culture – Page 2 – François Matarasso

Well-worn touchstones

As you approach the Acropolis Museum in Athens you see the Parthenon’s reflection floating in the dark glass wall of

Text of a talk for the Greek EU Presidency conference, “Heritage First! Towards a common approach for a sustainable Europe” •

‘I want to change, but not if it means changing,’ a patient once said to me in complete innocence. This

At Seville Cathedral today, my breath was taken away by the power of a building designed, made and decorated by

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the arts (and culture) being in crisis. There will be

State funding of culture is a very tricky thing to do in a democracy. Patrons, sponsors, customers just buy what

I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now Badlands (1978) Bruce Springsteen ‘Shackled and Drawn’ During

National Theatre Wales (NTW) has won great acclaim since its launch in 2010 with 13 plays in 13 months, culminating

For much of the British media, 2014 began with a panic about the opening of the UK’s borders to people

It has become common these days to speak of a cultural ecology. It’s a good metaphor, which accurately represents the