World
Monuments Watch - Announcing the 2008 World Monuments Watch List
of 100 Most Endangered Sites
Every two years, WMF announces the World Monuments Watch list of
100 Most Endangered Sites to call international attention to cultural
heritage sites around the world threatened by neglect, vandalism,
armed conflict, or natural disaster. Now through the Watch, WMF
encourages community support and highlights the need for technical
and financial resources to assist in the rescue of endangered sites.
Since the launch of the Watch in 1996, more than 75% of the sites
have been saved or are well on their way, thanks to timely intervention.
An independent panel of experts selects the panel from nominations
submitted by preservation professionals, NGOs, governments. Sites
of all types—from ancient to modern—are eligible, and
“monuments” can be archaeological sites; residential,
civic, commercial, military, or religious architecture; cultural
landscapes; and townscapes.
World Monuments Fund (WMF). Watch. USA.
Publicated: 26-07-2007
Work
in progress in Porto-Novo
The municipality of Porto-Novo has named EPA head of works for
its safeguarding and rehabilitation programme of the immovable heritage
of the historic centre of the city. This programme has three main
components: the drawing up of a juridical and economic model for
the rehabilitation of the old private buildings of the town, the
setting up of a municipal structure for the management of heritage
and tourism, and the implementation of a pilot operation which takes
the form of a "school-building site" (a building site
used to train people) to launch the rehabilitation process.
EPA. Newsletter. Nº 17: April-May-June
2007. Benin. Publicated: 26-07-2007
Namibia’s
“Heritage Hunt”
UNESCO is supporting the Heritage Hunt, a national campaign to be
launched by the Honourable Minister of Youth, National Service,
Sport and Culture of Namibia, Johan Mutorwa. The campaign is being
run by the Museums Association of Namibia. The public is being encouraged
to participate via a poster campaign and the distribution of postcards.
The first phase of the campaign targeted the regions whose heritage
had been neglected in previous years. Visits will be made to the
Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Omusati and Caprivi regions during 2007.
UNESCO Windhoek Cluster Office. Tangible
Heritage. Windhoek, Namibia. Publicated: 26-07-2007
Learning
from the Modernists
For the commemoration of Tel Aviv's Centennial in 2009, the UNESCO
Chair on Modern Heritage and the Tel Aviv Institute plan to publish
a collection of articles titled "Learning from the Modernists"
together with an international workshop. The publication intends
to focus on a critical approach to the contribution and relevance
of the Modern Movement to today's societies and architecture. We
also wish to shed light on the lesser known examples of imprints
of Modernism around the world, and promote a wider dialogue on Modernism
in both professional practice and the academic world. You are invited
to contact us and contribute an article. We will be grateful to
receive a short abstract by September 15, 2007, and the final article
by May 15, 2008.
Prof. Moshe Margalith, UNESCO Chair on Modern Heritage: Margalith.Arch@gmail.com
and Arch. Noam Shoked, Research Assistant:
Shokedni@post.tau.ac.il
Tel Aviv University. News. Israel. Publicated:
25-07-2007
Web
site of the Center for Conservation and Audio-visual Documentation
- Argentina
The Center for Conservation and Audio-visual Documentation - Film
Archive of the Department of Cinema and Television, School of Arts,
Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities, UNC, announces its internet
address
Center for Conservation and Audio-visual
Documentation (CDA). News. Argentina. Publicated: 25-07-2007
International
Photography Contest on Industrial Heritage
The Association of Industrial Archaeology "Máximo Fuertes
Acevedo" INCUNA, organizes the 4th International Contest of
Photography on Industrial Heritage, with the intention to present
the notable and wide field of Archaeology and the Industrial Heritage
by means of a universal artistic language, the photographic art.
In this edition, it will have as central topic "Testimonies
and Landscapes of iron" with the objective to spread, value
and project the images of a material richness that has to be saved
from oblivion and destruction, and preserve it for future generations.
The deadline to submit works will conclude on September 1, 2007
Association of Industrial Archaeology.
News. Spain. Publicated: 25-07-2007
Postgrado
in Expert in Virtual Management of Heritage - Virtual
The objective is to form expert professionals in the field of the
hypermedia and multimedia editing, with priority to the characteristics
of the projects of management of heritage assets and their passage
to digital platforms. The postgraduate course offers practical formation
on the preproduction , production and post-production processes
involved in the development of a hypermedia and/or multimedia project
, providing a deep and global vision of the management of digital
projects of heritage management, as well as the methodology and
new principles to be taken to practice.
University of Barcelona. Master and Postgrado.
Spain. Publicated: 25-07-2007
ICCROM
Forum: Privatisation and cultural heritage
The Forum is an international meeting, held normally at ICCROM,
at which the latest thinking on a broad conservation theme is shared.
It is a regular biennial event. Participation is by invitation only.
ICCROM has as one of its statutory functions to coordinate and stimulate
research on the scientific, technical and ethical issues relating
to cultural conservation. Papers from the forums are published in
the ICCROM Conservation Series.
ICCROM. Programmes. Italy. Publicated:
04-07-2007
Saint
Martin of Tours European Cultural Centre on the web
The website is a chance to find out more about the character of
Saint-Martin, who is known throughout the world for having shared
his coat with a pauper, and the heritage associated with him.
Val de Loire Mission. What's new. Projects
in the Loire. France. Publicated: 04-07-2007
Memory
and Heritage - The Shimoni Slave Caves in Southern Kenya
Thursday 21 June from 4:30pm.
Herman Ogoti Kiriama, PhD Candidate, Deakin University, Faculty
of Arts.
This paper, using a case study of Shimoni, a small village on the
south coast of Kenya, attempts to understand how historical landscapes
are represented, reproduced and maintained through the memories
of the different groups that claim ownership or ancestry to Shimoni.
The paper also attempts to understand the kind of cultural meanings
and ideological aspects that have been and are still related to
this landscape.
Shimoni has a mixed population and this has brought about contestation
of the memory of the historical landscape. The various groups have
different ‘memories’ and stories on the past functions
of the historical. It seems that these versions are meant to ‘arouse
and arrange memories in order to suit particular psychic needs’.
Deakin University. Faculty of Arts. Seminars.
Australia. Publicated: 28-06-2007
UNESCO
publishes compendium on languages and multilingualism
Following a worldwide consultation, UNESCO has published an online
compendium of its ongoing activities in the field of languages and
multilingualism. The compendium was compiled by the Task Force for
languages and multilingualism.
UNESCO. Education. France. Publication
Date: 20-06-2007
Exhibition:
Passing through the region of Champagne - Pilgrims and merchants
of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
The French region of Champagne, as a ground of passage, attracts
masses of tourists who go across its territory, especially in summer.
These visits have dated from centuries. During the Middle Ages and
the Renaissance, a lot of travellers have passed through our region
in order to reach the emblematic destinations of Jerusalem, Rome,
Saint-Jacques de Compostelle and the Mont Saint Michel.
European Institute of Cultural Routes. News. Luxembourg. Publication Date: 14-06-2007
The
Conference in le Puy-en-Velay will be the main meeting for preparing
the future of cultural routes of pilgrimages
This year, 20 years after the birth of one of the most important
programmes for cultural cooperation which now involves 49 countries,
Le Puy-en-Velay has been chosen to hold a large European anniversary
conference.
European Institute of Cultural Routes. News. Luxembourg. Publication Date: 27-06-2007
Principles
for the conservation of the built cultural heritage in Switzerland
« Obere Turmhalle » of the cathedral of Bern Point of
presse in the presence of the federal advisor Pascal Couchepin and
Bernhard Furrer, president of the CFMH. On 29 May 2007 at 2.00 p.m,
federal advisor Couchepin and the federal historical monument Commission
(CFMH) will present to the media the publication "Principes
pour conservation du patrimoine culturel bâti en Suisse"
about the tower of the cathedral of Bern. Written in four languages,
and aimed to become a referent, unit of doctrine nationwide, the
work is an exhibition of the principles that guide the work of the
commission, specially the establishment of their experts and position
taking.
UNESCO. Australian Commission. Australia.
Publicated: 26-06-2007
Report
"Saisir l'immatériel - Grasping the Intangible"
Summary, in English and French, of the international conference
on the importance of cultural heritage in the era of globalization
that took place in Vienna, Austria, 13-14 October 2006.
UNESCO. Australian Commission. Australia.
Publicated: 26-06-2007
Traditional
medicine: World Health Organization Fact sheets
Traditional medicine refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge
and beliefs incorporating plant, animal and mineral based medicines,
spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises, applied singularly
or in combination to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain
well-being.
World Health Organization. Fact sheets
Nº 134. Publication: 2007-06-26
Innu
Aitun – unique knowledge transmitted by oral tradition
This webpage has the only objective of helping the elderly of the
Innu people to transmit to young generations their know-how, culture,
history, in other words, their pride. It is a collection of spoken,
recited and imagined knowledge throughout millenia of human occupation
in what today is called the "North Coast of Quebec" .
Projet Innu Aitun. http://www.innuaitun.com.
Canada. Publication: 26-06-2007
UNESCO
launches the reconstruction project of the Al-Askari shrine in Iraq
UNESCO and the Government of Iraq signed, on 24 June, a Memorandum
of Understanding for the reconstruction of the Al-Askari Holy shrine,
in Samarra (Iraq), badly damaged by two attacks on 22 February 2006
and 13 June 2007.
UNESCO. Press Release No.2007-75. France.
Publicated: 26-06-2007 |
