NATJA IGNEY, Author at Riviera Buzz

Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

November 28, 2020

Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues under the Sea” has become a reality. A British marine archaeologist and historian has helped make it happen. And now you can be part of the adventure, too.

The Art of Capturing the Colours of Provence on Silk

NATJA IGNEY

November 21, 2020

Style

Silk scarves are passé? Not so! A young woman from Avignon turns them into every fashionista’s trendy must-have accessories

Forever in Blue Jeans: The Fabric from Genoa That Revolutionized the World

NATJA IGNEY

November 10, 2020

Style

A new exhibition in Genoa, Italy, shows what happens when you give contemporary artists a piece of denim to play with. It also sets the history of jeans straight

Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage

NATJA IGNEY

November 6, 2020

World

Lauren Graham, the youngest Canadian painter to date to exhibit in France, has written a literature award quality poem honouring veterans

POSTPONED Le Week-End Solidaire: Rivieran Artists Perform for the Victims of Storm Alex

NATJA IGNEY

October 19, 2020

Entertainment

In an extraordinary two-day charity event, actors and musicians are rallying behind those who have lost everything in the recent storm that devastated the Niçois hinterland

Cannes Unveils Sculptures for First French Underwater Eco-Museum

NATJA IGNEY

October 19, 2020

Environment

A few weeks prior to their immersion into the waters off the Lérins Islands, renowned British artist Jason deCaires Taylor presents his monumental works, based on six local models

Nice-based Syria.Art’s New Expo: 300 Messages of Hope and Connectedness

NATJA IGNEY

October 16, 2020

World

The Penticton Art Gallery in British Columbia, Canada, is the inaugural venue of a traveling exhibition which shows that “You Are Not Alone”, not even in the midst of a pandemic

Digging into Rome’s Glorious Past

NATJA IGNEY

October 14, 2020

Entertainment

Never-before-seen details of the Eternal City’s architectural splendors are uncovered in the final episode of the successful French TV series "Mégapolis, les plus grandes villes de l'Antiquité”

Musée Geaney in Aix - © Suzanne Grosso Vidal

Ancient Egypt Resurrected in Aix-en-Provence

NATJA IGNEY

September 28, 2020

Exhibitions

After a lockdown-related delay, the Musée Granet’s 2020 highlight expo “Pharaon, Osiris et la Momie” can finally go ahead, and it was worth the long wait

Historic Three-Mast Barque Belem Chooses Cannes for her Winter Quarters

NATJA IGNEY

September 22, 2020

News

One of the world’s most fascinating sail ships, the Belem, has cast anchor in Port Canto where she will stay over until spring 2021. A rare chance to visit this beauty.

La Bonne Étape, Take Two: Renovated, Rejuvenated, and Revalidated

NATJA IGNEY

September 17, 2020

Food & Drink

It has been five years since our last visit to Jany Gleize’s sumptuous hotel and Michelin starred restaurant. How have these complicated times treated him and his establishment?

Memoiren einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft mit Jim Morrison auf dem Weg zum 2020-Bestseller

NATJA IGNEY

September 15, 2020

Foreign Language

Der kanadische Schriftsteller Bill Cosgrave erlebte die Liebe zwischen dem Hippie-Ära-Idol Jim Morrison und dessen Freundin Mary aus nächster Nähe mit. Sein Buch erzählt von seiner Freundschaft mit beiden.

Memoirs of an Unlikely Friendship with Jim Morrison en Route to 2020 Bestseller

NATJA IGNEY

September 9, 2020

Entertainment

Canadian writer Bill Cosgrave witnessed the relationship of hippie era rock idol Jim Morrison and his girlfriend Mary from a front row seat. 50 years on, he still loves them madly...

The Hidden Treasures of the Bay of Angels

NATJA IGNEY

August 29, 2020

Sport

Looking for the ultimate escape from the masses? The waters off of Nice and its neighbouring towns are full of unique dive sites.

Discovering Indigenous Knowledge and Cosmological Stories at MAMAC

NATJA IGNEY

August 25, 2020

Exhibitions

For the first time in France, an exhibition brings together several video essays by Swiss artist and author Ursula Biemann, highlighting the major ecological issues of our time.

Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

Opéra de Nice Presents Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’ Online

Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage

Cannes Unveils Sculptures for First French Underwater Eco-Museum

The Art of Capturing the Colours of Provence on Silk

Forever in Blue Jeans: The Fabric from Genoa That Revolutionized the World

The Hidden Treasures of the Bay of Angels

Les Terrasses d’Èze – the 4 Star Hotel that Has It All

Moustache Bleue - At Home in Nice

POSTPONED Le Week-End Solidaire: Rivieran Artists Perform for the Victims of Storm Alex

Digging into Rome’s Glorious Past

Ancient Egypt Resurrected in Aix-en-Provence

NATJA IGNEY

Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

The Art of Capturing the Colours of Provence on Silk

Forever in Blue Jeans: The Fabric from Genoa That Revolutionized the World

Lauren Graham: Watching a Prodigy Emerge on the International Stage

POSTPONED Le Week-End Solidaire: Rivieran Artists Perform for the Victims of Storm Alex

Cannes Unveils Sculptures for First French Underwater Eco-Museum

Nice-based Syria.Art’s New Expo: 300 Messages of Hope and Connectedness

Digging into Rome’s Glorious Past

Ancient Egypt Resurrected in Aix-en-Provence

Historic Three-Mast Barque Belem Chooses Cannes for her Winter Quarters

La Bonne Étape, Take Two: Renovated, Rejuvenated, and Revalidated

Memoiren einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft mit Jim Morrison auf dem Weg zum 2020-Bestseller

Memoirs of an Unlikely Friendship with Jim Morrison en Route to 2020 Bestseller

The Hidden Treasures of the Bay of Angels

Discovering Indigenous Knowledge and Cosmological Stories at MAMAC

Sean Kingsley: A Meeting with the David Attenborough of Shipwrecks

Opéra de Nice Presents Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’ Online

The Art of Capturing the Colours of Provence on Silk

Forever in Blue Jeans: The Fabric from Genoa That Revolutionized the World

Author NATJA IGNEY