The Center for Mediterranean Culture and Urbanism

National Network
Israel
Address

Arlozorov 50 st.
Bat Yam
Israel

Telephone
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E-Mail
mali@batyamed.org
Organisation Type
Other
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Research
General Information
The Center for Mediterranean Culture and Urbanism in Bat Yam is a academic and cultural institution. Its aim is the development and advancement of wide methodological application, through academic research and cultural activities, and in both theory and practice, in two fields of knowledge: urban and Mediterranean cultures. In both these topics, the Center places its emphasis on the broadest directions of application available. Area of activity: The Center works and acts in the city of Bat Yam, but also goes out to perform its research in other areas, both local and foreign Mediterranean spaces. The city lies on the shore of the Mediterranean, and is one of the most densely populated in Israel. Since the city's inception, it has been settled by a variety of immigrant groups. Consequently, it is characterized by a mixture of smells, tastes, languages and styles, presenting a street experience that is both rich and warm, in both senses of the word. The city's scenery and outward appearance also present a wide variety of aesthetic languages.
Mission and Objectives

1. Gaining and collating information and experience, both local and global, on the
experience, the planning and the use of Mediterranean urban spaces.
2. Shedding light on current topics involved in the advancement of artistic and research agendas in Mediterranean cities (immigration, density of population, diversity of languages).
3. Initiatives to set up artistic and cultural actions that engage with what is culturally and ontologically present in Mediterranean cities.

Main Projects / Activities

1. A Mediterranean urban "Playlist": recording a disk which will document and preserve the music played and sung by the diverse communities of the city.
2. A series of meetings ("The Voice of the Community"): getting to know the musical map of the city through the mosaic of communities that sing in it.
3. A City with Roots: the establishment of an innovative database consisting of the application of Bar Mitzva work projects on their roots by students of Grade 7 in the city to an electronic data system in the Municipality.
4. "The Mayor team" - the project will provide a municipal team of young people from all over the city with material to examine and consider the public space of the Mediterranean city, and their recommendations will be passed on to the Mayor.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mali Barouch