15 culture news headlines from 6 countries in September
US-based Armenian urges to preserve national identity. According to Andreas Rubiyan, a US-based Armenian businessman, great efforts are needed to preserve Armenian identity in Diaspora, a1plus.am reports. “The more powerful Diaspora is, the stronger Armenia will be,” he stressed at the exhibition of Ivan Aivazovsky’s paintings. a1plus.am
European Heritage Days will be held in Armenia. As of 30 September, Armenia will host European Heritage Days, which will be held under “Heritage and Nature” motto, Armenia’s culture ministry informs at its official website. In this regard, the country will see various culture events running, in which more than 100 cultural organizations are set to take part, the ministry adds. Armenia’s culture ministry
Azerbaijan
Minister: Almost 2 million tourists have visited Azerbaijan since the beginning of 2017. The precise number of tourists, according to Azerbaijan’s culture and tourism minister Abulfas Garayev, is 1,818,000 persons, apa.azreports. As he argued, over 46 thousand people work in country’s tourism sphere.apa.az
Minister admits several problems do exist in Azerbaijan’s tourism sector. “No one can say that everything is perfect [in tourism sphere],” Azerbaijan’s culture and tourism minister Abulfas Garayev stressed, expressing hope that this sector will develop next year. apa.az
Belarus
Eurasia.doc festival of documentary filmmaking was held in Minsk. The 2ndedition of the festival was held on 25-29 September. The aim of the festival is to cover developments that have direct or indirect impact on social and political life of citizens of CIS countries, Belta reports. Belt
Georgia
Culture minister studied Armenia-based Georgian cultural property sites.As an outcome of the visit, Georgian delegation commended the work of their Armenian colleagues on preserving Georgian cultural heritage sites. During the meeting of culture ministers of both countries, the prospects of co-operation on appropriate preservation of cultural sites were discussed, among others.Tbilisi.media
Moldova
European Heritage Days were celebrated in Moldova. According to Moldovan culture minister Monica Babuc, key topic of this year’s days was “Industrial and Technical Heritage.” The respective celebrations were held on 24-27 September.IPN.md
Ukraine
Culture minister took part in Design thinking forum in Kyiv. During the forum, organized by EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme,Yevhen Nyshchuk admitted the importance of creative industries for social and economic development of Ukraine. “It is key for the society based upon cultural potential and economy, it contributes to the sustainable development of the country as a whole,” the minister emphasized, official website of Ukraine’s culture ministryreports. Moreover, addressing the audience, Tim Williams, head of EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme, agreed with Nyshchuk emphasizing key role, which design plays in increasing the living standards in the country and society’s sustainable development. Ukraine’s culture ministry
Design creates added value for product or service, expert says. As Ragnar Siil, an expert of EU-Eastern Partnership Culture and Creativity Programme, said during Design thinking forum in Kyiv, design of products or services contributes to the improvement of company’s economy as a whole, Channel 24 reports. For Europe, the channel says, design thinking is a common thing, while Ukraine is only on the early stage of acquiring it. During the forum, experts from Latvia, Germany, Estonia, Sweden and Great Britain shared their experience of how to make benefit from using design thinking. Channel 24
PM: UAH 4 b is to be earmarked to development of Ukrainian culture in 2018. Ukraine’s culture will get UAH 4 billion boost, including UAH 500 million will be earmarked to the development of country’s filmmaking sphere, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroysman said, quoted by UKRINFORM. UKRINFORM
