Category: Cultural Activities
Philosophical Tour: “Discovering La Paz” (La Paz, Bolivia)
Sometimes habits and automatic reactions make us lose the capacity to appreciate the beauty and the charm of simple things. This motivated New Acropolis volunteers to organize a “tour” to […]
Film-Forum: “Agora, life of Hypatia of Alexandria” (Alajuela, Costa Rica)
Film-Forum on the film “Hypatia of Alexandria”, about an incredible woman, astronomer, teacher, and Neo-platonic philosopher, which led participants to reflect on the dangers of fanaticism in all epochs as […]
Lecture on Dreams (Zlin, Czech Republic)
More than fifty people attended the lecture entitled “Dreams”, organized by the Zlin branch.
Cultural visit to Tetsugakudo Park (Japan)
Students of New Acropolis visited Tetsugakudo Park, a temple and garden dedicated to philosophy in Nakano, in northern Tokyo. The park was founded by the Japanese philosopher Inoue Enryo in […]
Talk: “Star Wars. The Myth of the Hero” (Montevideo, Uruguay)
Philosophical talk dedicated to the legendary Star Wars saga, with the aim of establishing parallels between the film and the heroic capacity of the human being. The activity was very well […]
Book Club on Don Quixote (Sonsonate, El Salvador)
Inspired by the chivalry of Don Quixote, a book club was held at New Acropolis Sonsonate on Don Quixote, located in the department of the western part of the country. Many […]
The Voyage of Ulysses, an exhibition full of symbolism (Peru)
The ‘Argonauts’ Symbology Circle organized the exhibition ‘The Voyage of Ulysses’, a series of allegorical images to narrate the journey of the Greek hero to reach his destination, Ithaca. Volunteers […]
Book Club (Tirana, Albania)
Latest ‘Book Club’ gathering dedicated to the book by Irvin D. Yalom, The Spinoza Problem; a text to better understand the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza through Yalom’s artistic writing style. The […]
Celebration of San Juan fiesta (Alicante, Spain)
Celebration of the popular fiesta of San Juan in Alicante. A night of water, fire and purifying symbols, which, through the burning of the traditional “Susi”, good wishes and resolutions […]
“Happiness Project” (South Africa)
Amid the hustle and bustle, we set ourselves the goal of getting people to delve a little deeper into their inner world and wonder: “What is happiness? How do I […]
