Project: Your Treasure – Our Treasure

Kunszentmártoni Általános Művelődési Központ – Hungary

The Cultural Centre of Kunszentmárton is a budgetary institute which undertakes multiple tasks. Parts of the institute are a museum, a library, a cultural centre and a kindergarten. Currently, in 9 buildings, 27 employees, 23 public employees and volunteers work to meet the demands of the local and surrounding area’s (Tiszazug subregion) residents… Read more

Active Citizens Partnership – Greece

Active Citizens Partnership is an NGO based in North Eastern Greece and has office in Athens. It has extensive experience to design and support programs that address contemporary training and social needs at national and European level. With the assistance of the State and the European Union have developed measures to prevent and tackle social problems and assist vulnerable groups…Read more

Future Focus Malta

Future Focus has been working on the topic of senior education for a number of years now. Basically, the elderly people organise story telling sessions and children from different schools listen to their stories. The stories are then written and compiled into a book which language teachers use to teach English or any other language in which the stories are written… Read more

Universidade Sénior de Oeiras Portugal

USO is a non-formal education institution with a major role in the community, created in 1994, open to all people in the county, over 55 years of age, from the most varied social backgrounds and levels of education. Uso has around 100 teachers ( 99% are unpaid), 600 students, 160 classes and four staff (paid). Through the various disciplines, it aims to stimulate curiosity, thinking, reflection and critical thinking, with the intention of opening new horizons to its students, making them effective in action, truly participating in the community, in the form of various actions: volunteering, social entrepreneurship, local intervention in different organisms and activities, made available to the whole community…Read more

Martfu Városi Muvelodési Kozpont és Konyvtár Hungría

The Martfu city Cultural Center and Library is a complex cultural institution, which is responsible for the rich cultural life of the citizens of Martfű. Equipped with great infrastructure and located in an imposing building, operates the library, along with a local- and industrial history collection, a cinema and the office of the local news media. All areas of culture, education and Leisure is available for all age groups…Read more

Mezoturi Kozmuvelodesi es Sport Kozhasznu Nonprofit Kft.

The Mezőtúr Cultural and Sport Public Benefit Nonprofit Ltd. was founded by the Municipality of Mezőtúr in 2009. The company has 22 employees including altogether 8 graduates in the field of public education, community development and public collection. Its tasks include public education at local level, the maintenance of the Túr Pottery Museum and the rural heritage building, and the organization of sports events…Read more

Treasures of Granada:
The music of Granada goes through the strings of most famous classic guitars in the world.

As part of the European project “Your Treasure – Our Treasure”, which involves our association, we would like to draw attention today to another of Granada’s centuries-old tradition: the guitar. In fact, Granada is famous among musicians and passionates around the world for the artisanal production of this specific type of guitar, called “Granadina”, which is characterized by the use of particular types of wood, specific production techniques and harmonious fullness, that distinguish it from other guitars… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
Granada carpets, a tradition in recovery

As part of the European project “Your Treasure – Our Treasure”, we have the opportunity to collaborate with older people, often left behind in our busy societies, but possessing knowledge and experience that we should not give up. Thanks to this cultural background, we can go to rediscover the memory of the many treasures of our city, Granada, that characterize it, making it one of the precious jewels of our country… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The timeless ceramic of Granada

The ceramics that we can admire in many shops throughout Granada, is one of the liveliest and most appreciated traditions of our city today. The styles in the processing of this material are many, starting from the most characteristic, the Fajaluza, to the style of the “metallic reflection” to that of the “dry rope”… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The millennial tradition of the baskets

The millenary art of the baskets still lives today in Granada, testifying how our culture still breathes the culture of our past every day. These objects, in fact, are present today as in the most remote past in our homes, even if the use made of them remains varied: object of daily life before, decoration and sometimes companion of some walk in the countryside today. Although fewer and fewer artisans dedicate themselves to making baskets, also due to the scarce demand, these are still widespread today and courses can also be taken in the classroom to learn how to make them… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
La taracea: geometries and colors of Granada

To continue our journey through the traditions of craftsmanship that have made Granada one of the most artistically and culturally interesting cities in Spain, we would like to talk today about a particular woodworking technique, introduced in Spain by Muslims and that saw its first works in Cordoba, in the XII century: the Taracea. Through this process, also applicable on surfaces such as floors, walls and sculptures, it is used to artistically combine different types of wood, including precious ones, such as mahogany, ebony, cedar, walnut or orange, with small pieces of mother of pearl, ivory and metals, forming particular shapes and decorations of different geometric shapes… Read More

Treasures of Granada:
The colorful lights of the East

In 800 years of Arab presence in the city of Granada we cannot help thinking about how much this culture has influenced many aspects of our culture, influencing arts, crafts, habits. Among the most precious jewels of our city we certainly find the granadine lamp (or lantern), which finds its origin in the specialization of Arab artistic tinning. The aesthetics of this object gives it a very high decorative value, adaptable to any type of architecture… Seguir leyendo