Moving Culture Forward

Moving Culture Forward

1. Ramallah and culture

The Municipality of Ramallah’s initiative to develop a participatory Cultural Policy, finalized in March 2022, reflects an understanding of culture as a tool for resilience and resistance.

Forbidden Culture Week

Forbidden Culture Week

1. Context

Malmö is Sweden’s third largest, fastest growing and southernmost city. It faces out towards greater Europe and is linked by a 16km bridge to the Danish capital of Copenhagen.

E-Culture Centre, Ataşehir (when art stops, life stops)

E-Culture Centre, Ataşehir (when art stops, life stops)

1. Ataşehir and culture

Ataşehir is a district with a population of approximately 500,000 that is located in the Asian Side of Istanbul and in the group of the latest developed towns. Ataşehir has a predominantly young population.

“In my day…” - Guided visits by railwaymen| Museum – The station

“In my day…” - Guided visits by railwaymen| Museum – The station

1. Palmela and culture

Pinhal Novo is a town as well as a parish of the municipality of Palmela in the district of Setúbal in Portugal, with an area of 55,84 km2 and 27,010 inhabitants. It was over many years a place through which various routes passed.

Kakán, the voice from Quilmes

Kakán, the voice from Quilmes

1. Quilmes and culture

Quilmes is a municipality with an estimated population of 700,000 inhabitants, located in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The San Angel Flower Fair

The San Angel Flower Fair

1. Context

The Flower Fair is a tradition of the former town of San Ángel, located in the south west of Mexico City (now part of the city), which has been celebrated for 165 years.

Yakutsk's National Holiday

Yakutsk's National Holiday

1. Context

Yakutsk, 6.5 hours in plane from Moscow, is the largest city in the permafrost zone of Russia. It was founded in 1632 on the left Bank of the Lena river. Yakutsk is the capital of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and has the largest port on the river.

Volgograd’s children folk dance

Volgograd’s children folk dance

1. Context

Volgograd, better known as Stalingrad, was the site of the 1943 defeat of Nazi troops, which became a turning point in World War II.

Panorama 1326 Bursa Conquest Museum

Panorama 1326 Bursa Conquest Museum

1. Context

Osmangazi is a historical and touristic location with 862.516 inhabitants, the biggest and central district of Bursa and the most developed district in terms of economic and cultural indicators.

Nizhny Novgorod's City Day

Nizhny Novgorod's City Day

1. Context

Nizhny Novgorod is one of the largest cultural centres in Russia. The city, which turns 800 in 2021, is situated on the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers.