Lost Highway Expedition - Skopje, Macedonia
press to exit project space
August 11th –12th, 2006
DAY 1: Friday, August 11th, 2006
10:00 a.m. Welcome and introduction
press to exit project space and its programs will be introduced by artists and founding members Yane Calovski (Artistic Director) and Hristina Ivanoska (Cultural Program Officer at Swiss Cultural Program Macedonia / Pro Helvetia Skopje).
Since press to exit project space is located in the center of the city and it will be the starting point for the tour/walk through the center and the old city led by Hristina and Yane.
Meeting point: press to exit project space; address: Makism Gorki 19 (in the Embassy of Switzerland); contact: (+389-2) 3103-374.
10:30 a.m. City walk and breakfast
Introduction of the immediate surrounding of the gallery including the Post Office, the main city square “Macedonia”, the palace of the Ristic family, the Stone Bridge, etc. Crossing the bridge will mean crossing over in the oldest part of the city - Old Turkish Bazaar – where we will visit and make short stops at number of places including the National Gallery “Daut Pashin Amam” (Baut Pasha’s baths), the church Sv. Spas – Saint Holy Savior, The mosque of Mustafa Pasha, the Academy of fine arts Suli An, and many others… As part of the tour we will also make stops at various shops and workroom where crafts are still being made and sold. The tea-house “Galerija” will be our breakfast stop where we will try variety of traditional foods, coffees and teas.
