Author: Guatemala
Book Club: ‘Rayuela’ by Julio Cortázar (Cobán, Guatemala)
At our Cobán Book Club, we met to discuss Julio Cortázar’s novel, *Hopscotch*. This time, we gathered in the city’s Central Park, at the Cultural Tent of the Mexican Embassy […]
Talk: Michelangelo and the connection between God and Man (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
To mark the 550th anniversary of Michelangelo’s birth, we held a special talk in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, dedicated to exploring the symbolic significance of his iconic work: […]
Exhibition: ‘The Wish of the 1,000 Cranes’ (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will have a wish granted. At our Quetzaltenango office, we had the opportunity to display 1,000 cranes made by @aronny_pivaral […]
Philosophical café: The value of memories (Quetzaltenango, Guatemala)
New Acropolis, together with @minervacultural and @af.xela, held a new Philosophy Café session on the value of memories. We reflected on who decides what we remember, memory as the guardian […]
Recreating Michelangelo Buonarroti on Art Day (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
An evening to connect with art… and with ourselves. This is how we experienced ‘Recreating Michelangelo’, an experience where drawing became a bridge to history, observation and beauty. Guided by […]
Book Club, The Iliad, (Cobán, Guatemala)
At the Reading Club at our headquarters in Cobán, we began reading The Iliad, and in this session we discussed the first twelve songs, analysing the main characters in the […]
We help at Animal Aware (Guatemala, Guatemala)
Our weekend volunteering at the AWARE Animal Shelter was an unforgettable experience. We played with the dogs, gave them tasty biscuits, took them for walks, and also spent time with […]
Reforestation in Palencia (Guatemala, Guatemala)
We celebrated Environment Day! We joined together for a reforestation day in Palencia, planting fruit trees and pines. It was a time to reconnect with Mother Nature, give back a […]
World Philosophy Day: Book Exchange at the National Library (Guatemala)
We celebrated World Philosophy Day by sharing with others some of the books that have moved us, given us profound ideas, or from which we have learned a great deal. […]
Talk and Exhibition Miguel Ángel Buonarroti on Art Day (Cobán, Guatemala)
As part of the activities we carried out for International Arts Day, we organised a talk and exhibition of Michelangelo Buonarroti’s most important works at our headquarters in Cobán, commemorating […]
