First phase of conservation and restoration of Skopje Aqueduct starts
Conservation and restoration works began on one of the main symbols of the capital of North Macedonia - the Skopje Aqueduct. Irena Stefoska, the Minister of Culture of North Macedonia, accompanied by Aco Kostov, director of the Directorate for Protection of Cultural Heritage, and...
Struga Poetry Evenings’ 60th edition officially opens
With the traditional lighting of the Poetry Fire, at Hotel Drim's summer terrace in Struga, North Macedonia, the Struga Poetry Evenings international poetry festival was opened yesterday evening. The inauguration of the 60th edition of the renown festival took place in presence of numerous...
Arab content creators use social media to talk about sex, sexuality and reproductive health
This story by Mira Nabulsi originally appeared on Global Voices on 9th of August 2021. It is republished under a Creative Commons Attribution-Only license.
In recent years, as sex education curriculums remain unattainable in most Arab countries, several Arab women have taken on the task of...
Legendary Italian comics series Zagor turns 60
Comics fans from Italy, a large portion of the Balkans and Turkey have been celebrating the 60th anniversary of the publication of Zagor comics series, which for decades has been one of the most popular in the region.
The first episode featuring Zagor was published...
Government declares the Skopje Aqueduct a monument with the highest degree of protection
The Government of North Macedonia, on the recommendation of the Cultural Heritage Protection Office and the National Council for Cultural Heritage, has issued a decree to declare the Skopje Aqueduct a cultural heritage of significant importance, subcategory extraordinary significance.
With this decision, the Aqueduct is...
The Czech Academy of Sciences published online its Old Church Slavonic archive
On the 22nd of December 2020, the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) published on the internet a digitalized version of its Old Church Slavonic Language archive. Among other documents, it features a voluminous dictionary consisting of over 20 000 entries and over 840 000...
Polish Legacy, Balkan Heritage: the Perspective of North Macedonia – online panel
An online public debate organized by two Polish universities will present the legacy of cultural exchange between Poland and North Macedonia and the current context of EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans and its cultural and identity dimension, paying a special attention to Poland’s...
Izložba fotografija makedonskih džez muzičara “Džeztetika” u holu Doma omladine Beograda
Danas se u glavnom holu Doma omladine Beograda otvara izložba Džeztetika Tatjane Rantaše, fotografa iz Makedonije. Izložbu sačinjava izbor fotografija različitih generacija makedonskih džez muzičara sa kojima je Rantaša radila zadnjih 15 godina među kojima su: Vlatko Stefanovski, Vasil Hadžimanov, Martin Đakonovski, Emin Džijan,...
Top songs about Amsterdam by musicians from the region of former Yugoslavia
Since the 1970s musicians from former Yugoslavia (which at the time was one country) have been making songs about Amsterdam. The capital of the Netherlands had gained almost mythical status in the pop culture of the region due to the opportunities for activities...
Keith Brown: Critical thinking demands recognition of one’s own blinkers, prejudices and areas of ignorance
“Balkan history has been shaped by the territorial ambitions and disputes of the last century, and so has become a zero-sum game; it also has quasi-religious aspects, insofar as current debates reveal an implicit concern with purity and pollution underlying accusations around loyalty and...
During the long weekend, Galichnik Film Festival will offer 50 short films online
During the long weekend ahead, film lovers will be able to watch the movies from the Galichnik Film Festival's program online for free, the latest film event in the country.
This year's program can be watched for free on the Cinesquare platform starting from tomorrow...
Corto Maltese comics celebrates 53rd anniversary, while the character Corto would have celebrated his 113rd birthday
Comics fans celebrated the 53rd anniversary from the first publication of the Corto Maltese series of graphic novels by the Italian grand-master Hugo Pratt in 1967.
According to the stories told in graphic format by Pratt, who himself came from a multinational family, Corto was...
Government adopts protocols for cultural events and everyday work of cultural institutions
In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Government adopted the protocols for the work of libraries, museums, galleries, and other exhibiting spaces. The mandatory wearing of face masks, maintaining a social distance, hand hygiene when entering and during the event will...
Greek literary magazine published a portrait of Macedonian linguist and poet Blaže Koneski, translating 6 of his poems
The Greek literary magazine Hartis (Χάρτης, meaning "map") published a portrait of the Macedonian linguist, writer, translator, poet and member of Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Blaže Koneski (1921-1993). The article, titled "Synaxaria" (Συναξάρια) was published in the June 2020 issue of the...
Virtual exhibition of Joel Martin Halpern’s photos of Skopje in 1973
The Macedonian Students' Ethnology and Anthropology Society (MSEAS) organized a virtual exhibition "10 years after the Earthquake" with photos by Joel Martin Halpern.
The photographs portray Skopje in 1973, 10 years after the devastating earthquake that hit the capital in 1963. The photographs show, among...
Former Yugoslavia’s brutalist architecture shines in new Star Wars fan film
At the end of last year, a Star Wars fan film with a difference enjoyed its online premier.
Breaking Point: A Star Wars Story is a 25-minute short movie made by a volunteer crew composed of around fifty professional filmmakers, film students and members of Serbia's Star Wars fan...
Macedonian documentary Honeyland nominated in two categories for Oscar, for Documentary Feature Film and also for International Feature Film
The documentary film "Honeyland" was nominated in two categories for Oscar, for Documentary Feature Film and also for International Feature Film. This is the first time that a Macedonian film is nominated in two categories.
"Atidze and the bees are a prototype for a...
Sarah Jessica Parker wrote kind words for Honeyland and was criticized for not adding North in the name
The celebrity actress Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for the role as Carry in the Sex and the City series, has published on her Instagram profile kind words about Honeyland documentary and the team behind it.
Honeyland is an astonishing, visually breathtaking, intimate yet...
New book about Alan Ford comics published in Croatia, marking its 50-year anniversary
By the end of April, the book “Hello Bing” was published in Zagreb, commemorating the first issuing of Alan Ford comics in May 1969. Written by Ivan Sršen and Antonija Radić, the book is based on an extensive interview with Max Bunker, one of...
Gjorche Stavrevski’s movie “The Secret Ingredient” is Macedonia’s nominee for an Oscar award
The movie "The Secret Ingredient" directed by Gjorche Stavreski, will be the national candidate from Macedonia to run for the Oscar award for a Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2019, announced today Macedonia's Film Workers' Association.
The decision, which was accepted and approved...
