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Culture in the time of corona – the ECoC programme in conditions of “the new abnormal“
By: Rijeka 2020At a press conference that brought together numerous journalists, a cultural and artistic programme was announced to be held in Rijeka during May and June, coloured by measures of reduced social contacts and a ban on public gatherings.
Letter from the Mayor for Culture, City of Aarhus
By: Rijeka 2020Dear both, I am sending this note to express my sympathy and compassion to the city of Rijeka and to the Rijeka 2020 organization. The global covid-19 crisis is impacting all areas of life – regrettably also our cultural life. To be the E...
STILL.Mrkopalj – An international virtual live performance
By: Rijeka 2020On Saturday 2 May, Hoge Fronten / Lieke Benders will present ‘STILL.Mrkopalj’ – a virtual performance that can be watched live by a maximum audience of 85 via an online platform. The online performance is part of the series of perform...
The cultural mobilization in the COVID-19 pandemic
By: https://www.uclg.org/The COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on every dimension of our lives, including the cultural life of cities all around the world. The Live Learning Session on culture and COVID-19 aimed at better understanding how cities and local gove...
Majority of the activities of Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture temporarily suspended
By: Rijeka 2020RIJEKA, 17th April 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic has touched the whole world in a very rough way, it has deeply changed our way of life and has forced people into confinement and social distancing. The protection of human lives and the ...
Light installation Refugees Will Come by legendary nomad artist Babi Badalov in Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020International artist who defies wars and situations forcing people to constant mass migrations develops his art in reaction to the brutality of wires and beatings at guarded borders.
ECoC programmes scheduled to take place in march and in the first half of april, postponed until further notice
By: Rijeka 2020All programmes in culture and arts and all public events scheduled in the ECoC event calendar by 14 April are postponed until further notice. Partner organisations participating in the realisation of the European Capital of Culture made thi...
Svežanj bay in Kostrena gets new designer beach equipment provided under the Lungomare Art flagship
By: Rijeka 2020To make the beach even more prominent, the international art collective Numen/For use will design playful and useful beach equipment which will be permanently located at Svežanj beach in June this year.
“Forever” closes the Needcompany festival in Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020On Friday, March 6th, at the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka the performance of "Forever" by the Needcompany group marked the closing of the Needcompany Festival in Rijeka, held from 29 February to 6 March as part of the p...
Open Call for Entry – 25th Review of Puppet Theaters
By: Rijeka 2020We are pleased to announce that the 25th Puppet Theater Review will take place from the 2nd to 11th of November 2020 in Rijeka, organized by the Rijeka City Puppet Theater.
Needcompany festival to kick off on 29 february as part of the Rijeka 2020 ECoC programme
By: Rijeka 2020The Belgian art group Needcompany, one of the most important representatives of contemporary European theatre, will give as part of the Rijeka 2020 European Capital of Culture programme three performances from 29 February to 6 March and ope...
24 hours that changed Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020A large-scale opening program that took place on 1st February 2020, and lasted for 24 hours, marked a date on which the city of Rijeka officially took over the title of the European Capital of Culture, as well as the actual start of...