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49-674: Culture House or House of Culture may refer to: Palace of Culture or House of Culture: clubhouse in the former Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries Česká Lípa#Crystal Culture House Haus der Kultur und Bildung (House of Culture and Education), Neubrandenburg: see Kulturfinger Skalica Culture House Štrpce#House of Culture Buen kulturhus , Mandal, Norway Buenos Aires House of Culture Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana (House of Ecuadorian Culture) Culture House, Reykjavík, see Safnahúsið Dunker Culture House , Helsingborg, Sweden Government House, Belize , site of

98-536: A costume based on an already existing creative property), creating models out of card stock or paper – called papercraft . Many of these fall under the category visual arts . Writing is often taken up as a hobby by aspiring writers and usually appears in the form of personal blog , guest posting or fan fiction (literary art resulting in creation of written content based on already existing, licensed creative property under specified terms). Reading books, eBooks , magazines, comics, or newspapers, along with browsing

147-437: A daily average. Built and controlled, perhaps, by the government? No, but by the voluntary efforts of the trade unions, who tax themselves two percent of their wages to afford their collective life these facilities. The House is staffed and managed by its own elected officers. The contrast with the comparative inactivity of our own working men and with the quasi-philanthropic quality of similar enterprises in my own country left

196-723: A framework which distinguishes the terms in a useful categorization of leisure in which casual leisure is separated from serious Leisure . He describes serious leisure as undertaken by amateurs , hobbyists and volunteers . Amateurs engage in pursuits that have a professional counterpart, such as playing an instrument or astronomy . Hobbyists engage in five broad types of activity: collecting , making and tinkering (like embroidery and car restoration), activity participation (like fishing and singing), sports and games , and liberal-arts hobbies (like languages, cuisine, literature). Volunteers commit to organizations where they work as guides, counsellors, gardeners and so on. The separation of

245-404: A logical manner. The following categorization of hobbies was developed by Stebbins. Collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying and storing. Collecting is appealing to many people due to their interest in a particular subject and a desire to categorize and make order out of complexity. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating items from countries of

294-413: A long period of time. Making and Tinkering hobbies include higher-end projects, such as building or restoring a car or building a computer from individual parts, like CPUs and SSDs. For computer savvy do-it-yourself hobbyists, CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining may also be popular. A CNC machine can be assembled and programmed to make different parts from wood or metal. Tinkering is 'dabbling' with

343-418: A number of English people. Over the course of subsequent centuries, the term came to be associated with recreation and leisure . In the 17th century, the term was used in a pejorative sense by suggesting that a hobby was a childish pursuit, however, in the 18th century with more industrial society and more leisure time, hobbies took on greater respectability. A hobby is also called a pastime , derived from

392-674: A painful impression. It is true that this House—there is already another similar one in Leningrad—has no intrinsic and necessary connection with communistic theory and practice. The like of it might exist in any large modern industrial center. But there is the fact that the like of it does not exist in the other and more highly developed industrial centers. There it is in Leningrad, as it is not there in Chicago or New York... There were two basic categories of Palaces of Culture: those owned by

441-593: A real-life object in a smaller scale and dates back to prehistoric times with small clay "dolls" and other children's toys that have been found near known populated areas. Some of the earliest scale models of residences were found in Cucuteni–Trypillia culture in Eastern Europe. These artifacts were dated to be around 3000–6000 BC. Similar models dating back to the same period were found in ancient Egypt, India, China and Mesopotamia archaeological sites. At

490-504: A space referred to as the garden. Although a garden typically is located on the land near a residence, it may also be located on a roof , in an atrium , on a balcony , in a windowbox , or on a patio or vivarium . Gardening also takes place in non-residential green areas, such as parks, public or semi-public gardens ( botanical gardens or zoological gardens ), amusement and theme parks , along transportation corridors, and around tourist attractions and hotels . In these situations,

539-464: A staff of gardeners or groundskeepers maintains the gardens. Indoor gardening is concerned with growing houseplants within a residence or building, in a conservatory , or in a greenhouse . Indoor gardens are sometimes incorporated into air conditioning or heating systems. Water gardening is concerned with growing plants that have adapted to pools and ponds, along with aqua-scaping in planted aquariums . Bog gardens are also considered

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588-406: A traditional hobby, such as collecting , to flourish and support trading in a new environment. Hobbyists are a part of a wider group of people engaged in leisure pursuits where the boundaries of each group overlap to some extent. The Serious Leisure Perspective groups hobbyists with amateurs and volunteers and identifies three broad groups of leisure activity with hobbies being found mainly in

637-722: A type of water garden. A simple water garden may consist solely of a tub containing the water and plants. Container gardening is concerned with growing plants in containers that are placed above the ground. Many hobbies involve performances by the hobbyist, such as singing , acting, juggling , magic , dancing, playing a musical instrument , martial arts , and other performing arts . Some hobbies may result in an end product. Examples of this would be woodworking , photography , moviemaking , jewelry making , software projects such as Photoshopping and home music or video production , making bracelets , artistic projects such as drawing , painting , Cosplay (design, creation, and wearing

686-489: Is a demanding hobby that requires a multitude of large and expensive machine tools , such as lathes and mills . This hobby originated in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, later spreading and flourishing in the mid-20th century. Due to the expense and space required, it is becoming rare. 3D Printing is a relatively new technology and already a major hobby as the cost of printers has fallen sharply. It

735-460: Is a good example of how hobbyists quickly engage with new technologies, communicate with one another and become producers related to their former hobby. 3D modeling is the process of making mathematical representations of three dimensional items and is an aspect of 3D printing. Dressmaking has been a major hobby up until the late 20th century, in order to make cheap clothes, but also as a creative design and craft challenge. It has been reduced by

784-524: Is an important role in being in touch with fellow hobbyists. Some hobbies are of communal nature, like choral singing and volunteering. People who engage in hobbies have an interest in and time to pursue them. Children have been an important group of hobbyists because they are enthusiastic for collecting, making and exploring, in addition to this they have the leisure time that allows them to pursue those hobbies. The growth in hobbies occurred during industrialization which gave workers set time for leisure. During

833-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Palace of Culture In the Soviet Union, the system of House of Cultures was based on already existing Imperial Russian system of People's House that was established back in 1880s. It has several variations such as Palace of Arts, Palace of Sports , Palace of Pioneers , Palace of Metallurgists, House of

882-404: Is intrinsically rewarding, short-lived, pleasurable activity requiring little or no preparation, serious leisure which is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer that is substantial, rewarding and results in a sense of accomplishment, and finally project-based leisure which is a short-term, often one-off, project that is rewarding. In the 16th century, the term "hobby" had

931-505: Is socially valorized precisely because it produces feelings of satisfaction with something that looks very much like work but that is done of its own sake." "Hobbies are a contradiction: they take work and turn it into leisure, and take leisure and turn it into work." A 2018 study using survey results identified the term "hobby" to most accurately describe activities associated with making or collecting objects, especially when done alone. Cultural trends related to hobbies change with time. In

980-683: The dissolution of the Soviet Union , but their status, especially the financial one, changed significantly, for various reasons. Hobbies A hobby is considered to be a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time . Hobbies include collecting themed items and objects, engaging in creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports , or pursuing other amusements. Participation in hobbies encourages acquiring substantial skills and knowledge in that area. A list of hobbies changes with renewed interests and developing fashions, making it diverse and lengthy. Hobbies tend to follow trends in society. For example, stamp collecting

1029-737: The state and those owned by the [enterprise]]. Every town, kolkhoz and sovkhoz had a central Palace or House of Culture. Major industrial enterprises had their own Palaces of Culture, managed by the corresponding trade unions . Palaces of Culture served another important purpose: they housed local congresses and conferences of the regional divisions of the Communist Party , the Komsomol , etc. In smaller rural settlements similar establishments of lesser scope were known as "clubs", with main activities there being dance nights and cinema. In 1988 there were over 137,000 club establishments in

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1078-447: The 20th century there was extensive research into the important role that play has in human development. While most evident in childhood, play continues throughout life for many adults in the form of games, hobbies, and sport. Moreover, studies of aging and society support the value of hobbies in healthy aging. There have been many instances where hobbyists and amateurs have achieved significant discoveries and developments. These are

1127-458: The 21st century, the video game industry has been popular as a hobby involving millions of children and adults. Stamp collecting declined along with the importance of the postal system. Woodwork and knitting declined as hobbies, because manufactured goods provide cheap alternatives for handmade goods. Through the internet, an online community has become a hobby for many people; sharing advice, information and support, and in some cases, allowing

1176-458: The Depression there was an increase in the participation in hobbies because the unemployed had the time and a desire to be purposefully occupied. Hobbies are often pursued with an increased interest by retired people because they have the time and seek the intellectual and physical stimulation a hobby provides. Hobbies are a diverse set of activities and it is difficult to categorize them in

1225-878: The House of Culture Museum Kulttuuritalo (The House of Culture), Helsinki Kulturhuset (The House of Culture), Stockholm Kulturhuset (Randers) (The House of Culture), Randers, Denmark Laguna de Duero § Culture House Maison de la Culture de Grenoble Montalbán de Córdoba#Culture House The House of Culture (Hamar) (Kulturhuset), Hamar, Norway Vennesla Library and Culture House (Vennesla bibliotek og kulturhus), Vennesla, Norway See also [ edit ] Cultural center Estonian House Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures), Berlin Institute of Culture Kulturhuset (disambiguation) Moscow theater hostage crisis , also known as House of Culture Incident Topics referred to by

1274-570: The Palace of Culture as well. All hobby groups were free of charge until most recent times, when many hobbies with less official recognition were housed based on "self-repayment". A Palace of Culture was sometimes called a "club", but this did not mean that it was membership-based. In official rhetoric, all these were supposed to aid the "cultural leisure" of Soviet workers and children and to fight "cultureless leisure", such as drinking and hooliganism . Palaces or Houses of Culture were introduced in

1323-696: The Red Army and others. As an establishment for all kinds of recreational activities and hobbies : sports , collecting , arts , etc., the Palace of Culture was designed to have room for multiple uses. A typical Palace contained one or several cinema halls, concert hall(s), dance studios ( folk dance , ballet , ballroom dance ), various do-it-yourself hobby groups, amateur-radio groups, amateur-theatre studios, amateur musical studios and bands, lectoriums (lecture halls), and many more. Groups were also subdivided by age of participants, from children to retirees. A public library may sometimes have been housed in

1372-526: The Serious leisure category. Casual leisure is intrinsically rewarding, short-lived, pleasurable activity requiring little or no preparation. Serious leisure is the systematic pursuit of an amateur, hobbyist, or volunteer that is substantial, rewarding and results in a sense of accomplishment. Finally, project-based leisure is a short-term often a one-off project that is rewarding. The terms amateur and hobbyist are often used interchangeably. Stebbins has

1421-635: The Soviet Union. In the People's Republic of China , the best-known, and most centrally located, Palace of Culture is perhaps the "Workers' Palace of Culture" located in the former Imperial Ancestral Temple just outside the Forbidden City in Beijing . The concept and the name of a "House of Culture" also appears in (for example) France ( Maison de la culture  [ fr ] ), Belgium and Quebec. Most Palaces of Culture continue to exist after

1470-660: The advent of modern plastics, the amount of skill required to get the basic shape accurately shown for any given subject was lessened, making it easier for people of all ages to begin assembling replicas in varying scales. Superheroes, aero planes, boats, cars, tanks, artillery, and even figures of soldiers became quite popular subjects to build, paint and display. Although almost any subject can be found in almost any scale, there are common scales for such miniatures which remain constant today. Model engineering refers to building functioning machinery in metal, such as internal combustion motors and live steam models or locomotives. This

1519-455: The amateur from the hobbyist is because the amateur has the ethos of the professional practitioner as a guide to practice. An amateur clarinetist is conscious of the role and procedures of a professional clarinetist. A large proportion of hobbies are mainly solitary in nature. However, individual pursuit of a hobby often includes club memberships, organized sharing of products and regular communication between participants. For many hobbies there

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1568-514: The culture that is most truly native centers round things which even when they are communal are not official—the pub, the football match, the back garden, the fireside and the 'nice cup of tea'." Deciding what to include in a list of hobbies provokes debate because it is difficult to decide which pleasurable pass-times can also be described as hobbies. During the 20th century the term hobby suggested activities, such as stamp collecting, embroidery, knitting, painting, woodwork, and photography. Typically

1617-405: The description did not include activities like listening to music, watching television, or reading. These latter activities bring pleasure, but lack the sense of achievement usually associated with a hobby. They are usually not structured, organized pursuits, as most hobbies are. The pleasure of a hobby is usually associated with making something of value or achieving something of value. "Such leisure

1666-654: The early days of the Soviet Union, inheriting the role that was earlier fulfilled by so-called " People's Houses ". Below is an excerpt from John Dewey 's Impressions of Soviet Russia and the revolutionary world (1929). The other impression I would record came from a non-official visit to a House of Popular Culture. Here was a fine new building in the factory quarter, surrounded by recreation grounds, provided with one large theater, four smaller assembly halls, fifty rooms for club meetings, recreation and games, headquarters for trade unions, costing two million dollars, frequented daily—or rather, nightly—by five thousand persons as

1715-445: The group of activities which occur outdoors. These hobbies include gardening, hill walking , hiking , backpacking , cycling , canoeing , climbing , caving , fishing, hunting , target shooting (informal or formal), wildlife viewing (as birdwatching ) and engaging in watersports and snowsports . One large subset of outdoor pursuits is gardening. Residential gardening most often takes place in or about one's own residence, in

1764-414: The internet is a common hobby, and one that can trace its origins back hundreds of years. A love of literature, later in life, may be sparked by an interest in reading children's literature as a child. Many of these fall under the category literary arts . Knitting or Crocheting is a calming and productive hobby. It allows for creativity while making cozy items like scarves, blankets, or hats. It's easy on

1813-485: The items being collected. An alternative to collecting physical objects is collecting records of events of a particular kind. Examples include train spotting , bird-watching , aircraft spotting , and any other form of systematic recording a particular phenomenon. The recording form can be written, photographic, online, etc. Making and tinkering includes working on self-motivated projects for fulfillment. These projects may be progressive, irregular tasks performed over

1862-816: The joints and can be done at a leisurely pace, making it perfect for staying engaged and creating thoughtful gifts. Stebbins distinguishes an amateur sports person and a hobbyist by suggesting a hobbyist plays in less formal sports, or games that are rule bound and have no professional equivalent. While an amateur sports individual plays a sport with a professional equivalent, such as football or tennis. Amateur sport may range from informal play to highly competitive practice, such as deck tennis or long distance trekking. The Department for Culture, Media, and Support in England suggests that playing sports benefits physical and mental health. A positive relationship appeared between engaging in sports and improving overall health. During

1911-473: The low cost of manufactured clothes. Cooking is for some people an interest, a hobby, a challenge and a source of significant satisfaction. For many other people it is a job, a chore, a duty, like cleaning. In the early 21st century the importance of cooking as a hobby was demonstrated by the high popularity of competitive television cooking programs. Activity participation includes partaking in "non-competitive, rule-based pursuits." Outdoor pursuits are

1960-404: The making process, often applied to the hobby of tinkering with car repairs, and various kinds of restoration: of furniture, antique cars , etc. It also applies to household tinkering: repairing a wall, laying a pathway, etc. Examples of Making and Tinkering hobbies include Scale modeling , model engineering , 3D printing , dressmaking , and cooking . Scale modeling is making a replica of

2009-409: The meaning of "small horse and pony". The term " hobby horse " was documented in a 1557 payment confirmation for a "Hobbyhorse" from Reading, England. The item, originally called a "Tourney Horse", was made of a wooden or basketwork frame with an artificial tail and head. It was designed for a child to mimic riding a real horse . By 1816 the derivative , "hobby", was introduced into the vocabulary of

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2058-462: The provision of counter-attractions came to the fore in the 1830s, and has rarely waned since. Initially, the bad habits were perceived to be of a sensual and physical nature, and the counter attractions, or perhaps more accurately alternatives, deliberately cultivated rationality and the intellect." The book and magazine trade of the day encouraged worthwhile hobbies and pursuits. The burgeoning manufacturing trade made materials used in hobbies cheap and

2107-423: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Culture House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Culture_House&oldid=1176499141 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2156-550: The turn of the Industrial Age and through the 1920s, some families could afford things such as electric trains , wind-up toys (typically boats or cars) and the increasingly valuable tin toy soldiers. Scale modeling as we know it today became popular shortly after World War II . Before 1946, children as well as adults were content in carving and shaping wooden replicas from block wood kits, often depicting enemy aircraft to help with identification in case of an invasion. With

2205-628: The use of hobbies to pass the time . A hobby became an activity that is practiced regularly and usually with some worthwhile purpose. Hobbies are usually, but not always, practiced primarily for interest and enjoyment, rather than financial reward. Prior to the mid-19th century, hobbies were generally considered as an obsession, childish or trivial, with negative connotations. However, as early as 1676 Sir Matthew Hale, in Contemplations Moral and Divine , wrote "Almost every person hath some hobby horse or other wherein he prides himself." He

2254-415: The world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, perhaps 19th century postage stamps, milk bottle labels from Sussex, or Mongolian harnesses and tack, Firearms (both modern and vintage). Collecting is an ancient hobby, with the list of coin collectors showing Caesar Augustus as one. Sometimes collectors have turned their hobby into a business, becoming commercial dealers that trade in

2303-483: Was acknowledging that a "hobby horse" produces a legitimate sense of pride. The cultural shift towards acceptance of hobbies was thought to begin during the mid 18th century as working people had more regular hours of work and greater leisure time, spending more time to pursue interests that brought them satisfaction. However, there was concern that these working people might not use their leisure time in worthwhile pursuits. "The hope of weaning people away from bad habits by

2352-488: Was popular during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as postal systems were the main means of communication; as of 2023 , video games became more popular following technological advances. The advancing production and technology of the nineteenth century provided workers with more leisure time to engage in hobbies. Because of this, the efforts of people investing in hobbies has increased with time. Hobbyists may be identified under three sub-categories: casual leisure which

2401-492: Was responsive to the changing interests of hobbyists. In 1941, George Orwell identified hobbies as central to English culture at the time: "Another English characteristic which is so much a part of us that we barely notice it … is the addiction to hobbies and spare-time occupations, the privateness of English life. We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, coupon-snippers, darts-players, crossword-puzzle fans. All

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