The little fountain of Manneken-Pis in Brussels is visited every year by thousands of tourists. It is the background of pictures, inspiration for artists and part or the popular culture of the city. But not only the statuette offers a great attraction, its wardrobe, is on its own, something to admire.
Category: Buildings & monuments
Time Travelling in Helsinki
Finland’s largest open-air museum transports visitors to another time and place without ever leaving the capital.
The Cannon and the Funicular, the Blue Heart of Zagreb
As noon on a hot summer day approaches, the hustle and bustle of Zagreb’s city center become louder and more cheerful. There is a particularly pleasant mood at the entrance to the Upper Town, at the top of the city’s funicular under the Lotrščak tower, where a group of school children begins the countdown: 10,...
Raised Granaries – “L’Horru”
In the northern Spanish region of Asturias they have some raised granaries that are more than simple granaries
The Boboli Obelisk – A Monument in Motion
The movement of an ancient Egyptian obelisk through space and time bears witness to the mobility and cultural role of architectural monuments.
Whose Memories?
The 20th century was a convulsed time for Spanish society. It affected, and still does, its art and cultural heritage.
Quarry Turned Gallery – The Case of the Nagyharsány Statue Park
The Nagyharsányi Statue Park presents an alternative to the traditional gallery. It is an open-air statue exhibition in a former quarry - combining the studio, exhibition space and source of the pieces' materials into one site.
Leonardo’s Last Supper in XX century
Milan. Leonardo’s Last Supper hit by the bombs of the Second World War, the incredible restoration that lasted 20 years. Could there be a better way to narrate those moments than through the camera of who were present immortalizing them for us?
Damnatio memoriae
The second article of our two-part series explores what can torn-down monuments tell us and explore new, more inclusive ways of preserving heritage and memories.
The Museum of the Certosa di Pavia
Strolling through the beautiful cloisters and courtyard of the Certosa di Pavia you can still feel the slow passing of monks’ life, who have inhabited those spaces for centuries...and passing by one of the countless wooden doors you will discover the Certosa’s secrets.