What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
Possibly the most celebrated name day in the country, St George’s Day, is a public holiday that takes place on 6 May every year. St George is one of Ethiopia’s most important saints. Mark Simpson, co-founder of Black History Studies: “The small town of Lalibela, Ethiopia, is home to one of the world’s most sacred […]
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The camel library initiative undergoes a digital revolution In the Somali region of Ethiopia, Mahadiya, 14, spots something she has never seen before. She was expecting a crucial delivery of books to her remote community. What she saw was the peculiar sight of a solar powered camel. Over the last 20 years the Somali Region
A Gallop in Ethiopia: Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will help you understand Ethiopia by giving you useful insights into the country’s culture and history. Filled with the personal observations of the author, Wax, Gold & the Abyssinian Pony will provide you with some pointers to help you ‘get’ a country that is often
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International Print Making ExhibitionFebruary 18th – March 4th 2022 Soulful Resistance is the title of an Art exhibition that is currently taking place at the MODERN ART MUSEUM, Gebre-Kirstos Desta Centre. This-one-of-a-kind exhibition has brought artists and scholars together in the spirit of collaboration to express artistry and intellectuality as one vessel: a vessel that
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The Ethiopian Art Conservation Program (EACP) is a bilateral project between Belgium and Ethiopia which has been in place since January of this year. In August 2021 it became an independent organization responsible for providing restoration and conservation education in Ethiopia. For both the structural build-up of the project and the implementation of the education,
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I’d like to talk about a friend and a co-worker of mine whose character, her keen interest and endeavor of portraying the Ethiopian Orthodox church and Ethiopia’s history in general, by extracting and reflecting on a canvas what seems to be a thread at first glance, but upon closer inspection reveals its self to be
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One of the first off the beaten track workshops I was excited to discover after moving back here 10 years ago was Entoto Beth Artisans – a small compound with women from Entoto working on creating innovative jewelry made from local recycled materials and scrap metals including coffee beans and bullets excavated from the Entoto
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Abrehot Library (meaning Enlightenment) recently opened its doors to the public. The construction of the spacious and modern 19,000-square-meter facility took almost two years to construct and cost more than 1.1 billion birr. The 4-storey facility, the largest public library in the country, is equipped with 1.5km long shelves that can stock up to 1.4
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Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. An important Ethiopian holiday, visitors in the country can get an insight into the religious traditions and culture of the African nation. Ganna comes 12 days before the Timkat festival, another important holiday. Travelers with an Ethiopian eVisa can spend up to 90 days in Ethiopia
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An Ethiopian archbishop keeps the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking alive, but he needs a supply of goat skins. Archbishop Kalehiwot Habtewold still practices the ancient craft of parchment bookmaking. The Bookmaker by filmmaker Girum Berehanetsehay unfolds in the mists of the high Ankober Mountains of Ethiopia. To be able to do that, he sets
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