Celebration of Renewed Freedom

The classic rum—made of superior molasses and coral-filtered water—is considered a unique nectar, served in hundreds of bright and colorful stores throughout the island. However, one of the greatest secrets of the island has to do with its dual celebration: Kadooment Day.

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The Art of Being Puerto Rican

The Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (MA-PR) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC-PR) possess a wide cultural background. Their collections reflect the artistic perspective of the is-land’s changes and social transformations by preserving, documenting and disseminating works produced in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Latin America.

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Isao Tomita

There are moments when our curiosity and the eternal search for something new will make us bore easily of our daily playlist.

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Golestan Palace

Golestan Palace (Kakheh Golestan), also known as the Palace of Flowers, was built by the Qajar dynasty in the city of Tehran. It’s a royal residence dating back 400 years, characterized by a fusion between Persian architecture, the adaptation of European construction technologies and the use of cast iron.

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Persepolis

Often, Persepolis is associated with Alexander the Great, and it’s quite accurate; it was this remarkably famous and tenacious character who actually saw this ceremonial city to its end. But long before entering its period of destruction, Persepolis was first envisioned by Cyrus the Great as early as 515 BC.

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Hafez

Little is known about the life of Hafez. His existence lies between legend and reality; however, it’s well known that his work and name are still very much alive, that far from being a reference of Persian poetry, Hafez is synonymous with Iranian tradition, and has crossed geographical and temporal boundaries.

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Setswana

In general, our access to the history of a country is possible through written testimonies of people who experienced certain events or, after the 19th century, through photography, audio recordings and videos.

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Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy’s professional career wasn’t a successful one at first; he, like so many other artists of his time, struggled to defend his tendency to break the traditional German pattern of composition and creating new, fresher melodies.

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