Ramallah’s City of Music

Ramallah’s City of Music

1. Context

Located in the Palestinian West Bank, Ramallah was originally established in the mid-1500s as a Christian village and in the 1900s it attracted migrants due to its high living standards that resulted from developing trade routes with the USA and Europe.

The creation of Minwashin

The creation of Minwashin

1. Context

For 8000 years, the Anishinaabe have lived the Abitibi-Témiscamingue. After a law was passed in 1876, First Nations children were forced to attend residential schools and reserves were created, resulting in these groups losing their culture and language.

Santa Fe: Design Hub

Santa Fe: Design Hub

Context

Santa Fe is the capital of the province of the same name, with a population of 415,345 inhabitants and a territory of 3,055 square kilometres.

Manaragat Festival: Preserving culture, sustaining society

Manaragat Festival: Preserving culture, sustaining society

Context

Catbalogan city is a former fishing village, established in 1596 by Jesuit missionaries, located in western Samar, one of the tree provinces of the island of Samar, Philippines’ third largest island.

Cultural policy in Trois-Rivières

Cultural policy in Trois-Rivières

Background

Founded in 1634, Trois-Rivières is the second-oldest French-speaking city in Canada, and the ninth-largest city in Quebec. As the seat of the region, it is also home to provincial branch offices.