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“Where are the socks?” – sensory theatre for babies in Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020On Friday, 19 January, the Rijeka City Puppet Theatre will perform the first sensory performance for babies called “Where are the socks?”
Kombinat and CAS Praputnjak selected to participate in Tandem Fryslân. Congratulations!
By: Rijeka 2020Over 100 organisation applied to the Tandem Fryslân project, and 22 (11 from Fryslân and 11 from other European regions) have been selected to present their work and project at the Tandem Fryslân Partner Forum held from 20 to 25 November...
Lab for European Project Making in Timişoara: Creative Energy Everywhere
By: Rijeka 2020Last week 29 participants from host city Timişoara, Novi Sad and Rijeka participated in the first Lab for European Project Making with Cristina da Milano and Francois Matarasso as mentors/coaches.
Brickzine – new online magazine for kids
By: Rijeka 2020On Sunday, 17 December, Rijeka 2020 ECOC presented the pilot issue of Brickzine – a new online magazine about culture, art and creativity for kids and parents, which can be found at brickzine.rijeka2020.eu.
Black Disguises – New exhibition at Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art focusing on migrations
By: Rijeka 2020On 14 December, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art opens the Black Disguises exhibition, as part of the Risk Change international project. Artists displayed include Carlos Aires, Cristiano Berti / Can Sungu, Marianna Christofides, Al...
Talks on cooperation begin between Rijeka and Trieste – European Capital of Science 2020.
By: Rijeka 2020On 4 December in the so called Aquarium at the University of Rijeka Campus, a meeting was held between the management of the University of Trieste, headed by rector prof. Maurizio Fermeglio, and the management of the University of Rijeka an...
ICC Milestone event in Lisbon: Cities with developed intercultural policies have higher quality of life index
By: Rijeka 2020On 28 and 29 November in Lisbon, as part of the Council of Europe’s Intercultural Cities project, a Milestone event was held at which three representatives of Rijeka 2020 participated – Development and Strategic Partnerships Director Ir...
International Migrants Day marked with Mimika Orchestra, public discussion and “Taste of Home” cuisine
By: Rijeka 2020For Rijeka 2020 – European Capital of Culture, International Migrants Day is important for several reasons. Migrations, along with water and work, are the main themes of the Rijeka – ECOC programme, as they are the main features of the ...
Agenda 21: Barcelona, Timişoara and Lisbon experience presented
By: Rijeka 2020On 24 November, as part of Rijeka’s preparations to be the first Croatian city to adopt Agenda 21 (also known as Culture 21), the international programme which focuses on 21st century urban development through sustainable development and ...
Next “Pleased to Meet You” neighbourhood get-together in Mrkopalj
By: Rijeka 2020The “Pleased to Meet You” platform goes to Mrkopalj on Thursday, 30 November at noon, where the programming and banquet in the Centre for Culture will open with the Historical and Ethno exhibition of Mrkopalj, which will also double as ...
Panel on participatory governance in ECOC programmes: ECOC primarily an opportunity to exercise democracy among youth
By: Rijeka 2020Bernadette Lynch feels that it is important to establish cooperation in the full sense of the word in order to reduce the odds that someone will perceive the project as something foreign with which they cannot identify.
Croatian ECOC 2020 candidate cities will cooperate with Rijeka
By: Rijeka 2020On Friday, 24 November in Rijeka, as part of the conference on participatory governance, a meeting was held between all Croatian European Capital of Culture 2020 candidate cities in order to determine potential areas of cooperation on the R...