culture

If “emerging” countries become creative

Say Africa (and more generally, developing countries) and you think of raw materials and low cost products. Or, alternatively, sunsets,…

10 years ago

Federculture Report: one year on

Federculture has recently published its 2012 report but this time the figures, a little surprisingly, compared to the steady growth…

11 years ago

Humanities: fewer applicants, but we are all losing out

The current economic crisis is having many effects. Some are more apparent – the recession, companies closing their doors, unsustainable…

11 years ago

Holi, colour and diversity: a “Benetton style” festival

Today in India was the first day of a traditional Hindu festival that celebrates the end of winter and the…

11 years ago

Cooking as a bridge between cultures

Although it only has a few million inhabitants, there are eighteen different officially recognized religions in Lebanon. This is a…

11 years ago

Cultural primaries: the beauty of participating

A group of young people have come up with an admirable initiative, which has been adopted by FAI (the Italian…

11 years ago

Growth, the real issue for our future

Italy is not growing: and hasn’t been for some time. In an IMF survey of economic growth in 179 countries,…

11 years ago

The Italian Renaissance on show in Beijing

A few weeks ago Beijing witnessed the opening of an exhibition about the Renaissance in Italy. For several months, works…

12 years ago

Culture can save us

“In times of crisis, who would want to spend money on culture?” This is a phrase we hear often and…

12 years ago

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: the future is woman

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the President of Liberia (in her second term in office), Africa’s first woman head of state,…

12 years ago