International Inventor’s Day is celebrated every year on 9 November in honour of Austrian actress Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, better known worldwide as Hedy Lamarr, co-inventor with George Antheil of the first version of the spread spectrum that would enable long-distance wireless communications. Throughout history, many people have made our lives much easier thanks […]
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The European Institute of Innovation and Technology supports the New European Bauhaus with €5 million
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is today launching the ‘EIT Community Booster – Scaling New European Bauhaus Ventures’ in order to support the New European Bauhaus initiative. This first call will support 20 innovative companies with a budget of up to €50,000 each to accelerate solutions integrating sustainability (from climate goals, to circularity, zero pollution, and […]
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Wifredo Lam: disturbing the dreams of the exploiters
Cuban whose art was influenced both by Catholic and African traditions. Wifredo Lam, born December 8, 1902, was the son of a Cuban, Chinese immigrant father, and a Congolese formerly enslaved mother. Growing up in the sugar farming village of Sagua la Grande in Cuba, his early art was influenced both by Catholic as well […]
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Celebrate Black History Month
Black lives in Europe The stories and achievements of Black figures from the past to the present. Black people have been part of European history, society and culture for centuries, but their presence has often been overlooked. In this exhibition, we have chosen to highlight the achievements and lives of a number of figures from […]
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European Day of Languages 2021
Celebrate with us the European Day of Languages, 20 years celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity. The 47 member states of the Council of Europe encourage more than 800 million Europeans to learn other languages at any age, in and out of school. Convinced that linguistic diversity is a key tool for greater intercultural understanding and […]
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Personaje Europeo del Mes – Laura Diepstraten García
“Personaje Europeo del Mes” es una actividad conjunta realizada por todos los centros que forman parte de la Red de Información Europea de Andalucía y que tiene como principal objetivo dar a conocer y difundir a través de redes sociales la labor de ciudadanos andaluces que lleven, o hayan llevado a cabo, hechos sobresalientes y/o […]
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“Dialogue” to mark the European Day of Jewish Culture
The European Day of Jewish Culture is celebrated in 30 countries in Europe. The aim of this day is to organise activities related to Jewish culture for the public, with the intention of raising awareness of the cultural and historical heritage of the Jewish people. The activities are coordinated by the European Association for the […]
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Europe-Wide Day of Remembrance for the victims of all totalitarian regimes
Every 23 August the European Union commemorates the victims of all totalitarian regimes and recalls with regret the terrible consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed on 23 August 1939 between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. The pact plunged Europe further into one of its darkest periods and millions of people were killed. Tens of […]
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12 August: International Youth Day
On 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly made International Youth Day official. This day was created to celebrate annually the role of young people as indispensable agents of change, as well as to raise awareness in society of the challenges and problems they face. How can you participate in this day? In most […]
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