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november / december o6
| Quai Branly Museum – Paris The striking new Musée du Quai Branly, designed by acclaimed architect Jean Nouvel, will exhibit multi-ethnic art objects such as a collection of masks from Burkina Faso (14-17 December). Now open. www.quaibranly.fr |
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| Oslo World Music Festival – Oslo Flamenco guitar legend Paco de Lucía (pictured) headlines this world-music celebration in Oslo, which features a range of diverse styles including traditional Indian rhythms, Cuban salsa and Coltrane-style jazz with a Norwegian twist. Stop by if you’re in town because there’s bound to be someone that suits your tastes. The fun is in discovering new favourites by seeing as many acts as possible. 31 October – 5 November www.world-music.no |
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| MTV Europe Music Awards – Copenhagen Copenhagen is this year’s host for the spectacular MTV Europe Music Awards, exploding on to a TV near you on 2 November. A week of concerts will be held beforehand to showcase the hippest local talent. 27 October – 2 November. www.mtve.com www.copenhagenmusicweek.com |
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| Christmas Swimming Cup – Geneva Locals young and old (from teens to octogenarians) plunge into water only a few degrees above freezing as part of the ‘Christmas Cup’, Geneva’s icy outdoor winter swimming competition. Why? It’s fun, apparently! Wrap yourself in your winter coat and witness the madness. 17 December www.geneve-natation-1885.ch |
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| Christmas markets – Berlin Berlin’s department stores engage in an annual ‘war of spectacular Christmas window displays’, but the city is also host to a staggering 50 different Christmas markets, brimming with more original gifts. The ‘Alex’ market has an ice-rink to entertain the youngsters as the adults shop, while the Kaiser-Wilhelm-GedächtnisKirche market attracts shoppers with everything from traditional Christmas decorations to edgy urban jewellery. From 27 November. www.berlin.de |
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| Catch Kevin Spacey – London Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey, a Hollywood heavyweight and the artistic director of The Old Vic theatre in London since 2004, stars opposite Eve Best in the gritty American love story A Moon For The Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill, writer of The Iceman Cometh. Until 23 December. www.oldvictheatre.com |
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| Mountain + Adventure Film Festival – Graz At this film festival in Graz, Austria, you can stare at some of the marvels of nature as well as the achievements of the climbers and cinematographers who have risked life and limb to bring them to you. 8-11 November. www.mountainfilm.com |
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| New Year at La Paloma – Barcelona For the past 104 years Barcelona dancehall La Paloma has hosted a glittering New Year’s Eve Party. Now a nightspot attracting world-class DJs like Felix da Housecat, La Paloma promises a party vibe that spans the decades. 31 December. www.lapaloma-bcn.com |
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| Ulla Lemberg – Malmö The Swedish photographer’s latest exhibition, titled ‘I Want You To Know’, shines a spot light on the living conditions of women in societies around the world over the last fifty years. Lemberg’s striking images touch on topics from human trafficking to abortion rights to the fight for equal pay for equal work. 2 December – 18 February 2007 www.malmo.se/museer |
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