Category: Cultural Activities
Philosophical lessons on the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae (Budapest, Hungary)
Commemoration of the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae in Budapest. The presenters talked about the courage and determination of the 300 Spartan heroes in the light of historical […]
Talk: “Hercules, his twelve works and their relationship to the signs of the zodiac” (Guatemala)
Virtual talk in which we spoke of the relationship of this Greek myth with the knowledge of astrology. Attendees were able to relate each of the works, symbolically, to a […]
‘Philosophy in Architecture: Our cities’ (Panama)
In this talk entitled “Philosophy in Architecture: Our cities,” we learned why philosophy is necessary in everything we do, since our cities are the reflection of their citizens, the akros, […]
Philosophical lives in quarantine are a sucess! (Brazil)
In this period of confrontation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we took the opportunity to produce even more lectures and interviews live via Instagram and Youtube, and, with this, help Brazilians […]
An educational stroll in a park (Brno, Czech Republic)
Every year New Acropolis Brno organizes educational trips for its members – this time to the park Lužánky, one of the first public parks in the central Europe. Despite the […]
Cultural and virtual activities with New Acropolis Portugal
Within the series of virtual activities – in these times of crisis – New Acropolis Portugal highlights the following: To celebrate Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, New Acropolis Portugal marked […]
Lecture: “Philosophy of Happiness” (Split, Croatia)
Lecture “Philosophy of Happiness” highlighted the different views on the notion of happiness. Audience had the opportunity to hear the teachings of different philosophers to the questions like why do […]
Presentation “Harry Potter” (Cyprus)
We realized a presentation on the book and movie series “Harry Potter”. Talking about two parallel and yet so different wolds, the world of magic and real one, we discover […]
Virtual Chess Championship (Peru)
The Promotion of Culture dept organized the First Virtual Chess Championship aimed at volunteer members from all over the country. During one morning more than 150 games were held where […]
The program of virtual activities continues (Bolivia)
This summer, New Acropolis offered virtual talks on various topics including Aristotle and the pursuit of happiness, Plato’s myth of the cave, and the Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno and his […]
