Arts

The arts refers to the theory, human application and physical expression of creativity found in human cultures and societies through skills and imagination in order to produce objects, environments and experiences. Major constituents of the arts include visual arts (including architecture, ceramics, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography, and sculpting), literary arts (including fiction, drama, poetry, and prose), performing arts (including dance, music, and theatre), and culinary arts (including cooking, chocolate making and winemaking). Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. cinematography), or artwork with the written word (e.g. comics). From prehistoric cave paintings to modern-day films, art serves …

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5 May 2022 English

Notes of interest with links to documents in Cold War Eastern Europe. Links to photos, maps and compelling stories.

Thoroughly entertaining report about culture and the arts in Romania FO 371/171926 33-34 Textual West Side


5 May 2022 English

Dr. Mark Allinson, University of Bristol; Professor Csaba Békés, Corvinus University of Budapest; Dr. Peter Bugge, Aarhus University; Professor Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University; Dr. Hope M. Harrison, The George Washington …

of Modern Languages and the Undergraduate Dean of Arts at the University of Bristol, where he teaches on


UCL: University College London · 1 January 2017 English

In the Cold War Eastern Europe collection, historians have an invitation to explore the variety and complexity of the cultural Cold War. The explosion in cultural traffic across the Iron …

money, energy, and thought in the promotion of the arts, academic exchange, or cultural self-presentation


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents concerning a visit to West Berlin by the British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, in October 1982. Subjects covered in the file include Thatcher's desire to place …

flourished. It is a centre of excellence in the arts. It is renowned for scientific endeavour. It is FLOURISHED. IT IS A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS. IT IS RENOWNED FOR SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOUR. IT IS vitality. It is a centre of excellence in the arts and research. It is a living proof of what can


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of documents concerning political asylum cases in Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include requests to Britain for asylum by Ethiopian students in Czechoslovakia; the removal of an …

DIRECTOR OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND'S NETHERBRAW ARTS CENTRE PHONED TO REQUEST THAT THEV BE INTERVIEWED High School Umeni Bratislava (13-14). Academy of Arts Umeni. u i i > i > i t i i t • i i i i i i I i


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the leading personalities in Hungary in 1982. The report offers personality notes and career profiles on leading members of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' …

Hattersley. He received Lord Donaldson, Minister for the Arts in May 1976; the Archbishop of Canterbury in May


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning the celebrations to mark the 1300th anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian state. The documents cover the work of the British committee …

and Serbia in the west, while literature and the arts flourished. The second kingdom which was established 22 September Reception at the Royal Society of Arts hosted by HE the Bulgarian Ambassador in association by -- Lord Birkett, Director of Recreation and Arts,Greater London Council. 27-28 October D a y s Ambassador held a 'meeting' at the Royal Society of Arts in association with the Committee of Honour. The


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing biographical notes on leading personalities in Romania. People featured in the file include the foreign minister, ?tefan Andrei; the president, Nicolae Nicolae Ceaușescu, his wife, Elena, and …

Member of the State Committee for Culture and the Arts 1962-68. Appointed Secretary of Central Council Appointed Secretary General at the Ministry of Arts and Information in 1946. Transferred to the Army


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file containing documents relating to the Great Britain-U.S.S.R. Association. Subjects covered in the file include a desk study justifying the significance of the association; a proposal to increase the …

could perhaps take up with the Minister for the Arts. 475.4 Looking ahead to future visits, the Director


The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English

A file of correspondence and reports concerning Anglo-Yugoslav relations, focussing on a proposed visit to the U.K. by the Yugoslav prime minister, Milka Planinc. The documents cover the origins of …

architecture, and daughter, sculptress at Academy of Fine Arts. Described by the press as "a fanatical advocate


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