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GUAM, USA // REVISITING MAGELLAN’ S LEGACY IN THE PACIFIC The quincentenary of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival on the Micronesian island is being marked with respectful fanfare in March 2021, when a Spanish naval vessel will call as part of a commemorative voyage. This time, the indigenous Chamorro will have the chance to tell their story and share their realities of living on this US territorial outpost. visittheusa.co.uk/state/guam TRAVELER US


TONGLU, CHINA // A STORIED CHINESE LANDSCAPE GETS ITS FIRST ART FES TIVAL Set in the mountains of Zhejiang province, the county of Tonglu — the inspiration for generations of Chinese artists and writers — will be host to modern art installations along the Fuchun River for the inaugural Tonglu Art Triennale in spring 2021. cnto.org.uk TRAVELER CHINA


Azulejo tiles at the Capela das Almas, Porto


RIGHT: Performers at the Festival of Pacifi c Arts, in Hagatna, Guam, share a traditional dance


VITORIA-GASTEIZ, SPAIN // JAZZ LEGENDS IN A CULTURAL CAPITAL Culture runs through the veins of this Basque city, host to the Vitoria-Gasteiz Jazz Festival each July. It’s also home to an unusual celebration that honours the Virgen Blanca (‘white Madonna’), involving an effi gy of a Basque villager whizzing down a zip-wire to kickstart the annual festivities. tourism.euskadi.eus VIAJES NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPAIN


GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA // AN ANCIENT KINGDOM THAT S TILL GLITTERS 2021’s Culture City of East Asia, a so-called ‘museum without walls’ is home to an abundance of astonishing archaeological sites, thanks to its nearly thousand-year reign as capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC to AD 935). Highlights from this golden age include UNESCO World Heritage Site-listed Buddhist art, and treasures from jewel-sparkling tombs. english.visitkorea.or.kr TRAVELER KOREA


TULSA, OKLAHOMA, USA // A BRAVE NEW HUB FOR DISCUSSIONS ON RACE Greenwood Rising, Tulsa’s new ‘Black Wall Street’ history centre, has risen up where one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history took place in 1921. A century on, the museum aims to address the issue of systemic racism in the country. tulsa2021.org/rising TRAVELER US


PUEBLO NATIONS, NEW MEXICO, USA // NATIVE VOICES OF THE SOUTHWEST As monuments to Native American oppressors are toppling, calls rise to honour Po’pay, who led the 1680 Pueblo Revolt that ousted the Spanish from native homelands. Start an exploration of the state’s 19 Pueblos, each a sovereign nation with distinct traditions, at Albuquerque’s Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. indianpueblo.org newmexico.org TRAVELER US


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