| Call for articles
- Learning from the Modernists - Deadline 15 February 2008
In May 2004, celebrating Tel Aviv's inscription on World Heritage
List, WHC held an international seminar, "Critically Modernists"
at Tel Aviv University. 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...
You are invited to contribute an article. Contact: Prof Moshe Margalith,
UNESCO Chair on Modern Heritage <mm@Margalith-Arch.com>
& Aech. Noam Shoked, Research Assistant <Shokedni@post.tau.ac.il>
UNESCO. Higher Education. International
University Coopertation. Publicated: 15-1-2008
New
ICOMOS Thematic Study: Rock Art of the Sahara and North Africa
Nouvelle étude thématique ICOMOS: Art Rupestre du
Sahara et d’Afrique du Nord. The study Rock Art of the Sahara
and North Africa is now available on the ICOMOS website. The thematic
study follows a first study on the regions of Latin America and
the Caribbean. It amasses data on regional characteristics in order
to begin to link more strongly rock art images to social and economic
circumstances, and strong regional or local traits, particularly
religious or cultural traditions and beliefs.
ICOMOS. Studies. France. Publicated: 21-12-2007
Recherche
Bay Findings Released
A report into the historic values of the Recherche Bay site in the
state's far south has found that the location of the French Garden
is further inland on the peninsula than earlier assessments presumed.
The Minister for Tourism, Arts and the Environment, Paula Wriedt,
today released the final report of the French Archaeological Collaboration
Project at Recherche Bay. "This report comes after many
months of preparation, weeks of field work and a year of further
research, analysis and writing," Ms Wriedt said. "Much
attention has been given to Recherche Bay and its importance as
a landing site for French explorer Bruni d'Entrecasteaux during
visits in 1792 and 1793."
Heritage Tasmania Council. What's New?.
Australia. Publicated: 19-12-2007
Our
Instruments. Concert of Argentina musical instruments
Proposal to disseminate and promote musical instruments of the cultural
heritage of Argentina. Original pieces of all the regions of the
country in a musical tour through its cultural roots. An opportunity
to approach and appreciate the wealth and beauty of those instruments.
Tarkas, quenas, sikus, charangos, boxes, kultrúnes, pifilcas,
erke, erkenchos, big drum, chajchas, trutruca, trompe, nvike, bandoneón,
are some of the instruments that we will have the possibility to
listen, see, feel, in this concert by Pablo Iglesias.
Pablo Iglesias. Musictherapist. University
of Salvador. Argentine. Publicated: 20-12-2007
Abolition
to be remembered in future years
The Government today confirmed that the 23 August - UNESCO's day
for the International Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
- will be adopted as the focal date for national commemorations
in the years to come. The message of this Bicentenary has been 'reflecting
on the past looking to the future' and over the past 12 months the
nation has done just that as the bicentenary end of year booklet
published today demonstrates. All across the country people have
taken the opportunity to better understand this important and inescapable
part of our history, recognise the achievements of the abolition
movement and ensure that the history and impact of the slave trade
is not forgotten.
Goverment News Network. Library. United
Kingdom. Publicated: 13-12-2007
Formal
declaration of accession by Monaco to the Statutes of the International
Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural
Property (ICCROM)
On 13 November 2007, Monaco deposited with the Director-General
a formal declaration of accession to the Statutes of the International
Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural
Property (ICCROM), in conformity with Article 2, paragraph 2, of
the Statutes. In accordance with the terms of Article 2, paragraph
4, of the above-mentioned Statutes, the membership of Monaco in
ICCROM will take effect thirty days following receipt by the Director-General
of the formal declaration of accession, that is to say on 13 December
2007.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 28-12-2007
Collège
d'art et de design de Montréal - Montreal College of Art
and Design Newsletter #8 - Week of December 1st 2007
Integrating heritage conservation with urban planning and development
of a city is certainly more than paying tribute to the past: it
is a concrete act towards the future, deciding little by little,
day by day, what we want to do with our community!
If you would like to be kept informed of MOCAD's news, events and
upcoming courses, please leave us your details.
Montreal College of Art and Design (MOCAD).
Newsletter. Canada. Publicated: 5-12-2007
The
cultural heritage as interdisciplinary issue
Network heritage opens a space of discussion through its section
Table of discussion. Periodically, it will introduced a topic by
some of the members of the Network, and at the end of the text there
will be a space to comment it.
Heritage Network. Table of discussion.
Mexico. Publicated: 5-12-2007
Tall
Buildings in Historic Urban Areas
The construction of tall and invasive buildings in historic urban
areas is an urgent problem throughout Europe, but especially in
Central and Eastern Europe. Increased awareness and better information
about planning tall buildings and the way they affect the (historic)
surroundings needs to be generated. In view of raising awareness
about this issue amongst the members of the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe (PACE), Europa Nostra, in collaboration
with the Secretariat of the PACE, therefore produced a Motion for
Resolution that was presented to the Plenary Session of the PACE.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter. 2007/November.
Heritage at Risk. Publicated: 3-12-2007
Annual
Meeting of the European Heritage Days National Coordinators in Sibiu,
Romania (29-30 Oct. 2007)
Europa Nostra, in its capacity as Liaison Office for the coordination
of the European Heritage Days, a joint action of the Council of
Europe and the European Union, participated in the annual meeting
of the European Heritage Days National Coordinators, which was held
in Sibiu, Romania, on 29-30 October 2007, in the framework of Sibiu
- European Capital of Culture 2007. At the occasion of this meeting,
Europa Nostra organised, in cooperation with the Council of Europe
and the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs of Romania, a
workshop on “Communicating about the Cultural Heritage”.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter. 2007/November.
European Heritage Days . Publicated: 3-12-2007
2007
European Heritage Days
The events marking the 2007 European Heritage Days took place in
Belgrade on Friday 21 September in the Terazije Theatre. The ceremony
was full of images and a series of chamber and choral music performances
proceeded speeches by Serbian, Council of Europe, European Commission
and Europa Nostra dignitaries. Speeches were given by Dr Radmila
Hrustanovic, Deputy Mayor of Belgrade, Mr Vojislav Brajovic, Minister
of Culture of Serbia, Ambassador Eleonora Petrova-Mitevska, Permanent
Representative of “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Chair of the Group of Rapporters on Education, Culture, Sport, Youth
and Environment (GR-C) of the Committee of Ministers of the Council
of Europe, Mr Robert Palmer, Director of Culture and Cultural and
Natural Heritage of the Council of Europe, Mr Ján Figel’,
Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Training,
Culture and Youth, and Dr Andrea H. Schuler, Executive President
of Europa Nostra. They all stressed the importance and growing success
of the European Heritage Days, celebrated in 49 countries across
Europe during the month of September.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter. 2007/November.
European Heritage Days . Publicated: 3-12-2007
Europa
Nostra Present at the 2007 Salon du Patrimoine 8-11 November 2007
Europa Nostra was present with a stand at the 2007 Salon du Patrimoine
culturel in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris from 8 to 11 November.
The Salon du Patrimoine is a major yearly event for the French Heritage
scene bringing together 250 exhibitors from experts and tradesmen
of traditional building skills and crafts, media and publications
in the heritage field and groups of professionals and civil society
all working to protect and enhance France’s cultural heritage.
The theme of this year’s Salon was Cultural Heritage and the
Environment. Europa Nostra Council Member Mr José Maria Ballester
of Fundacion Marcelino Botin, Spain, presided over a discussion
on the subject of “Heritage and Territory”.
Europa Nostra. Newsletter. 2007/November.
Activities. Publicated: 3-12-2007
Union
of European Historic Houses Associations (UEHHA) highlight the educational
role of cultural heritage 4 October 2007
Representatives of different national associations of private
owners of historic buildings gathered in Brussels on 4 October 2007
for the annual meeting of their European network, the Union of European
Historic Houses Associations (UEHHA). The main focus of this European
gathering was on the educational role of cultural heritage which
was illustrated by presentations of several exemplary initiatives
and activities developed or supported by private owners of historic
buildings in the Netherlands, UK and France. Representatives of
the European Commission who took part in this meeting welcomed those
initiatives and fully recognised the important educational potential
of cultural heritage and the positive role which the private owners
can play in this context. Europa Nostra was invited to take part
in this conference with the view of further promoting the mutually
beneficial cooperation with UEHHA, and was represented by Mr Denis
de Kergorlay, Vice-President of Europa Nostra.
Union of European Historic Houses Association
(UEHHA). Belgium. Publicated: 3-12-2007
Inventory
of Heritage Organisations in Europe (IHOE)
The aim of the IHOE project is to develop a new tool for partner
search and exchange, by and for heritage organisations in Europe.
The IHOE project will map out and present an overview of all non-governmental
organisations in Europe that are engaged in heritage in the broad
sense of the word, ranging in scope from the supra-local to the
whole of Europe. Heritage organisations that meet these criteria
can register via a website specially developed for this purpose.
This website in four languages (English - Dutch - French - German)
will be converted into an online database accessible to all before
the end of 2007. The project was initiated by three Flemish heritage
umbrella organisations with the support of the Flemish authorities,
Europa Nostra and the Flemish Commission for UNESCO.
Inventory of Heritage Organisations in
Europe. Belgium. Publicated: 3-12-2007
Invis
Multimedia Develops Innovative Web Based Video Encyclopedia of India
Invis Multimedia Private Limited, a premier organization in audiovisual
production from India has developed an innovative web-based video
encyclopedia of India. www.indiavideo.org. The website will have
detailed sections on each state and Union Territory of India. The
video clips will be supplemented with text in English language.
Kerala is the first state that has been covered in the project with
video clips on other states and union territories, which will go
online by April 2008.
Bussiness Wire India. The Global Lender
in News Distribution. Press release. India. Publicated: 26-11-2007 |
