Proclaimed on 28 November 2020 by the Union for the Mediterranean member states, including Slovenia, the Day of the Mediterranean is aimed at raising awareness of the common Mediterranean history, identity and heritage that unites us and transcends the differences between the peoples and nations of the region. “The great changes and challenges of our
For the first time in a millennium, Europe no longer plays a critical role in promoting Western civilization nor in world history at large. Ostensibly it should. Some 750 million people live on the European subcontinent. Europe still remains the most popular tourist spot on earth. Its hallowed architecture, art, infrastructure and natural beauty still
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At Rome’s National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, rooms recently devoted to an exhibition of Picasso drawings now hold more curious relics: a 19th-century travel trunk emblazoned “M. Tolkien”; dictionaries of old English dialects;
In “Fisherman in a Red Shirt”, a luminous oil painting by the Georgian “tavern painter” Niko Pirosmani, a man with his catch gazes at the viewer, a river swirling at his ankles. The contrast between his momentary stillness and the flowing water, the blaze of scarlet cloth against pitch black, gives him the intensity of
The Para PanAmerican Games – Santiago 2023 just finished this past Sunday, and the minds of the winners are already focused on the Paralympic Games of Paris 2024. IBSA had its three Paralympic sports competing in Chile’s capital. With the exception of Judo, whose Paralympic ranking is still running until the last competitions in 2024,
exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. October 18, 2023, through January 15, 2024. Ann and Graham Gund Gallery. © The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Wall power. What the art world calls a painting jumping off the wall, demanding to be recognized. The visual equivalent of Whitney Houston’s voice. No picture ever painted
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is an on-site version of our FirstFT newsletter. Sign up to our Asia, Europe/Africa or Americas edition to get it sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning Good morning. Qatar said yesterday
A glazed, sugared round of twisted babka becomes a dazzling holiday wreath by Kora, a Filipino bakery in Long Island City, Queens. The filling woven throughout the brioche dough is the rich deep violet of puréed ube, the Filipino purple sweet potatoes. The babka is made in collaboration with Umamicart, an online Asian supermarket based
Bringing a playful analog sensibility to the digital landscape of Times Square every midnight in February, artist Nora Maité Nieves invites audiences on a journey through the symbols, textures and ornamental elements of her Caribbean roots. Part origin story, part fantasy, Eyes of the Sea is a mythological genesis tale told through color, shape,
Ailyn Pérez in the title role of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas. Ken Howard/Met Opera hide caption toggle caption Ken Howard/Met Opera Ailyn Pérez in the title role of Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas. Ken Howard/Met Opera Ailyn Pérez is an American soprano on the go. Her work often takes her to the