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Aarhus and the women’s museum

KvindemuseetI went to Aarhus. It would have been a pleasant trip if it wasn’t for the many hours waiting for the connection flights. Although it was very cold, this was a nice place to walk around and watch the (some very stylish) locals going about their lives.

I found this cafe with really nice bread and cinnamon rolls. I had some pretty good breakfasts there.

More interestingly, Aarhus has a few good museums. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to go to the modern art museum – ARos. They also have a museum for Women – Kvindemuseet. That really confused me, why do we need a museum for Women? This one is even more specific, since it’s dedicated to the women of Denmark. I am not sure what to make of this…. My first instinct is to think that a culture that needs to have a dedicated museum to celebrate the achievements of women, is because they might not be celebrated otherwise… I hope I’m wrong! They do have a brilliant poster!

Here more picture of the cold yet sunny Aarhus.

 

 

Yummy Sunday

Portuguese Cuisine by © Kerry Murray and by die Zeit Magazine

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In her recent blog post “Modern Lisbon – A food story for Travel & Leisure Magazine” Kerry Murray shares some really yummy pictures of modern Portuguese food – really worth checking her blog.

…and for those of you who understand German, die Zeit Magazine had a special feature on Alexandra Klobouk and Rita Cortes Valente de Oliveira new cookbook – “Die portugiesische Küche” – it has some traditional Portuguese recipes as well as really cool graphics.

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Would you…

Would you open your house to showcase your art? This month there’s the annual Artist’s Open House event in Brighton, together with the Brighton Festival and the sun this makes Brighton a great place to visit in May.

I have only visited a couple of Artist’s Open Houses in the past, but I find this a great idea, it gives artists an opportunity to showcase their art without having to rely on galleries’ tastes, schedules etc… However, I ask myself this question: Would I open my house (i.e. very small flat) to show my art? I am not sure… it seems like you are showing more than your art, it’s also your life, all your personal belongings… Somehow that makes me uncomfortable. Would you do it? I still think it’s great and I hope it will carry on happening every year.

So, the Brighton Festival is also on. To be honest, I think there should be more free events related to the festival. This is also a good way of engaging people that are otherwise not interested in art or cultural events. But, ok, there are a few things happening for free. I really wanted to see PLANS – see photo – I am sad I missed it.

Brighton Festival

Text and Photo: ww.brightonfestival.org

World Premiere

Co-programmed in partnership with South East Dance

Amidst the bustle of Brighton Station, the city’s first contemporary dance company for men and women over 60 performs a specially commissioned work choreographed by James Finnemore, a former member of Hofesh Shechter Company. Although many members of Three Score Dance Company have no formal dance training, their wealth of experience brings a unique edge to their work.

 

 

 

Midweek Inspiration

WOMEN & ART

The BBC is showing a series of documentaries about women artists at the moment. The culture show had a really interesting special on women pop artists from the 60’s. Check out their work:

Pauline Boty – Marisol – Rosalyn Drexler – Idelle Weber – Letty Lou Eisenhauer – Jann Haworth

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