The painting depicting the 1937 bombing of the Basque town, Guernica, has never been displayed in the Basque Country.
Category: Culture / Cultura / Kultura
Euskal pilota: The Basque Country’s centuries-old ball games / los ancestrales juegos de pelota del País Vasco
These beloved wall sports are considered to be the descendants of a 17th-Century game and the direct ancestors of tennis, squash and racket ball.
UNESCO ‘Creative Cities’: Bilbao, one of the 10 creative cities / una de las 10 ciudades creativas
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation “towards and between” cities that are able to identify creativity as a strategic element of sustainable urban development.
San Francisco: U.S. bertsolaris honored for decades of keeping the bertso flame alive / Merecido homenaje a bertsolaris de EEUU por décadas de mantener viva la llama del bertso
NABO (North American Basque Organization) held last Saturday in San Francisco a ‘Special Tribute’ to five bertsolaris from the United States.
Basque Cultural Center of San Francisco: success and great turnout at the 40th anniversary / éxito y gran concurrencia en su 40 aniversario
Exceeding expectations, the 40th anniversary of the Basque Cultural Center or Gure Euskal Etxea in the Californian city of San Francisco was a success in terms of organization and participation this past weekend.
Gramaphone recognizes Euskadiko Orkestra as ‘Orchestra of the month’ / Gramaphone reconoce Euskadiko Orkestra como ‘Orquesta del mes’
The prestigious classical music magazine has highlighted Euskadiko Orkestra in its January issue, granting a recognition that no other orchestra in Spain had received until now.
Jeff Koons and ‘Puppy’: the guard-dog of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao / Un perrito que vigila el Museo Guggenheim en Bilbao
Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of Henry and Gloria, owners of a store dedicated to interior decoration; there he awakened his unique sense of aesthetics. Through drawing and painting, Jeff Koons developed his skills by making copies of masterpieces that were sold in the family business.
Inauguration of the ‘Museum of Basque Shepherds in America’ in Elgorriaga, “to preserve this part of our history” / Inaugurado en Elgorriaga el ‘Museo de los Pastores Vascos en América’
The ‘Euskal Artzainainak Ameriketan Museoa’ (Museum of Basque Shepherds in America), which was inaugurated in Elgorriaga, in the interior and exterior of the renovated mill of the town.
Varvara & Mar: Interactive Robotic Installation / Instalación Robótica Interactiva
Dream Painter is an interactive robotic installation that turns the audience’s dreams into a collective painting.
Dan Ansotegui: Chef, musician, Boisean entrepreneur: “Everything he does leads us to his deep-rooted Basque culture” / Chef, músico, emprendedor boiseano: “Todo lo que hace nos conduce a su enraizada cultura vasca”
Dan Ansotegui is a (re)known Boisean. At 61 years old, his Basque cultural coordinates have marked his life and his Basque-labeled ventures have been successful, in addition to being pioneering and laying the groundwork for and contributing to the current Basque landscape of Idaho’s capital city; it would not have been the same without his contributions.