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The Grand Duchy has a thriving arts scene. In preparation of 1995, when Luxembourg was designated European cultural capital, the Government decided to greatly improve on the arts infrastructure. Many new spaces opened in the last few years, national ones such as the Philharmonic Hall, the contemporary art museum Mudam, the Casino forum d’art contemporain (art hall) and also many regional exhibition and art halls (Echternach and Ettelbruck). The national theatres in Luxembourg and in Esch-sur-Alzette were renovated and re-equipped with state of the art technology. A concert hall for ‘amplified’ music (rock, folk, dance, electronic music) opened next to a former steel mill, soon to be transformed into a university town (Esch-Belval).
Luxembourg creative people not only benefit from good infrastructure, but also open borders, taking in the artistic expressions of neighboring countries. With better education, immigration and growing affluence, the country has gone through a bottom up transformation : things which were lacking until recently such as a designers’ guild and a Foundation for promoting architecture were founded. Many grass roots initiatives, supplemented by government promoted structures like ‘Centre culturel de rencontre Neumünster’ (in the capital) and ‘Kulturfabrik’ (Esch) have contributed to a revivified arts scene.
Some artists from the Grand Duchy have become very well known internationally. Just to name two who visited Japan recently : Su Mei Tse (contemporary art installations, exhibited at Mito Art Tower in 2009) and Francesco Tristano Schlimé (pianist, performed a concert in Ueno and other locations in Japan). Both will return to Japan, hopefully in 2011.
The Luxembourg Embassy in Japan regularly invites Luxembourg artists, organizes concerts or hosts exhibitions which are open to the public. It promotes an ‘artists-in-residence’ program in Japan (TWS, Kijimadaira, Youkobo).
You can find the Embassy at:
Luxembourg House 1F
8-9 Yonbancho Chiyoda-Ku
TOKYO 102-0081
Tel. +81-3-3265-9621
Fax. +81-3265-9624
Email:
infotokyo.amb@mae.etat.lu
E-mail (for consular matters):
consulartokyo.amb@mae.etat.lu
Nearest Station:
JR Ichigaya Station
Subway Ichigaya Station
Culture in Luxembourg
Ministère de la Culture,
de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
20, Montée de la Pétrusse
L-2373 Luxembourg
www.mcesr.public.lu
Culture in Luxembourg
National library
www.bnl.lu
National archives
www.an.etat.lu/index2.htm
National center of litterature
www.cnl.public.lu
Villa Vauban – Art gallery of Luxembourg city
www.villavauban.lu/
National Museum of natural history
www.mnhn.lu/default.asp
National museum of art history
www.mnha.lu
National museum of the history of the city of Luxembourg
www.musee-hist.lu
Museums in the city of Luxembourg
www.statermuseeen.lu
Grand-Duc Jean museum of modern art
www.mudam.lu
Contemporary arts forum Casino
www.casino-luxembourg.lu
Neumunster Abbey, cultural concourse
www.ccrn.lu
Theatre
www.culture.luxweb.com/theatres/list_theater.php
Grand théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg
1, Rond-point Schuman
L-2525 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 47 08 95
Fax: (+352) 46 57 77
www.theater-vdl.lu
Théâtre des Capucins
9, place du Théâtre
L-2613 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 22 06 45
Fax: (+352) 22 63 23
www.theater-vdl.lu
Théâtre du Centaure
4, Grand-Rue
L-1660 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 22 28 28
Fax: (+352) 26 27 06 33
www.theatrecentaure.lu
Théâtre national du Luxembourg
194, route de Longwy
L-1940 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 26 44 12 70
Fax: (+352) 26 44 13 70
www.tnl.lu
Théâtre Ouvert du Luxembourg
143, route de Thionville
L-2611 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 49 31 66
Fax: (+352) 26 12 33 10
www.tol.lu
Cine
National fund of subsidies for audiovisual productions
www.filmfund.lu
Luxembourg municipal cinematheque
10, rue Eugène Ruppert
L-2453 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 47 96 26 44
Fax: (+352) 4075 19
E-mail:
cinematheque@vd
l.lu
Music
Cultural Center "Abbaye de Neumünster"
28, rue Münster
L-2160 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 26 20 52 1
Fax: (+352) 26 20 19 80
www.ccrn.lu
Luxembourg conservatory
www.luxembourg-city.lu/page_1475630.html
Philharmonic orchestra of Luxembourg
www.philharmonie.lu
Den Atelier, concerts and live music
B.P. 1371
L-1013 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 49 54 66
Fax: (+352) 40 24 03 404
www.atelier.lu
Kulturfabrik cultural center
116, route de Luxembourg
L-4221 Esch-sur-Alzette
Tél.: (+352) 55 44 93 1
www.kulturfabrik.lu
Rockhal – public center for amplified music
B.P. 291
L-4003 Esch-sur-Alzette
Tel.: (+352) 24 55 51
Billetes: (+352) 24 55 55 55
www.rockhal.lu
Conservatory
33, rue Charles Martel
L-2134 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 47 96 55 55/ 47 96 52 03
Fax: (+352) 44 96 86
http://conservatoire.vdl.lu
d'Coque (Centre National Sportif et Culturel d'Coque), sports center
2, rue Léon Hengen
L-1745 Luxembourg
Tél.: (+352) 43 60 60 - 1
Fax.: (+352) 42 33 15
www.coque.lu
E-Mail: info@coque.lu
Annual festivals
« Schueberfouer », the annual fun fair in Luxembourg city
Echternach Festival
B.P. 30
L-6401 Echternach
Tel.: (+352) 72 83 47
Fax: (+352) 72 71 12
www.echternachfestival.lu
Wiltz Festival
B.P. 38
L-9501 Wiltz
Tel.: (+352) 95 81 45
Fax: (+352) 95 93 10
www.festivalwiltz.online.lu
Commission bande dessinée de la commune de Contern, comic convention
4, place de la Mairie
L-5310 Contern
Tel.: (+352) 35 95 76
Fax: (+352) 35 95 77
www.bdcontern.lu
Cour des Capucins Festival
1, rue Fort Elisabeth
L-1463 Luxembourg
Tel.: (+352) 40 45 69
Fax: (+352) 26 48 09 40
www.dance.lu
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