2023 & 2024 are major years for anniversaries that celebrate the arts and culture in France. The “1973-2023 Picasso Celebration” includes 50 exhibitions in France, Spain, other European countries and the United States. Next year, Normandy will commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings and celebrate its essential role as the birthplace—with the Paris Region—of …
Heritage Hotels & Resorts, the largest independent hotel group in New Mexico, has announced a series of arts and culture-driven offerings, packages and events to celebrate summer. All eleven properties that span Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Las Cruces are offering a selection of offerings that honor the season and New Mexican culture, including a …
As the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22, a leading luxury and experiential travel network Virtuoso shares how its affiliated travel advisors are seeing rising interest among clients in search of sustainable tourism vacations. While Virtuoso advisors report that clients do factor in sustainable tourism practices – defined as travel that is more environmentally …
The Valletta 2018 Cultural Program kicks off on the 20th of January 2018: a collection of over 140 projects and 400 events taking place throughout the European Capital of Culture year. Valletta 2018 has invested strongly in a program that sees the involvement of around 1000 local and international artists, curators, artist collectives, performers, workshop leaders, …
More than fifty of the world’s top artists are expected to converge on Turkey this Fall to showcase their work during the 15th Istanbul Biennial which gets underway on September 16, 2017. Under the curatorship of artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, the fifteenth Istanbul Biennial which runs through to November 12 will address what it …
This fall, Baltimore offers new and exciting events in addition to time-honored traditions. Here’s a sampling: Baltimore’s Art Scene Baltimore is a haven for art lovers. Home to one of the leading arts and design colleges in the country (the Maryland Institute College of Art) and three world-class art museums (The Baltimore Museum of Art, …
Germany’s ‘Traditions and Customs’ are the focus of the German National Tourism Board’s (GNTB) worldwide tourism campaign for 2015. The inclusion in a nationwide inventory, of 27 traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, reveals the importance and appreciation of this almost imperceptible aspect of Germany’s intangible cultural …
More and more dedicated art spaces are cropping up with an eye towards solidifying the offerings for cultural tourism in the Riviera Nayarit. The most recent inaugurations are the Stage & Forum Nuevo Vallarta and La Casita Mágica in San Pancho. The Riviera Nayarit now has a theater for stage presentations and a new gallery …
The first Vallarta-Nayarit Classic Rock Festival is set to take place from December 11-14, 2014 in Nuevo Vallarta. It’s billed as the “Only Classic Rock Festival In The World” and will feature an entire week of some of the best music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. The project is the first big event put …
The Riviera Maya Jazz Festival has become one of the destination’s signature annual events, considered one of the top ten Jazz festivals in the world and the only one with free access to all concerts. Performances for the first day include Colin Hunter, Pato Machete, and the award-winning sextet Take 6, which consists of Claude …