Eindhoven’s Van Abbemuseum re-thinks the past, introduces the future
May 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
In its new exhibition Play van Abbe, Part Two: Time machines the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven questions the identity and the function of the museum of contemporary art. A review by Irena Boric.
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May 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht presenteert infogids voor expats - Dagblad De Limburger - Limburgs Dagblad
Zondagmiddag wordt in fort Sint Pieter de eerste informatiegids gepresenteerd voor expats, buitenlanders die voor een langere of korte periode in Maastricht komen werken.
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From whom the suds flow
May 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
Canadian expat Patrick Granton meets “the nicest man in Maastricht” and finds out why this region is “the best in the world for making beer.”
Sidi el Karchi/ Bas de Wit: Collective mysteries and personal snapshots at the Bonnefanten Museum
May 30, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht until the 27th June presents the double solo exhibition of the young artists Sidi el Karchi and Bas de Wit. A review by Kristina Dittel.
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May 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
Reuzengilde Stichting Gigantius
On the 30th of may 2010 the Reuzengilde GIgantius of Maastricht proudly presents the 8th edition of the International GIants Parade. About 60 Giants can be seen in the centre of Maastricht accompied by serveral historical groups. The start is 2.00 pm.
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Maastricht votes to bail out football club MVV
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May 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
Newspaper develops visual voting aid
Newspaper Trouw has developed a visual version of its traditional Kieskompas, or online voting guide, to help people who don't speak much Dutch or who have a mental handicap decide which party to vote for.
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Development cooperation in Africa – passing the torch?
May 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
The final edition of Maastricht Debates for the academic year of 2009-2010 looked at the roles of the EU and the BRIC-countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) in the global economy, and more specifically at their approach to development cooperation in Africa. A review by Romana Michelon.
Maastricht artist Paul Odekerken: ”Art is about communication”
May 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
While Henri Matisse discovered the beauty of colour in the local textile mills in what was otherwise a lacklustre village, Maastricht artist Paul Odekerken finds his inspiration in a combination of the regional landscape and remnants of travels to distant places such as Brazil. A portrait by Catalina Goanta.
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May 21, 2010 Leave a Comment
Swimming like the Dutch
When my children started going to school, I noticed that swimming lessons were a recurrent topic of conversation among parents: "Is your child already taking swimming classes?", "Which swimming school do you go to?", "How much does it cost?", "How long does it take?"
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22-24 May: B32 | Kunst Tour
May 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
B32 Artspice and [EVA]project present during Kunst Tour 2010 works with free acoustic dimensions mediated by multiple mediums reunited under the idea of “showing talking”, in parallel with video introspections generated by the project Our Time, at its second stage in a tryptique of presentations.
schedule
SHOWING TALKING
Saturday | 22.05 |
15h | [...]
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May 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
Francophonie
I only learned the existence of the Belgian city of Liège when my husband and I first visited Maastricht and in fact, it was a decisive factor in our choice to settle down here.
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'Buitenlandse studenten moeten Nederlands kunnen leren'
De studenten van de Universiteit Maastricht willen dat niet-Nederlandse medestudenten de kans krijgen om Nederlands te [...]
15 May: Creating Waves - The Power of Participatory Journalism
May 14, 2010 Leave a Comment
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 3:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Het Rondeel
Announcement:
The Maas Media team is holding the much anticipated media networking-platform event Creating Waves on Saturday 15th May at the Artspace Rondeel. Be prepared for a day of media activism workshops, photography, interactive journalism and a whole lot more. For students, amateurs, professionals and enthusiasts of [...]
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May 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Universiteit Maastricht te 'Duits'
Duitse en Nederlandse studenten mengen onderling niet en dat geeft problemen op de Universiteit van Maastricht. Een oplossing zou het spreken van Engels binnen en buiten de universiteit moeten zijn.
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Freigeist Festival - Blurring Boundaries
The freigeist festival is a one-day festival celebrating the art, music and performance of regional and international artists [...]
Freigeist Festival: Feel the creative pulse of Maastricht
May 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Freigeist Festival, which kicks off Maastricht’s annual Kunsttour (Art Tour), is a one day event, on May 21st 2010, featuring various art performances and exhibitions at the AINSI building on Lange Kanaaldijk. In an interview with Crossroads writer Sina Spohr, co-organiser Vincent Wille-Baumkauf explains the origin of the event and shares his thoughts about Maastricht’s cultural offer.
20 May: Pecha Kucha Night at Kaai 16 in Hasselt
May 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Source: Pecha Kucha Night, 20 May 2010
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The idea of PechaKucha comes from Japan. In 2003 architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (www.Klein-Dytham.com) organized a first evening in order to boost sharing and exchanging ideas in Tokyo.
PechaKucha (Japanese for chit-chat) is based on the belief that you don’t need lots of [...]
30 May: Lion’s Club Maastricht Mondial International May Fair
May 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Lion’s Club Maastricht Mondial, is a very special Lion’s Club devoted to the interests of expatriates in the “Euregio” and at the same time raising funds for, and working on, charitable projects in the region. The Club was founded in 1994 and now has members of 11 nationalities. LCMM has held its annual May [...]
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May 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
My father’s fascination for Japan
Every time my parents see my children, it is not my Japanese-Brazilian mother but my French father who advises me: “Kyomi, make sure to tell them about their Japanese origins. It’s very important for their identity.”
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18 May: Maastricht Debates: Debate on China - EU - Africa
May 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
What impacts do countries like China, Brazil, and India have on the role of the EU in the global economy?
These and other questions are discussed by Arend Jan Boekestijn - Dutch liberal politician - and Hannah Edinger, Head of Research, Frontier Advisory, a leading research and strategy company focusing on emerging markets, [...]
The 2010 European Charlemagne Youth Prize: Profiles of the Dutch, German and Belgian nominees
May 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
The coming days will see a vast score of scholars, designers, artists and diplomats in the Euroregion city of Aachen as it prepares to award the 2010 European Charlemagne Youth Prize. The Dutch, German and Belgian nominees shared their submissions with Crossroads writer Luisa Badaracco.
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May 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Maastricht School Of Management Alumni Inaugurated in Ghana
The objectives of the Ghana chapter include the organisation of periodic refresher courses; organisation of forums with existing groups which comprises of tertiary institutions in Ghana to attract students for MSM; fund raising projects; formation of research groups to consider social problems and providing recommendations for their solutions; [...]
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May 4, 2010 1 Comment
Provincie Limburg geeft officiële start aan Europees netwerk over Krimp - Limburgse Courant
Onder de naam DART hebben 14 Europese regio’s een netwerk opgericht om van 2010 tot en met 2012 samen aan de slag te gaan met demografische vraagstukken. De Provincie Limburg is één van de partners in het netwerk en verzorgt de officiële start [...]
Women and Money – A glimpse into what could be
May 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
In its latest edition, Maastricht Debates invited the former Prime Minister of Mozambique, Mrs Luisa Diogo and the co-chair of the World Connectors think tank Mrs Sylvia Borren, to share their views and experiences around an often underrated topic of development policy: women, and more specifically “What… if women had more economic options?”
Building bridges between the expatriate and local communities
May 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
A pilot initiative inspired by the Native Speakers Project is currently seeking English-speaking volunteers in Maastricht interested in giving English conversation classes in local schools.
10 May - 4 July: The Lost Park, Schunk* Heerlen
May 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
THE LOST PARK
A film, a poem and drawings by Maria Barnas.
To be seen at the Schunck* in Heerlen
From May 10th – July 4th 2010
THE LOST PARK is a result of Maria Barnas MiM residency in Recife in spring 2009 where she
researched the recently restored park Praca de Euclides da Cunha designed in 1935 by the [...]
