Cultural week at the British Ambassador鈥檚 Residence
From 19 to 23 May, the British Embassy celebrated Shakespeare and Latin American art with guest experts from various sectors and cultural figures.
El Embajador Brit谩nico John Freeman junto con los cinco artistas y acad茅micos distinguidos, Patricio Orozco y Cristina Perez.
*British Ambassador John Freeman with the five award-winning artists and academics, Patricio Orozco and Cristina Perez. In the context of the 450th anniversary of William Shakespeare鈥檚 birth, neurologist gave a master class about the connection between neurosciences and the works of the British playwright. Dr Manes went through the main topics and characters in Shakespeare鈥檚 works and explained them from a scientific perspective. During the event, Patricio Orozco, director of the , together with the Culture Minister of the city of Buenos Aires, Hern谩n Lombardi, and the British Ambassador, John Freeman, presented awards to five artists and academics for their contribution to the promotion of Shakespeare鈥檚 works. The award winners were: Agust铆n Alezzo, a stage director; Mar铆a Comesa帽a, an actress; Jorge Dubatti, an academic; Kive Staiff, former director of the San Mart铆n Theatre; and Osvaldo Quiroga, a critic.
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*Jos茅 Roca, a curator at , announced at the British Embassy the incorporation of new items into the museum鈥檚 collection: a set of vintage photographs from the series 鈥淯na milla de cruces sobre el pavimento鈥� by Chilean artist Lotty Rosenfeld. The items were donated by Patio Bullrich and will become part of the museum鈥檚 permanent collection, which is regarded as one of the most complete contemporary art collections in the world. It includes works of renowned artists like Picasso, Warhol and Dal铆. The museum receives about 5,2 million visitors a year and is London鈥檚 second most popular attraction. The new items will no doubt open the door for new Latin American artists to access the European art world and will also promote intercultural links between the UK and Latin America. Look at the new items in the Tate collection by clicking
*To celebrate 450 years of William Shakespeare, (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate) and the , presented 鈥淐elebrating Shakespeare鈥� at the British Embassy, a programme consisting of talks and lectures about the British playwright. If you would like to know exactly what the scheduled events are, to download the programme.