Category: Culture
‘Hyperborea’, winter festival in Petrozavodsk (Russia)
Petrozavodsk hosted the International Winter Festival Hyperborea. It traditionally unites northern cities, lying “beyond Boreas” – beyond the 60th parallel, and is held to show the attractiveness of life in […]
Cultural journey in the footsteps of Ibn Qasi (Lisbon, Portugal)
New Acropolis Lisbon organized a cultural trip to Mértola and Silves, two of the emblematic places related to Ibn Qasi, the wise King of the Algarve who unified southern Portugal […]
Lecture: ‘Symbolism and architecture in ancient Egypt’ (Montevideo, Uruguay)
The architect Hugo Ferreira Quirós, New Acropolis volunteer, gave a talk on the ‘Symbolism and Architecture in Ancient Egypt’ at the headquarters of New Acropolis Montevideo: an encounter with the profound […]
Literary evening dedicated to ‘Erich Fromm’ (Bratislava, Slovakia)
New Acropolis in Bratislava organizes monthly literary nights dedicated to important figures of literature, art or science. In the month of March the activity was dedicated to the German sociologist […]
‘Beyond photography’, a workshop offered by New Acropolis in Tel-Aviv (Israel)
At the New Acropolis branch in Tel-Aviv, Mr. Pierre Poulain, director of New Acropolis Israel and philosopher and photographer, presented this workshop on the world of photography as a path to the world […]
New Acropolis celebrates 50 years in Chile!
In March of 1965, eight years after the foundation of New Acropolis, the institution opened its doors in Chile, specifically in the city of Santiago, and to date has been […]
‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’ (Bulgaria)
A recital of the novel by Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull was held at the head branch of New Acropolis. The novel is a beautiful story about self-improvement and about the […]
Excursion to ancient Corinth
Members and friends of New Acropolis took a trip to the archaeological site of ancient Corinth where they participated in a guided tour of the area and of the local archaeological museum. […]
Wine tasting in Oakhurst (Atlanta, USA)
New Acropolis Atlanta participated in a local Fall Festival. Members sold books, gave a tai chi demonstration and spoke with local residents about its volunteer work and philosophical, cultural and […]
Lecture on Shamanism (London, United Kingdom)
IIstvan Orban offered an interesting talk at the branch of New Acropolis London, exploring the book written by Mircea Eliade on the topic of Shamanism. He briefly shared his biography […]
