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Calanais Stone Circle 1

The Calanais Standing Stones are an extraordinary cross-shaped setting of stones erected 5,000 years ago. They predate England’s famous Stonehenge monument, and were an important place for ritual activity for at least 2,000 years. We don’t know…

I’m an artist and maker based in Forfar, Scotland. Since graduating from Grays School of Art in Aberdeen, I’ve developed my practice from tile making to creating forms and vessels with porcelain and paper clay. All of my work is hand built using…

Carol Sinclair is an artist and maker living and working in Forfar, Scotland. She creates one-off ceramics and up-cycled material installations for exhibitions. Her inspiration comes from the global issues, colours, textures and shapes in the world.…

A well used carpenter pencil

A carpet with pattern in needle punched felt, sturdy enough for being used as a floor carpet. It can also be hung on walls. The carpet has both warming and sound damping qualities.

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the center. A carved inscription shows the date “VIII-XXXIIII” (August 1934). This piece comes from Cangas…

Castanet used for musical accompaniment. The body is entirely decorated with geometric motifs, with a prominent eight-petal rosette featured at the center. A carved inscription shows the date “VIII-XXXIIII” (August 1934). This piece comes from Cangas…

University of St Andrews Open Virtual Worlds research group

The broken pieces of a corroded cast cauldron were found in 2013 during an excavation of a pre-Clearances longhouse in the Caen River Valley, in the Strath of Kidonan. The presence of tripod feet and looped swing handles suggests it was used over an…

The broken pieces of a corroded cast cauldron were found in 2013 during an excavation of a pre-Clearances longhouse in the Caen River Valley, in the Strath of Kidonan. The presence of tripod feet and looped swing handles suggests it was used over an…

The broken pieces of a corroded cast cauldron were found in 2013 during an excavation of a pre-Clearances longhouse in the Caen River Valley, in the Strath of Kildonan. The presence of tripod feet and looped swing handles suggests it was used over an…

The County Centre for Conservation and Promotion of the Traditional Culture Dolj is a public cultural institution with legal personality, subordinated to Dolj County Council, specialized in researching, collecting, archiving, transmitting and…

Ceramic lamp base with Harris Tweed shade, created by ceramicist Sue Blair of Borgh Pottery, Isle of Lewis, Scotland.

Chapel of Bezerreira and the peaks of the Caramulo Mountain Range

Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis

A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through them. Also, this kind of pottery is known as 'black pottery,' which is due to the smoke used during the…

A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through them. Also, this kind of pottery is known as 'black pottery,' which is due to the smoke used during…

A cheese vat is used in the initial stage of the cheese-making process, and the holes in the surface are made to allow the whey to escape through them. Also, this kind of pottery is known as 'black pottery,' which is due to the smoke used during…

Square pillow in rose path and tabby pattern in un-bleached linen and red yarn, with red tassels at the corners.

A one-handle jug that starts from the neck and ends at the widest part of the body. It has a trilobate lip, with a wide neck that narrows as it joins the globular body. The body tapers down to a circular base. This piece is made using a slow wheel…

At the theater cinema Arenan you can experience film, theatre, dance, stand-up, lectures and concerts.

The Design Circle nourishes and spreads the culture of design, helping to strengthen the local design system and promoting connections between design skills and the productive, social and cultural world.

The weaver working on traditional wool shoulder bag in Maramures

Simple wool belt made by Anuța Stan

Simple wool belt made by Anuța Stan

A small white woven woolen carpet made by Anuța Stan

Cergă from Săpânța

A straw hat decorated with beadwork

An element of beadwork while making

Traditional collars of Maramures

Traditional collars of Maramures

Traditional collars of Maramures

Traditional collars of Maramures

Traditional collars of Maramures

Anuta Stan, weaver of Săpânța presenting the steps of wool weaving

Anuta Stan, weaver of Săpânța presenting the steps of wool weaving

Interview with Ileana Matus (video file with no video, only audio)

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Ileana Matus in her small house that was transformed in a museum

Interview with Anuța Stan (video file with no video, only audio)

Anuța Stan in her workshop

Anuța Stan in her workshop

Anuța Stan in her workshop

Ceramic clay creamer from Asturias, Spain.

Clay creamer from Asturias, Spain.

Piece made of maple wood. It is a closed, rounded, and flattened container with a small mouth at the top. It has no lid and is completely hollow inside. The upper part is decorated with a series of rings inscribed with geometric motifs (oblique…

Coffee grounds vase

Coffee grounds vase from local artisan in Asturias, Spain.

Maramureș is a unique location in the geographical heartland of Europe, land of wooden churches, mythological richness, impressive landscapes, carefully preserving the culture, traditions, and lifestyle of immemorial peasant past. With more than…

The Public Institute Ribnica Handicraft Centre brings together three well-established organizations – the Museum of Ribnica, the Miklova Hiša Gallery and the Museum Shop – as well as a new area, which was likewise developed from the long-standing…

The exhibition contains pieces of traditional textile heritage in Europe, provided by members of the international consortium of the CULTURALITY European project. It is held as part of the introductory kick-off meeting.

In CULTURALITY we understand crafts as an indispensable identity element capable of characterising and highlighting a territory through its traditional culture and its links to the community that inhabits it. Crafts are inevitably linked to the…

Exhibition Curator: Llara Fuente Corripio Assistant curator: Yulia Ruzanova Exhibition setup: Llara Fuente Corripio, Yulia Ruzanova and Enrique Melendez Galan

Piece made of maple wood. It is a wooden bowl with an open shape. It has a wide, flat upper rim. The piece is varnished with oils to enhance the wood grain, which includes knots and highlighted black streaks.

The weaver draws inspiration from the landscape and rich culture of Scotland. As Sam stated: “I follow a well trodden path that continues to draw connections between the diverse Scottish landscape and the cloth that I make”. Weaving woollen cloth…

The kick-off meeting for the Culturality project, bringing together all the partners to discuss the project and the activities taking place in the next four years.

A felted cushion - mustard yellow, black and white. The cushion's case is made of wool and is adorned in the shape of a stylized sun. The pillow inside is made of feathers.

The Cvetke Žiri Lacemaking Society was founded in April 2004. It has more than 100 members from Žiri, its surroundings, and other regions. It focuses on education, organization of exhibitions, and promotion of bobbin lace. The Society is the main…

A group photo of the Cvetke Žiri Lacemaking Society. The Society is registered as the bearer of the Slovene lacemaking tradition in the national and UNESCO lists of intangible cultural heritage. © Cvetke Žiri.

The doily is one of the handmade lace products made by crossing, twisting, and weaving linen threads attached to a bobbin. The process follows a pattern – a drawing on paper attached to a cylinder cushion in a wicker basket or on a wooden base. In…

Lace doily. (C) DUO Škofja Loka.

Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.

Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.

Object made of iron, used as part of a mechanism to open and close a door. It is composed of two pieces joined by a handle. This piece features carved decorations with various geometric motifs.

Iron door handle featuring two distinct decorative shapes—one resembling a heart, and the other composed of various geometric forms. The handle itself includes geometric motifs, such as circles and lines, crafted in brass.

Iron door handle featuring two distinct decorative shapes—one resembling a heart, and the other composed of various geometric forms. The handle itself includes geometric motifs, such as circles and lines, crafted in brass.

Entrelac is a knitting technique that is strongly reminicent of woven/braided birch back, which is traditionally made and used in the area. See RV_CP_01(01)