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Culture of Boras


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*    Hemv�rnets Musikk�r Bor�s - A marching and sitting orchestra

*    Bor�s kulturskola - School of the Arts (for young people).

*    Bor�s kulturhus - Theater, Library, Museum of Art

*    Bor�s Tidning - The local newspaper.

*    Textilmuseet - A museum about textile manufacturing and clothes.

*    Bor�s djurpark - The local zoo. They have successfully raised a number of different animals and even exported lions to other zoo's.

*    �haga - A renovated building that previously were used to maintain and repair locomotives. Now used for conferences and concerts.

Every summer, a number of free outdoor concerts are held on the town square on Thursday evenings.

The city has lately been recognized as a city of outdoor sculptures, such as Catafalque by Sean Henry, Carl Fredrik Reutersw�rd's knotted non-violence pistol and a huge bronze version of Pinocchio called Walking to Bor�s by the American pop artist Jim Dine.

During the holiday All Saints there is an annual gaming convention called Bor�s Spelkonvent where people, mostly youths, meet to play various board-games, Warhammer 40k and Magic the Gathering amongst other games
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