Sentences with phrase «cultural center of the world»

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Hence the minister directs his attention as much toward the «world» as the dean of a medical school has his eye on the potentially and actually sick people of the society outside his closed community of healers, or, to use a wholly different analogy, as much as the mayor of a city keeps in view the nature and the needs of the cultural and economic society of which his city is a center.

Other civilizations of the Old World were all derived from this cultural center or were strongly influenced by it; only the New World was entirely independent.»

Back in the period I am talking about, the 1930s and 1940s, Jews living in the major population centers of American Jewish life — New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and so on — might at least in some part of their daily lives have experienced a sense of cultural dominance: in their neighborhoods, on their blocks, most people lived as they did, and spoke as they did, and viewed the world as they did.

Last week Carol Mann, an LPGA star in the»60s and»70s and winner of 38 tournaments worldwide, let loose a rant on her Facebook page, criticizing the proposed construction of an Islamic cultural center near where the World Trade Center towers were located before the 9/11 atcenter near where the World Trade Center towers were located before the 9/11 atCenter towers were located before the 9/11 attacks.

Residents and visitors alike enjoy four unique seasons of entertaining events, historic masterpieces, unique cultural attractions, regional shopping centers, and a taste of culinary delights from around the world.

A plan by Islamic leaders to build a mosque and cultural center on private land two blocks from where the World Trade Center twin towers were attacked September 11, 2001 has been strongly opposed by those who say it would be an affront to the memories of those who died at ground zero thacenter on private land two blocks from where the World Trade Center twin towers were attacked September 11, 2001 has been strongly opposed by those who say it would be an affront to the memories of those who died at ground zero thaCenter twin towers were attacked September 11, 2001 has been strongly opposed by those who say it would be an affront to the memories of those who died at ground zero that day.

«From our contacts and sources in Syria, we knew that there was damage to World Heritage sites,» said Brian I. Daniels, Director of Research and Programs, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, University of Pennsylvania Museum, «but this report surprised us by revealing just how extensive the destruction actually is.»

An important settlement for more than two millennial, Paris is today one of the worlds leading business and cultural centers, and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the worlds major global cities.

Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation center of Russia and the world, a global city.

Lelio understands that the community at the center of the film is rooted in old - school tradition, but as it's physically rooted in a cultural capital of the world, no one here is a stranger to gays and lesbians, and so the reactions to Ronit and Esit's rekindled love affair never rise to the level of the hysteric.

The film centers on artist Touko Laaksonen, known to the world as Tom of Finland, shaped the fantasies of a generation of gay men, influencing art and fashion before crossing over into the wider cultural consciousness.

An MGM short subject from 1940 entitled Hollywood: Style Center of the World (which appears as an extra on the Warner Archive DVD release of The Women) does a succinct job of capturing this cultural zeitgeist at its zenith.

Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2001, following the attacks on the World Trade Center, to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of the lower Manhattan district through an annual celebration of film, music, and culture, the Festival brings the industry and community together around storytelling.

For Normal Park students, the entire community of Chattanooga, Tennessee — from museums and cultural centers to local businesses and natural areas — provides opportunities to make real - world connections to the curriculum.

For Normal Park students, the entire community of Chattanooga, Tennessee — from museums and cultural centers to local businesses and natural areas — provides opportunities to make real - world connections to curriculum.

For students at Normal Park Museum Magnet School, the entire community of Chattanooga, Tennessee — from museums and cultural centers to local businesses and natural areas — provides opportunities to make real - world curriculum connections; discover how Normal Park engages community partners to provide these new opportunities for learning.

Culturally responsive pedagogy is a student - centered approach to teaching in which the students» unique cultural strengths are identified and nurtured to promote student achievement and a sense of well - being about the student's cultural place in the world.

Institutional purpose has to be front and center, which is difficult in a world of increasing social, economic and cultural diversity.

Guests have easy access to premier cultural landmarks like Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, MoMA, and the Museum of Arts & Design, exquisite dining destinations, and world - class shopping.

On Wednesday, July 31, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy will showcase its proposal for the Presidio Exchange (PX)-- an open - platform cultural center in this world - class location that will maintain the prime views of the Golden Gate Bridge, forge a new pedestrian link between the Presidio Main Post and the waterfront, and engage the public in a dynamic and ever - evolving series of public programs — from art installations to «hackathons», film festivals to green - tech expositions, dance performances to history lectures.

The Club at Las Campanas opened in 1991, and is the only full - service private club in northern New Mexico — with exquisite club amenities just six miles from the cultural mecca of downtown Santa Fe including two Signature Nicklaus Golf Courses, a Fitness & Tennis Center and world - class equestrian cCenter and world - class equestrian centercenter.

Born out of the vision to support and boost cultural exchange and art, the Katara village is a multidimensional cultural project boasting of beautiful theatres, exhibition galleries, and various cutting - edge facilities, thus including it in one of the best multi activities centers in the world.

Orange County is the cultural center of the surf world and Huntington Beach is like the heartbeat.

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«This is an a exciting time for Renaissance Hotels as we open spectacular new locations in some of the world's most desirable business and cultural centers including Santiago and Paris,» said Toni Stoeckl, vice president and global brand manager for Renaissance Hotels.

The expert panel of judges includes renown Samoan culture and fire knife dance expert and founder of the We Are Samoa Festival and the World Fire Knife Competition, Pulefano Galea'I; Malo Seleni, one of the original pioneers of fire knife dancing in Hawaii; Ifi So'o, the only consecutive three - time World Fire Knife Champion; and senior cultural ambassador for the Polynesian Culture Center, Kap Tafiti.

It has historical cultural heritage, sometimes Cusco is called as the center of the world.

Perfectly poised on Universal Boulevard — the next big development district in southwest Orlando — Steps away from the Orange County Convention Center and just minutes from the Orlando International Airport, world - class attractions and the cultural hub of Downtown Orlando.

While practically untouched by the modern world, Kelusa is also a surprisingly short drive up the hill from Ubud, a very large, bustling village which, with its world - renowned restaurants, dance performances, art galleries and nearby 5 - star hotels, is considered the cultural center of Bali.

Cancun, the gateway to the Riviera Maya in the Mexican Caribbean boasts water sports and beach activities, sophisticated shopping centers, local craft shops, dreamy spas, cultural tours and attractions, and some of the best restaurants and nightclubs in the world.

Traveling to this center of African social and cultural interest can be anyone's truly great vacation from all around the world.

San Pedro is a unique blend of small - town charm, superb cultural attractions, America's Port ® and a world class cruise center.

It also offers easy access to Plaza de la Revolución, one of the largest squares in the world and the center of cultural and political life in Cuba during the last century, as well as the Havana Cathedral, a superbly crafted architectural construction.

Property Location With a stay at Vulcano Hotel Chiang Mai in Chiang Mai (Nimnan), you'll be minutes from Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders and close to Chiang Mai City Arts & Cultural Center.

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Kat has won many awards for her art including Gold for Best of the Best East End Artist in 2016 and 2017 and The Award of Excellence by Juror Karen Marks, Director of Manhattan's Howard Greenberg Gallery, one of the world's leading photography galleries as well as Juror Dr. Naomi Rosenblum, eminent photographic historian and Juror Jennifer McGregor, Director of Arts and Senior Curator at Wave Hill Cultural Center.

The exhibition tells the story of progressive ideas and aesthetics in the modern world through visual artifacts generated by the seismic events of 1917 and drawn from premier cultural institutions in California: the Getty Research Institute, the Wende Museum of the Cold War, and the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.

Hitomi Iwasaki, Queens Museum of Art, NY Cities, Art, Recovery, Cur, Erin Donnelly, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, NY, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Swing Space Asian Art Festival, Poncheon, Korea 739 feet running wall, Gwangju Contemporary Art Museum, Gwangju, Korea (catalog) Wear Me Out, ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, Los Angeles Home and The World, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ Characters: Scene I and Scene II, Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, NJ, Silvermine Guild Arts Institute, CT Fatal Love, Queens Museum of Art, NY (catalog)

The festival will bring together 38 of the most exciting, creative, and respected not - for - profit centers, alternative institutions, artists» collectives, and independent enterprises from around the world that contribute to the international art scene by inventing new strategies for the distribution of information and by supporting a diverse cultural program.

Altered and Irrational: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Art, Design and Barbie: The Evolution of a Cultural Icon, Liberty Street Gallery the World Financial Center, New York, NY Recent Acquisitions, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL Art & Architecture, Miami, COCA / Center for Contemporary Art, Miami, FL A New York Time: Selected Drawings of the Eighties, Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT

Brielmaier is currently Assistant Professor of Critical Studies in the Department of Photography, Imaging, and Emerging Media at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, and oversees the arts and cultural programming at Westfield World Trade Center.

With cultural epicenters like Paris and London in ruins after the war, New York City moved into the limelight as the new center of the art world, fortified by the establishment of The Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later known as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.)

Nineteen museums (12 of them free) within a walkable 1.5 - mile radius make the Houston Museum District one of the most visited, diverse and affordable cultural centers in the world.

I recently enjoyed the opening of New World Old Child, a solo exhibition by Nicolas Torres's at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Common Ground, a group exhibition featuring eight Washington, D.C. - area artists inspired by the vibrant world of Korean modern art.

At the opening reception of his latest exhibit, The World of Line, Ink, and Nude by Chang - Woo Seok, now on display at the Korean Cultural Center Washington DC through June 8, the artist demonstrated his very personal technique, making use of his prosthetic limbs to grasp a brush and his torso movement to paint across a room - sized canvas of traditional Korean paper, spread across the gallery floor.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Common Ground, a group exhibition featuring eight Washington, D.C. - area artists inspired by a study of the vibrant world of Korean modern and contemporary art.

The Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. proudly presents Dance of Light, a solo exhibition featuring 70 radiant, spiritual works that evoke an abstract vision of the natural world by Bang Hai Ja, celebrated as being among the first generation of professional artists from Korea to embrace abstract art in the modern era.

Each year major philanthropists and art - world luminaries gather to celebrate REDCAT's role as one of the most influential cultural centers in Los Angeles.

Jones has participated in numerous prestigious artists residency and fellowship programs, both nationally and international, including: Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (1996), The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency at the World Trade Center (1999), Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris (2002 - 2003), The Liguria Study Center for the Arts & Humanities in Genoa, Italy (2004), and Rauschenberg Foundation Residency in Captiva, Florida (2014).