The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday inscribed the knowledge, craft and skills of handmade glass production on the UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, said the Ministry of…
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US based Time magazine has nominated Finnish Director Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves…
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Multi-sensory art exhibition shows ´Van Gogh Alive´ in Norway
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