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Steel Park opened to young people eager for knowledge
Today, the Steel Park entertainment and technical center was officially opened, which was founded with the aim of supporting creativity within the Košice – European Capital of Culture 2013 project. It is a result of cooperation between the city, the steelmaking company U. S. Steel Košice and three academic institutions – the Technical University of Košice, […]
European Union’s initiative Youth on the move starts at Košice today
Opportunities to study in abroad, chance to work in European union and rich complement program awaits visitors of Youth on the move event. It starts on Thursday 3rd of October and lasts till Saturday to 5th of October in Kasarne Kulturpark in Košice. Program Youth on the move is the initiative of European Union, which aim […]
White Night 2013 will bring a record 41 installations and will be written in history as also having several firsts
There are several firsts and records connected to White Night/Nuit Blanche 2013, which is due to start in Košice in a few days’ time, on 5 October 2013 at 7.00pm. The city will be alive with multi-genre art until at least 2.00am and items used by the artists will include 22,000 metres of specially-produced thread, […]
Origami for White Night in Košice was folded by everybody - children \ pensioners and even prisoners \ students \ the handicapped
Origami for White Night in Košice was folded by everybody – children, students, the handicapped, pensioners and even prisoners
Amongst the firsts recorded about this year’s White Night/Nuit Blanche 2013 will also be the participative work by the French artist, Mademoiselle Maurice. It will be made of 30,000 pieces of colourful origami and installed on the wall of the Executioner’s House of Mikluš Prison. Its magic also lies in the fact that the wider public will also participate. This week in Košice schools, dormitories, and children’s clubs as well as in social services homes and prisons, folding of the necessary origami is finishing.
Penderecki is another shining star in the constellation of the cultural year
He will not be the first world renowned personality to make Košice hearts beat faster this year, and to caress our ears with harmonious tones conjured by the masters of musical instruments. Lovers of good music can look forward to an exceptional concert, full of emotion and the virtuosity of artists under the baton of a composer who is one of the best in the world in contemporary classical music.
Summer in the Park Festival begins this Saturday
The Summer in the Park Festival has been part of the line up for the summer programme for residents and visitors to Košice for five years. Apart from the strong musical programme, it brings, in the spirit of its multi-genre idea, dramatic performances for children and adults, film shows and literature in a new light. The Kasárne Kulturpark is transformed into a refreshing city-oasis of culture and relaxation for almost a whole month; Summer in the Park will be held from 3 to 25 August.
Košice’s Hall of Art offers particularly contemporary visual art
Košice is gaining a new place and new possibilities for properly presenting contemporary visual art as is the standard in the rest of the world. The Kunsthalle/Hall of Art, known to Košice people as the old swimming pool hall, is one of the most architecturally interesting buildings in the town. It stopped functioning as a swimming pool after structural damage caused by the diversion of the River Hornad, an arm of which had flowed close to the building.