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4102 resultsSlave to the rhythm
When Negro slaves arrived in America from the early 1600s, they brought their culture - its rhythms, music and movement…
Culture is Capital
Tourists are said by some to be nothing more than cultural parasites. Indeed like moths to light, they swarm to…
Censorship or sensitive? Museums restrict access to sacred and spiritual artefacts
An increasing number of UK museums have moved to instigate a clear and transparent policy on the handling, storage and…
Tainted Art
Art theft has always been with us and recovered pieces hold a particular fascination once they go back on display.…
Willing and Disabled
"The secret is that the disability movement offers a fierce critique of the nature of power in this country, a…
Checkpoint Charlie – Chaplin revisited
The London Charlie Chaplin Festival which runs from the 15th to the 23rd of July, aims to be ‘a celebration…
Podcast away!
Podcasting is the latest techno innovation to go mainstream and, just as camera-enabled mobile phones have allowed anyone and everyone…
Culture and the Rings
Sport and culture have long converged in the Olympic arena. The world's largest public event, the Olympic Games, is pillared…
Selling out, or understanding the value? Arts Marketing in the 21st century
Arts administrators have always needed to possess an odd mix of skills including aesthetic appreciation, dogged precision and good business…
Cultural activists are jammin'
In a week that has seen global attention focused on Bob Geldof and the Live 8 series of concerts it…