Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University has more than 30,000 students and 11 institutes. Founded in 1899, it has a long history of providing technical education in Russia and counts Nobel prize winners among its graduates. In addition to its chamber and symphony orchestras, choirs, music studios, and festivals, it offers Creative and MusicContinue reading “From Russia with… music, or Why an engineer should think in a symphonic way”
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Interview with David Bardolet, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy
How has Covid19 pandemic impacted the cultural sector on the structural level? What cultural institutions can do to survive this crisis? Is digitisation really the cure or not? How should the government support the cultural sector? Why a multi-disciplinary dialogue across the industries is so important and who should facilitate that process? These were someContinue reading “Interview with David Bardolet, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy”
Interview with James Bradburne (Pinacoteca di Brera): “Museums must exist if societies are to have a memory”
Dina Ivanova How is Pinacoteca di Brera coping with the current situation? What is the impact of Covid19 on its activities and funding and what are the solutions to replace lost revenue? Why should a museum preserve the collective memory of the society? Who is responsible for saving Arts and Culture? Why “manuscripts don’t burn”?Continue reading “Interview with James Bradburne (Pinacoteca di Brera): “Museums must exist if societies are to have a memory””
Art Basel Inside-Out: Miami 2019
By Regina Suárez del Real Sanchez De Tagle Art Basel is an annual art fair that showcases some of the world’s leading artists, galleries, and collectors of contemporary and modern art. Based in Basel, Hong Kong, and Miami Beach, Art Basel offers art enthusiasts the opportunity to explore different art forms such as painting, photography, sculpture andContinue reading “Art Basel Inside-Out: Miami 2019”
Art Basel Miami 2019
By Regina Suárez del Real Sanchez De Tagle In 1917 Marcel Duchamp took the art world by storm with the presentation of Fountain, a piece that has been considered one of the most debatable works of art for the past century. Fountain presented a clear challenge to its audience, begging the simple question: Is it reallyContinue reading “Art Basel Miami 2019”