A kick of inspiration
Maccrew is not your average shoe brand. Founder Allen Choi has set out to bring custom sneakers to Macao and propel the city to the forefront of fashion.
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Remembering the firecracker generation
Two men whose childhoods were dominated by Macao’s firecracker factories have helped document this bygone era in their later years. Their work is being showcased at the newly restored Iec Long firecracker factory, a heritage site now open to the public.
The Curse of the Lost City: A new novel exploring the First Opium War
Award-winning author Joe Tang spins the true story of Lin Zexu’s 1839 trip to Portuguese-administered Macao into a thrilling assassination plot. In doing so, he encourages readers to reconsider the city’s role in the First Opium War.
Macao’s heritage goes virtual
If visitors can’t come to Macao in person, they can still experience the city’s major museum exhibitions and cultural heritage sites – thanks to virtual reality.
The right notes
Since 1997, the Macao Youth Symphony Orchestra has helped to raise the bar for aspiring classical musicians in the city.
Honouring Macao’s modernist buildings
Docomomo Macau’s new Walking Guide celebrates the city’s modernist architecture and conveys an urgent message: preserve these treasures, lest our collective memory be lost.
Keeping traditions afloat in Coloane
Two former shipyard workers are on a mission to preserve and promote Macao’s shipbuilding heritage, albeit on a smaller scale.
Candy crush
In the St Lazarus district, Yau Kei Candy keeps the fading, centuries-old tradition of making dragon beard candy alive.
Dreams come alive in Venice
Local art group YiiMa head to the 59th Venice Biennale with their compelling “Allegory of Dreams”, an exhibition that sheds light on Macao’s past and explores what it means to be a human. Here are the highlights of the exhibition in Venice.
Healthcare by design
Vinnci Lou didn’t plan on becoming a user experience designer, but her open mind and adventurous, can-do attitude has taken her from a would-be career in Macao’s architecture industry to a thriving career in Europe and Silicon Valley.