Two days into the Winter Olympic Games, our Cultural Olympiad hightlights are as follows: Dual cultural programming: Cultural Olympiad / Culture 2018 Plus Dedicated transport: Cultural Olympiad Shuttle Dedicated colours:[…]
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World literarure library at Gangneung Media Village
The Gangneung Media Village boasts a large library within its main dining hall. Journalists can access a wide range of world literature as well as getting close insights into classic[…]
The #PyeongChang2018 Cultural Olympiad Programme
You can download the entire programme overview from the Olympic World Library
Think broccoli? Think again: The extraordinary work of Burle Marx
Those watching the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony were treated to a moment of colourful madness, with the arrival of what looked like a tropical salad on the big plate that[…]
Full essay | Olympic Artists in Residence
For the first time at an Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has commissioned three artists to take residence in the Olympic host city during the Games fortnight. The trio is[…]
Sites for culture and art in the Olympic city
With just a few days to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are over, find an overview of key moments that capture some of the many cultural dimensions of the Olympic[…]
Arts Games, Montreal 2018
The Arts Games are a new initiative aiming to do for art and artists what the Olympic Games has done for sport and athletes: put emerging talent on the spotlight,[…]
What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?
The Culture @ the Olympics team is in Rio throughout the 2016 Olympic Games, as we have done since 2000 across nine Olympic cities. We are documenting and reporting on the Olympic Games cultural[…]
The Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad
Find here a selection of images from the ceremony organised by Rio 2016 Cultural Olympiad to mark the final one year countdown to the opening of the Games. You can[…]
Rio 2016: One year to go
Culture @ the Olympics editor, Dr Beatriz Garcia is in Brazil during the first week in August 2015 to meet with key figures behind Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games preparations, as[…]