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Illustration of a Roman sewn boat in the National Archaeological Museum of Adria. The surviving flat boat bottom rests on a museum display, with the bell tower of Santa Maria Assunta della Tomba visible through a window.
September 9, 2026

The town that gave its name to a sea

Adria is now around 25 kilometres from the coast, although an entire sea was most likely named after the town. ADRIKÀ follows water through archaeology, landscape and film, all the way to a Roman boat that really was sewn together.

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Illustrated Grand Harbour regatta scene: four rowers in a brightly painted Maltese boat pass the pale limestone walls of Fort St Angelo.
September 8, 2026

When remembrance takes to the water

Malta marks Victory Day on 8 September with Fort St Angelo, several layers of history and a regatta in the Grand Harbour. Follow the boats and you soon arrive at 1565, Napoleon and the Second World War.

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Language-neutral historical illustration of Europe with travellers representing music, painting and architecture following winding routes between European regions and historic buildings.
September 7, 2026

Alliances connect countries – artists connect people

Long before the European Union, countries tried to bind themselves together politically. While treaties redrew borders, artists, music, images and ideas were already travelling across Europe.

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Illustrated street-puppet scene on a Warsaw square with two hand-puppet booths, Gašparko, Punch, policemen, crocodiles and an audience.
September 6, 2026

When Kasper has relatives all across Europe

On Warsaw’s New Town Market Square, old European hand-puppet traditions meet. Kasper, Gašparko and Punch have more in common than their names suggest.

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Illustrated wide beach on Rømø with many colourful kites in the sky and visitors on the sand.
September 5, 2026

When the sky above Rømø is full of kites

On the first weekend of September, Rømø’s broad beach becomes a huge stage for kites from many countries. The International Kite Festival is not just something to watch: next year, anyone can simply bring a kite and join in.

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Illustrated nighttime university courtyard in Maastricht with a lecture, live music and a clown struggling with a red pop-up tent.
September 4, 2026

Night in the lecture hall: who does a university really belong to?

At the PAS Festival, Maastricht University opens lecture halls, courtyards and gardens to the whole city. Between research, music and theatre, a surprisingly simple question emerges: who does knowledge belong to?

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Illustrated double scene: a young Larry Reynolds carries a fiddle partly hidden beneath his coat on an Irish street; later, the older Reynolds plays in a traditional session with flute and accordion.
September 3, 2026

The fiddle under the coat: how Larry Reynolds’ music returned to Ireland

As a young man, Larry Reynolds sometimes hid his fiddle under his coat. Later he carried the music of East Galway to Boston. Today a festival in Ballinasloe bears his name – and passes that music on to a new generation.

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Illustrated portrait of Denys Karachevtsev with his cello in front of a war-damaged cityscape; in the distance, the scene merges into Sarajevo’s hills and houses.
September 2, 2026

Sarajevo listens to Kharkiv: a cellist plays against getting used to war

Denys Karachevtsev became known for playing Bach among the ruins of Kharkiv. On 2 September he brings his cello to Sarajevo – a city that also knows what war can do to streets, buildings and people.

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Illustrated scene of the Feira do Livro do Porto, with book stalls beneath large trees, visitors browsing and, on the right, a small concert at the Concha Acústica.
September 1, 2026

A book fair without an exhibition hall: Porto reads in the open air

In the Jardins do Palácio de Cristal, books sit among the trees. Porto’s book fair mixes stalls and readings with workshops, conversations and music, turning an entire park into an open cultural space.

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