last week we went to "museu de arte popular". i've been looking forward to go there, well, because i'm into popular thingies. the most recent story behing it is that this museum was about to be closed and transformed into the museum of the portuguese language. fortunately, after a very active civic movement, the museum re-opened in december 2010. although still partly closed and under repairs, the temporary exhibition shows already some nice pieces and images. however, it is mostly about the history of the museum, how it was born out of a national propaganda department and grew into something representative of the portuguese culture. of course it is up to discussion if it is representative or very selective - during the dictatorship there were "selections" in portuguese folclore and traditions. nice topic.
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i don't understandnerozumiem ti means "i don't understand you" in slovak. a tradition, let's say. after not understanding anything in granada, now i don't understand anything in bratislava. Archives
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