Cleaning up around a creek in Hilden, Germany, again
It's becoming a tradition to clean up around the Hoxbach in Hilden, Germany, a tributary of the River Rhine. On Saturday, 15 June for World [...]
Microplastic, a public health issue
Microplastics are increasingly recognised as a growing public health issue. The research reported here was carried out within the framework of an academic collaboration supported [...]
African edition of 4WSFC in Cape Town, 21 to 23 November 2022
"Leading by examples", thus was the motto of the African regional gathering of the 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress convened in Cape Town, South Africa, [...]
Prevent marine pollution, respect the sea
Viano do Castelo in Northern Portugal is a beautiful port city with an attractive historical centre and inviting beaches. But like all coastal places it [...]
documenta 14 – the planetary scope of contemporary art
Introduction Art critics wrote many reviews about the messy nature of this year's documenta 14. But say what you may, it surely illustrated the [...]
Art objects done by Prisoners of War during the Napoleonic Wars
Manfred Stein, Hamburg Fig. 1 Presentation of prisoners of war in a hulk building a model bone shipThe majority of bone ship models are located [...]
Bryggen’s wharf and warehouses, a UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Bryggen is a historic harbour district in Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on the west coast of Norway, which was established as [...]
UBC Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery offers topical new exhibition
Melancholy Bay: Images of English Bay, Burrard Inlet and Howe Sound from the Collection June 19 to August 23, 2015 Opening reception: Thursday, June [...]
A Visit in the Musée Océanographique in Monaco
On 6500 sqm the Musée Océanographiqe, one of the world’s oldest aquariums, presents more than 6000 specimens in their reconstructed natural habitat. We [...]
Mediterraneum: From the Sea to the Stars
Everything comes from the sea: this is the finding that prompted multifaceted Italian artist Oreste Baldini to devote his energies to the sea and the icon of [...]