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Tom of Finland, aka Touko Laaksonen receives commemorative plaque outside his former home on 100th anniversary of his birth
NordenBladet – Finnish LGBT icon and celebrated erotic artist Tom of Finland, aka Touko Laaksonen, has received a commemorative plaque outside of his former Ullanlinna home today (22.Aug 2020), in celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birthday. The plaque
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Estonia: Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opens final student project exhibition TASE20
NordenBladet – On Monday, the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opened an exhibition with 34 final projects of recent bachelor’s and master’s degree students highlighted. EKA’s final project festival TASE, where students can present their final projects, traditionally takes place
Read MoreEstonia: Artist Flo Kasearu’s exhibition “Eriolukord” (State of Emergency) opens at KUMU
NordenBladet – Artist Flo Kasearu’s exhibition “Eriolukord” (State of Emergency) opened in Tallinn’s KUMU art museum on Tuesday. The exhibition looks at how the organization of work changed in the gallery during the coronavirus crisis. During the coronavirus crisis, employees
Read MoreTõnis Lukas: Estonian culture is emerging from the crisis as strong as when it entered it
NordenBladet — The COVID-19 pandemic, which is re-emerging, is causing concern for cultural and sports organisers. The experience in the spring, when the value chains of many sectors simultaneously ceased to function overnight, is still very fresh in our minds.
Read MoreCultural cooperation between Estonia and Hungary: kinship and cooperation in supporting other Finno-Ugric people are of importance
NordenBladet — Today, on the 28th of May, the Estonian ambassador in Hungary, Kristi Karelsohn and the state secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities, Zoltan Lörinczi (photos attached), signed an agreement on a programme of cultural cooperation between
Read MoreTaaniel Raudsepp will start work as the Undersecretary of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture
NordenBladet — Taaniel Raudsepp will start work as the Undersecretary of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture. The competition for finding the undersecretary was conducted by the Civil Service Committee for Selection of Top Managers, which operates within the
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Thirteen nominees for the 2020 Nordic Council Literature Prize
NordenBladet – Thirteen Nordic novels, short stories, and poetry collections have been nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Literature Prize. The winner will be announced at an awards ceremony for the Nordic Council prizes in Reykjavik this autumn. The following
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Scandinavian history and culture: WHAT were gender roles like during Viking times? What happens when a Viking dies?
NordenBladet – What were gender roles like during Viking times? A Norwegian archaeologist Marianne Moen thinks we often misinterpret the past based on our current cultural assumptions. Men and women had more similarities than differences, she says. Moen studied the
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Swedish history and culture: The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet) + GALLERY!
NordenBladet – The Vasa Museum (Swedish: Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of DjurgĂĄrden, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa
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EXHAUSTIVE OVERVIEW: who were the ancient Scandinavian origin Vikings and when was the time of the Vikings?
NordenBladet – The Vikings were ancient Scandinavian origin seafarers whose characteristic culture flourished around the 8th until the 11th century (the so called Viking Era). The name “Viking” apparently stems from ancient Nordic word vik that stands for gulf; viking
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