Beñat Gaztelurrutia: “The fact that Basque is not the native language has a big impact on consumption habits”
Monday, December 4, 2023, 6:51 a.m comment Copy link Whatsapp Facebook X LinkedIn telegram Beñat Gaztelurrutia, the executive director of the Gerediaga Association, points out that the Basque cultural sector is facing two major challenges and calls on everyone to do their part to overcome them. – On the day of the presentation, you called […]
The Mongols’ first defeat occurred in Palestine: the fierce resistance of Gaza
Until the heroic deed of this Mamluk group in Palestine on September 3, 1260, the Mongols were invincible. This was largely thanks to the feared Genghis Khan, who six decades earlier had descended from the steppes north of the Gobi with a horde of bloodthirsty warriors and wanted to conquer the world. Their famous leader […]
The Dutch Mariët Westermann, the first woman to head the Guggenheim Museum in New York
Monday, November 20, 2023, 7:40 p.m comment Copy link Whatsapp Facebook X LinkedIn telegram Months late, there was finally white smoke at the Guggenheim in New York, which has announced its next director and CEO, Mariët Westermann, whose position she will take up on June 1, 2024. Her profile differs from that of her… This […]
Mariët Westermann, first woman to head the Guggenheim Foundation and its museum in New York
The Dutch art historian Mariët Westermann was named Director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation, replacing Richard Armstrong. He comes to the Guggenheim with a proven track record in world-renowned leading organizations in higher education and philanthropy dedicated to the arts and humanities. He brings in-depth knowledge of art history, museums […]
The “back” of “Las Meninas”, revealed for the first time
Next Tuesday the Prado Museum will open an unusual exhibition to the public. The public will admire not the works of art but their backs, something that is only available to their author, their owners or the staff of the museums in which they are exhibited during a cleaning, restoration or change of location. To […]
The day Catalonia betrayed Spain for the first time and showered Barcelona with bombs
The Pact of Genoa of 1705 was secretly signed by a group of Catalans with England to put an end to Philip V and impose their own constitution – an episode of the War of Succession that the independents now hide. 18th century depiction of the siege and capture of Barcelona in 1705, following the […]
The controversial letter from 1917 that first called for a state for the Jews in Palestine
More than a century later, the interpretation of the Balfour Declaration continues to preoccupy European and Middle Eastern leaders, as it was the first step in the historic process that led to the proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948. Draft Balfour Declaration of 1917 October 17, 2023 Updated at 8:26 p.m. It is […]
The first edition of Comic Con Costa Brava begins in Lloret de Mar, where up to 5,000 visitors are expected
The first edition of Comic Con Costa Brava Ariadna Reche The auditorium of Grand Casino Costa Brava in Lloret de Mar (Selva) is hosting the first edition of the this weekend Comic Con Costa Bravaa thematic convention with actors and actresses, cosplayers and related technology and merchandising companies Game of Thrones, Hobbit, Stranger Things, Star […]
The first known sentence in Basque by Gabriel Aresti
It is always interesting for a reader to know the library of his favorite authors, to know which authors he has read and who he has followed. Gabriel Aresti, whose birth is now 90 years old, learned Basque using priest Paulo Zamarripa’s “Basque Grammar”, which was the only one available in the post-war period. Therefore, […]
Almost all tickets for the first edition of the family offer Temporada Alta, petiTA, are sold out
The Brodas Bros show at petiTA ACN/Ariadna Reche The programming of the 32nd edition of the Temporada Alta continues this Sunday after opening on Saturday evening with the final concert of Antònia Font’s comeback tour. He does it to you Family proposal organized in collaboration with El Pot Petit. From eleven in the morning to […]