The Theatre Institute in Warsaw documents (Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego), promotes and enlivens the Polish theatre scene. The Institute initiates public debate on contemporary Polish theatre, enriches relevant theoretical reflections, and supports research and educational activities. The Institute owns the largest collection of theatre memorabilia in Poland, a collection…
A colorant or color additive is a substance that is added or applied in order to change the colour of a material or surface. Colourants can be used for many purposes including printing, painting, and for colouring many types of materials such as foods and plastics. Colourants work by absorbing…
Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, worked out with earth as a sculptural material, towards a deeper relationship to systems, processes and…
The Manueline (Portuguese: estilo manuelino, IPA: [ɨʃˈtilu mɐnweˈɫinu]), or Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and representations of the discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral. This…
Maltese architecture has been influenced by many different Mediterranean cultures and British architecture over its history. The first settlers on the island constructed Ġgantija, one of the oldest manmade freestanding structures in the world. The Neolithic temple builders 3800–2500 BC endowed the numerous temples of Malta and Gozo with intricate…
In commemoration of the national date of France, the National Museum of Fine Arts opened, together with the Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro, the Contemporary Dialogues exhibition. The show brings together about 100 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. The visitor will be able to glimpse…
Ottonian architecture is part of the stylistic block of solid architecture formed from Carolingian prototypes with new Byzantine influences. It is a kind of first Northern Romanesque art distinct and symmetrical opposed to the first southern Romanesque art. It may be thought that Ottonian architecture is only the eastern wing…
Florence Ada Fuller (1867 – 17 July 1946) was a South African-born Australian artist. Fuller’s art in a free painterly style indebted to Impressionism with a sense of urban realism that is arguably unprecedented in Australian art. Fuller’s work to be complex, drawing not only on European modernist academic traditions…
Multi-primary color (MPC) display is a display that can reproduce a wider gamut color than conventional displays. In addition to the standard RGB (Red Green and Blue) color subpixels, the technology utilizes additional colors, such as yellow, magenta and cyan, and thus increases the range of displayable colors that the…
Olafur Eliasson (Icelandic: Ólafur Elíasson; born 1967) is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer’s experience In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research Olafur represented Denmark…
The British Museum houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Ethnographic material from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, representing the cultures of indigenous peoples throughout the world. Over 350,000 objects spanning thousands of years tells the history of mankind from three major continents and many rich and diverse…
The National Theater of Korea (국립극장) is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Since its founding in 1950, the National Theater of Korea has endured the misery of the Korean War, and for the 65…
If we look at the Hungarian turn of the century (1896-1914) as a unique cultural and architectural era, the Hungarian twentieth century – as a cultural history era – was born after the First World War . The decades after the Great War and the end of World War II…
The Special Exhibition, ARCO IRIS: The Central America. Pacific Island National Planning Exhibition, Treasure Island of the Pacific. The beautiful culture of Indonesia and the Philippines, located in the Pacific Ocean, the largest sea on the planet, and the pain that the Pacific is experiencing and the ways to solve…
A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This…
The 21st Hong Kong Food Expo, held together with the Hong Kong International Tea Fair and the International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM), open simultaneously on August 12, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The three fairs under the same…
The Center for West Visayan Studies (CWVS), Created in 1975, locate in the Iloilo City Campus, to answer the need for a concerted effort to preserve and disseminate information on the rich historico-cultural legacy of the region. The center initiates historico-cultural studies and encourages researches that deal with current issues…
Dengue fever is a viral tropical disease transmitted by mosquito bites. In 2016 over 50 million new cases were reported, about ten million were hospitalized, and over ten thousand died. Dengue is a major public health problem throughout South-East Asia and South Asia. It is also found in Queensland, Australia,…
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, heat, and value-added chemicals from biomass. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today’s petroleum refinery, which produce multiple fuels and products from petroleum. The biorefinery principle is similar to that of an oil refinery,…
A unique and intricate style, the tradition of Maya architecture spans several thousands of years. Often, the buildings most dramatic and easily recognizable as Mayans are the stepped pyramids of the Terminal Pre-classic period and beyond. Being based on the general Mesoamerican architectural traditions, these pyramids relied on intricate carved…
Beaucroissant is a French commune located in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The town is known for the Beaucroissant fair of regional importance which has been held there annually since the Middle Ages. Parish of the royal province of Dauphiné during the Ancien Régime, the town is…
Rolle is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Nyon, located on the shores of Lake Geneva between Geneva and Lausanne in the La Côte region, to the west of Lausanne, in the direction of Nyon and Geneva. Neighbouring Mont-sur-Rolle is well-known for its…
Kobe Fashion Museum, which opened on April 25, 1997, regards it as a mirror that reflects the age of fashion. Western costumes from the 18th century to the present, national costumes of the world including Japan, textiles, shoes, hats, fans, We have collected, exhibited, and exhibited from a unique perspective,…
The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). The Modulor is a system of measurements on a human scale created by Le Corbusier from the golden ratio. “The Modulor is a measurement tool derived from human stature and mathematics.A man-arm-raised provides…
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Theatre Institute in Warsaw, Poland
The Theatre Institute in Warsaw documents (Instytut Teatralny im. Zbigniewa Raszewskiego), promotes and enlivens the Polish theatre scene. The Institute initiates public debate on contemporary Polish theatre, enriches relevant theoretical reflections, and supports research and educational activities. The Institute owns the largest collection of theatre memorabilia in Poland, a collection…
Read moreColourant
A colorant or color additive is a substance that is added or applied in order to change the colour of a material or surface. Colourants can be used for many purposes including printing, painting, and for colouring many types of materials such as foods and plastics. Colourants work by absorbing…
Read moreEnvironmental art
Environmental art is a range of artistic practices encompassing both historical approaches to nature in art and more recent ecological and politically motivated types of works. Environmental art has evolved away from formal concerns, worked out with earth as a sculptural material, towards a deeper relationship to systems, processes and…
Read moreManueline
The Manueline (Portuguese: estilo manuelino, IPA: [ɨʃˈtilu mɐnweˈɫinu]), or Portuguese late Gothic, is the sumptuous, composite Portuguese style of architectural ornamentation of the first decades of the 16th century, incorporating maritime elements and representations of the discoveries brought from the voyages of Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral. This…
Read moreArchitecture of Malta
Maltese architecture has been influenced by many different Mediterranean cultures and British architecture over its history. The first settlers on the island constructed Ġgantija, one of the oldest manmade freestanding structures in the world. The Neolithic temple builders 3800–2500 BC endowed the numerous temples of Malta and Gozo with intricate…
Read moreContemporary Dialogues, Brazil National Museum of Fine Arts
In commemoration of the national date of France, the National Museum of Fine Arts opened, together with the Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro, the Contemporary Dialogues exhibition. The show brings together about 100 works, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints. The visitor will be able to glimpse…
Read moreOttonian architecture
Ottonian architecture is part of the stylistic block of solid architecture formed from Carolingian prototypes with new Byzantine influences. It is a kind of first Northern Romanesque art distinct and symmetrical opposed to the first southern Romanesque art. It may be thought that Ottonian architecture is only the eastern wing…
Read moreFlorence Fuller
Florence Ada Fuller (1867 – 17 July 1946) was a South African-born Australian artist. Fuller’s art in a free painterly style indebted to Impressionism with a sense of urban realism that is arguably unprecedented in Australian art. Fuller’s work to be complex, drawing not only on European modernist academic traditions…
Read moreMulti-primary color display
Multi-primary color (MPC) display is a display that can reproduce a wider gamut color than conventional displays. In addition to the standard RGB (Red Green and Blue) color subpixels, the technology utilizes additional colors, such as yellow, magenta and cyan, and thus increases the range of displayable colors that the…
Read moreOlafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson (Icelandic: Ólafur Elíasson; born 1967) is a Danish-Icelandic artist known for sculptures and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer’s experience In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research Olafur represented Denmark…
Read moreAfrica, Oceania and America, The British Museum
The British Museum houses one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of Ethnographic material from Africa, Oceania and the Americas, representing the cultures of indigenous peoples throughout the world. Over 350,000 objects spanning thousands of years tells the history of mankind from three major continents and many rich and diverse…
Read moreNational Theater of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
The National Theater of Korea (국립극장) is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Since its founding in 1950, the National Theater of Korea has endured the misery of the Korean War, and for the 65…
Read moreHungarian architecture in 1900-1950
If we look at the Hungarian turn of the century (1896-1914) as a unique cultural and architectural era, the Hungarian twentieth century – as a cultural history era – was born after the First World War . The decades after the Great War and the end of World War II…
Read moreThe Central America, KOICA Global Village Experience Center
The Special Exhibition, ARCO IRIS: The Central America. Pacific Island National Planning Exhibition, Treasure Island of the Pacific. The beautiful culture of Indonesia and the Philippines, located in the Pacific Ocean, the largest sea on the planet, and the pain that the Pacific is experiencing and the ways to solve…
Read moreHistory of Castle
A castle (from Latin: castellum) is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This…
Read moreHong Kong Food Expo 2010, China
The 21st Hong Kong Food Expo, held together with the Hong Kong International Tea Fair and the International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products (ICMCM), open simultaneously on August 12, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The three fairs under the same…
Read moreUniversity of the Philippines Visayas – Center for West Visayan Studies, Iloilo City, Philippines
The Center for West Visayan Studies (CWVS), Created in 1975, locate in the Iloilo City Campus, to answer the need for a concerted effort to preserve and disseminate information on the rich historico-cultural legacy of the region. The center initiates historico-cultural studies and encourages researches that deal with current issues…
Read moreDengue fever in travel
Dengue fever is a viral tropical disease transmitted by mosquito bites. In 2016 over 50 million new cases were reported, about ten million were hospitalized, and over ten thousand died. Dengue is a major public health problem throughout South-East Asia and South Asia. It is also found in Queensland, Australia,…
Read moreBiorefinery
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, heat, and value-added chemicals from biomass. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today’s petroleum refinery, which produce multiple fuels and products from petroleum. The biorefinery principle is similar to that of an oil refinery,…
Read moreMaya architecture
A unique and intricate style, the tradition of Maya architecture spans several thousands of years. Often, the buildings most dramatic and easily recognizable as Mayans are the stepped pyramids of the Terminal Pre-classic period and beyond. Being based on the general Mesoamerican architectural traditions, these pyramids relied on intricate carved…
Read moreBeaucroissant, Isere, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Beaucroissant is a French commune located in the department of Isère in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The town is known for the Beaucroissant fair of regional importance which has been held there annually since the Middle Ages. Parish of the royal province of Dauphiné during the Ancien Régime, the town is…
Read moreRolle, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Rolle is a Swiss municipality in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Nyon, located on the shores of Lake Geneva between Geneva and Lausanne in the La Côte region, to the west of Lausanne, in the direction of Nyon and Geneva. Neighbouring Mont-sur-Rolle is well-known for its…
Read moreExcited fashion, Kobe Fashion Museum
Kobe Fashion Museum, which opened on April 25, 1997, regards it as a mirror that reflects the age of fashion. Western costumes from the 18th century to the present, national costumes of the world including Japan, textiles, shoes, hats, fans, We have collected, exhibited, and exhibited from a unique perspective,…
Read moreModulor
The Modulor is an anthropometric scale of proportions devised by the Swiss-born French architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). The Modulor is a system of measurements on a human scale created by Le Corbusier from the golden ratio. “The Modulor is a measurement tool derived from human stature and mathematics.A man-arm-raised provides…
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