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Turkish needle laces made by Japanese display at Exhibition in Tokyo
Turkish ‘Yemeni’ needle lace made by Japanese are displayed at The Traditional Turkish Lace Exhibition held at Tokyo Yunus Emre institution in Japan. The exhibition, which includes colorful motifs, also hosted interactive activities such…
Czech’s Lennon Wall repainted by various Artists
In accordance with the worldwide cultural initiative "Wall of Freedom and Energy/Lennon Wall Prague," which is a component of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, artists from 27 EU nations and special visitors from…
world’s first neon arts house museum in Azerbaijan
A sculpturer and painter, Ferid Alakbarov, turned his house into a neon arts museum called “Farhouse” in Azerbaijan. Farhouse is the first neon art house museum in the world. It’s designed within the philosophy of “Feng Shui”.
There are…
American museum exhibits ancient chinese works
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has collected over 7,500 Chinese works since 1933. The museum, located in Kansas City, US also studies and exhibits the Chinese items.
The piece attracting the most attention is Guanyin of the South China Sea,…
Elephant God Festival in India’s Mumbai
After two years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mumbai, India's financial capital, is celebrating the traditional festival of the elephant god Ganesh, or Ganapati. The festival usually begins on Ganesh Chaturthi, the fourth…
London celebrates Europe’s largest street carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival was held in London after 2 years of a Covid-19 break. The Carnival was initiated with the commemoration of the victims of Grenfell Tower, where 72 were killed in the fire. Thousands attended the first march in the…
Latvia removes monument commemorating victory over Nazi
Latvian government keeps removing the historical structures belonging to the Soviet Union era. The 79 meters tall monument in Victory Park, Riga, symbolizing Red Army’s victory over Nazis is brought down. The 37 years old monument is…
social complex and tablet belonging to Ilterish Qaghan found in Mongolia
International Turkic Academy Chairman Darhan Kıdırali announced that a tablet and a social complex that is more than 2,000 meters large dedicated to Ilterish Qaghan were found during an archeologic expedition tour around Nomgon Plain in…
Bull run festival leaves 9 injured in Mexico
Nine injured during “Huamantlada” bullfighting festival organized in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Three out of the casualties are highly wounded. One of the bulls carried a man on his horn for meters and another casualty took horn hits multiple times.…
Ancient theatre excavation reveals Apollo statue in Turkey
Excavators have found an Apollo statue and many more in Prusias ad Hypium Ancient City in Konuralp, Düzce. The Apollo statue has been moved to Istanbul Archeology Museum to be conditioned. The statue is 190cm in length and 60cm in width.…