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Elka and Peter Schumann Thirty-six years ago, Peter and Elka Schumann started making calendars. The collaboration merges the artwork of Peter, founder of Bread and Puppet Theater, and the editorial direction of Elka, his longtime partner in marriage and art. Each calendar has a theme that the two discuss and arrive at together. This is not standard-issue calendar fare but farther-reaching and original, with subjects such as Resistance, Basic Needs, Russian Proverbs, 12 Reasons to Visit Grandma, and Bread and Puppet Museum. Next, Elka plays a pa...

Museums and monuments ready to welcome visitors Museums, palaces, art galleries, and monuments have all now reopened, following the second phase of easing of lockdown. A great relief for cultural workers, as well as tourists and Lisboetas. According to a report from UNESCO, in 2020 museums around the world were closed for an average of 155 days, and since the beginning of 2021, many of them have been forced to close their doors again, causing a 70 percent drop in visitors, and between 40 percent to 60 percent drop in revenues, compared to 2019. After months of lockdown, re-opening museums and...

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