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November pick of Europe's best culture events

From Helsinki avant-garde cinema to factory fairs in Switzerland, your guide on where to be a culture vulture this month

by abla kandalaft // 02/11/07

museum, animation, film, seville, photography, zurich, slovakia

AGENDA

October culture vulture

This autumn Europe’s cultural events move indoors, to cinemas and museums. A quick look at October’s culture calendar

by karsten marhold // 04/10/07

museum, cinema, poland, warsaw, united kingdom, berlin, germany

AGENDA

August culture vulture

Despite a slow start to the summer weatherwise, Europe’s festivals – even outdoor festivals – are in full blossom. THE event overwiew for August

by karsten marhold // 02/08/07

museum, bulgaria, kosovo, portugal, woodstock, leonid kuchma, bullfight

FEATURE museum : European heritage battle

European heritage battle

At the foot of the Acropolis, a new museum is undergoing construction – but something important is missing: the British Museum is not prepared to return pieces of the world-famous Parthenon frieze to Athens

by Anna Karla @ // 10/07/07

museum, greece, athens, cities, southern eu, contemporary art, cities

AGENDA

July culture vulture

Between Italian jazz and Nordic tango, Slovenian saxophone and Scottish rock, Spanish bull running and German contemporary art – check out the July issue of our Vultures for Culture calendar

by Jannik Pfister @ // 04/07/07

museum, montreux, kassel, avignon, slovenia, perugia, spain

REPORT museum : Of Roma art and Charlie Chaplin

Of Roma art and Charlie Chaplin

On 7 June the Venice Biennale saw the grand opening of ‘Paradise Lost’, its first Roma Pavilion. Gipsy kitsch, or the artistic emancipation of an oppressed people?

by pim de kuijer // 17/06/07

museum, exposition, venice, italy, southern eu, culture

FEATURE museum : Built on Benzene

Built on Benzene

The city of Budapest wants to build a science park on the site of the former Óbuda gasworks

by Martin Schneider @ // 31/01/07

museum, feature, hungary, development, environment, central and eastern europe, budapest

FOCUS museum : WIELS: artful brewing

WIELS: artful brewing

On May 25, Brussels’ largest contemporary art centre will open its doors in what was once the Wielemans-Ceuppen Brewery, close to Midi Station

by clotilde de gastines et gabriel hahn // 17/01/07

museum, art market, space, cities, society, western eu, city planning

FEATURE museum : Parc de la Villette: culture not cows

Parc de la Villette: culture not cows

The Parc de la Villette in Paris is one of Europe’s leading art centres. Here art, music, science and technology all rub shoulders

by Anna Karla @ // 17/01/07

museum, paris, technology, france, economy, western eu, contemporary art

REVIEW museum : Muted Witness

Muted Witness

On October 13, the photography exhibition ‘In the Face of History’ opened in London

by joshua craze // 19/10/06

museum, national socialism, london, society, culture

FOCUS museum : A heaven for the connoisseurs

A heaven for the connoisseurs

Connoisseurs from all over the world visit Brussels to stock up on pralines, the famous traditional Belgian chocolates

by inga pietrusiska // 19/10/06

museum, multiculturalism, yum nyam, brussels, cities, belgium, culture

INTERVIEW

Travelling with insider tips

Take an alternative trip around Brussels with our private guide, Stephane Lambert. Together we discover the hidden corners of the European capital.

by marc serena // 18/10/06

museum, education system, books, brussels, cities, belgium, culture

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Let the music play for free

by Anita Kalmane What are your plans the upcoming days? Working all day long? Enjoying the sun and enjoying Summer? Shopping and exploring Brussels? Here is one more thing to add to your list – forget about everything and relax in the Musical Instruments Museum!

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...and what about the Marbles???

Cafebabel.com Athens, launches e-campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. In few hours, the opening of the New Acropolis Museum is about to come. With this museum, Greece fulfills its promise to History. With this museum, the ancient treasures of Acropolis will be well- preserved for the generations ...

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Pick of the Week in London

This is cafebabel london’s choice selection on what's happening in capital in the coming week (23-29 March).

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"Museum night fever" : a night at the museum

Article written by Valya Ivanova and translated by Maïté Dague Brown The second edition of the « Museum night fever » drew more than 6,000 people from all over Europe to Brussels. This year the night of the museums took place on the 7th of March. 14 museums opened their doors ...

Julien by Julien on bruxelles