Articles tagged “arts & culture”

Singapore may be able to easily pull in art commerce, but attracting a vibrant artist community to a destination known for its very high prices and restrictive speech will be a much bigger challenge.

The success of the locally run program not only preserves Rwandan culture and educates foreigners, but brings economic stability and jobs for the communities involved.

After a walk across Europe in the 1930s and World War II years spent kidnapping German officers off Mediterranean islands, the quintessential travel writer made Greece his home. The first complete biography of his life comes out this month.

SpringHill Suites’ attempt to engage business travelers by chronicling the city art surrounding its hotels is just one of the ways the chain has leveraged art to connect with customers.

Whether its a legendary design like Gaudi's or Cinderella's castle at Disney World, turning architecture into a surface for digital media gives filmmakers and technicians the opportunity to bring an object to life in stunning new ways.

As tourism grows in Asia, there is a responsibility of both the tourist and the country to preserve the country's history, while weaving it into a future that will move the nation forward.

One man's disaster is another man's inspiration. Cruise junkies fascinated by the details of the disaster can visit the exhibit in an attempt to imagine the panic felt by those aboard the ship.

Short term, the Louvre's opening is excellent counter-programming to some more provocative religious artwork that appeared in Paris this week, while long term it's a testament to the depth of the landmark museum's permanent collection.

The horrors of at the fictional Overlook Hotel have likely driven down offseason bookings at scenic lodges for a generation. Here's hoping the sequel will allow a bit of thaw for the industry.

Abu Dhabi's brand extension of France's most prestigious museum is busy snapping up great works of art -- it's only borrowing the Louvre's name -- prior to its highly anticipated opening in 2015.