fees to Sweden’s state museums – the director of the national museum is also concerned about the crisis preparedness of cultural sites
STOCKHOLM The Swedish National Museum, or Nationalmuseum, is in Stockholm on the parade ground: on the opposite bank is the Royal Palace and a stone’s throw away is the modern…
Cécile Coulon: “Transport, my intimate cultural place”
She is one of those authors for whom anchoring in their region of origin is fundamental. But his growing success forced him to return regularly to the capital. Journeys, by…
Emmanuel Macron ended his state visit to New Orleans on a cultural note
Emmanuel Macron ended his visit to the United States with a stopover in New Orleans. In the most French of American cities, the head of state took stock of his…
The French baguette becomes cultural heritage: “Following us through life”
The French baguette receives global protection when the classic long narrow bread now takes its place on the UN agency UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage. It’s not just about…
Court acquits four teenagers of arson in cultural center Leidsche Rijn, other criminal offenses have been proven
What the court does find proven is that all four boys set fire together in a nearby parking garage under an apartment complex in Madridstraat, the same night. Videos show…