Selecting Tartu as European City of Culture 2024 was not a unanimous decision, the head of the independent selection committee said on Wednesday, adding that there was some very heated debate around the discussion table.
Category: Culture
Estonian World: Meet the Estonian expat and foreign choirs performing at the Song Celebration
The Estonian Song and Dance Celebration, celebrating its 150th jubilee this year, welcomes not only Estonian choirs – dozens of dance groups and choirs from all around the globe are also participating. Estonian World contacted several of them to find out why the celebration is special.
Estonian World: Narva is aiming to become the European capital of culture in 2024
Narva is next – at least that’s what the organisers of the city’s bid to host the European capital of culture in 2024 think.
mbl.is: Lithuanians say “Thank You Iceland”
I contributed photographs to a story on Icelandic news website mbl.is about the 'Ačiū Tau, Islandija'17' event which took place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
New Eastern Europe: Meanwhile in the Baltics…
My feature about Mission Siberia was published in 'Meanwhile in the Baltics...' an anthology of Baltic writing put together by New Eastern Europe and the Solidarity Academy.
Estonian World: The Estonian National Museum, making people proud
The state-of-the-art Estonian National Museum, built on a former runway, was designed to represent the country’s emerging history.
Baltic Times: Estonia marks Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day takes place in Estonia today (April 13) to highlight the average wage gap between men and women.
UB Post: Uizenmaa – I challenge myself all the time to find my own way
B.Uizenmaa, known as Uisenma Borchu, is a Mongolian film director living, studying and working in Munich, Germany.
Roads & Kingdoms: Dumplings made of meat, flour and not much else
It’s 9 am in Ulaanbaatar and my host mum Uka is chopping meat on the small kitchen table. The blade of the knife slices through the frozen mutton and thumps the wooden chopping board below.
UB Post: ‘Stop child jockeys racing in winter’
Earlier this month the UB Post reported that a group of children’s rights NGOs and associations had joined forces to try and stop child riders taking part in spring and winter horse races, raising their concerns at a press conference.
Helen Wright 