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29 September

• Rich caste culture faces extinction
  UNESCO Kathmandu highlighted the threat to caste culture through a unique musical event solely devoted to the “untouchable” Dalits. The Dalits are a group of people categorized as low caste who have been marginalized in political, economic, social, cultural, educational and other spheres of national life by a feudal Hindu caste system. “Music of the Gods: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Nepal’s Musical Castes”, was held in Kathmandu recently to promote recognition of the high value culture of the insufficiently appreciated, yet brilliant forms of cultural expressions of the Badi, Damai and Gandharba, who make up the Dalit communities in Nepal...
  More information: VOICES UNESCO in the Asia-Pacific (Page 14) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001835/183540e.pdf

28 September

• Docomomo Austria: Roland Reiner Symposium on "How to look, How to see and How to be critical?"
  2 - 4 October 2009. Vienna, Austria
  The symposium in honor of Roland Rainer addresses three issues that were central to his practice and teaching of architecture and urbanism: How to look, How to see and How to be critical? Rainer fought mediocrity and forced the actors of our society to look at the world with hope. He viewed architecture as an enabling mechanism for improving our habitat and looked to other cultures to enrich his capacity for designing critically. As architect and lifelong agent provocateur, his vision for Vienna was radically modern. At the same time, he fought environmental destruction, promoting sustainability long before it became ubiquitous in architectural discourse...
  More information: http://www.oegfa.at/event.php?item=5329

• Restored UNESCO Headquarters unveiled
  The restoration of the modernist masterpiece that has served as UNESCO’s Headquarters since 1958 came to a successful end on Friday 25 September when the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, former Director-General Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow, Martin Hirsch, French High Commissioner for Youth and French architect Jean-Loup Roubert inaugurated the born-again Paris landmark.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46491&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• European Heritage Days in Italy. 26 - 27 September 2009
  (in Italian) Sabato 26 e domenica 27 settembre 2009 si celebrano le GEP, Giornate Europee del Patrimonio, ideate nel 1991 dal Consiglio d’Europa per potenziare e favorire il dialogo e lo scambio in ambito culturale tra i Paesi europei. Il MiBAC partecipa all’evento con lo slogan “Italia tesoro d’Europa” e organizza sull’intero territorio nazionale iniziative tese a valorizzare e mettere in evidenza i contenuti della cultura e del Patrimonio italiano, con l’obiettivo di condividere con altri Paesi europei le comuni radici continentali.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2009/09/25/tutta-italia-giornate-europee-del-patrimonio-luoghi-della-cultura-gratis-il-26-e-il-27-settembre-2009/

23 September

• Tapestry course at the University “Khazar”, Baku, Azerbaijan
  Tapestry is one of the oldest artistic traditions of Azerbaijan. This type of craft, enthusiastically loved by the Azerbaijan people, was enriched over the centuries and transmitted as heritage from generation to generation. Works by master Azerbaijan upholsterers decorate today not only the Azerbaijan Museum of Tapestry but also great museums throughout the world like the Louvre in France, the Ermitage in Saint Petersburg, the Victory and Albert Museum in London, the Textile Museum in Washington and the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. Numerous scientific researches are carried out on the Azerbaijanian tapestry, and it is also taught at university level.
  More information in French: http://www.archivesaudiovisuelles.fr/1898/home.asp?id=1898

22 September

• European Heritage Days. 19 - 20 September 2009
  The 49 signatory states of the European Cultural Convention participate in the European Heritage Days in September each year. This joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, allows the presentation of original cultural property and the exceptional opening to the public of historical monuments in the whole of Europe. European Heritage Days give rise to cultural events and to activities which give life to sites and monuments. They emphasize skills and local traditions whilst encouraging exchanges between different European cultures.
  More information: http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/node/95

21 September

• Invitation opening academic year 2009-2010 at Raymond Lemaire Internation Centre for Conservation (RLICC) - Leuven (Belgium) 21 September 2009
  The RLICC is dependent upon two departments of the Faculty: the department of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning and the Department of Civil Engineering. The education programme of the Centre leads to the degree of Master in Conservation of Monuments and Sites and is a two year ManaMa programme (Master after Master Programme). The Centre offers an advanced international and interdisciplinary two-year study programme in the conservation and restoration ot historic monuments and sites.
  More information: http://sprecomah.eu/rlicc/

• ICOMOS Documentation Centre blog: recent posts
  • Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009
  • Proceedings of the conference “Paisajes Históricos Urbanos - Metodología de Gestión del Patrimonio Urbano” – ICOMOS Argentina
  • Moscow Heritage at Crisis Point – Updated, expanded edition
  • Cultural landscapes and cultural routes: Shared issues and challenges for the Australian members of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees (ISCs
  • IFLA News Brief, n° 22 and 23 - 2009 (landscapes)
  • DOCOMOMO E-Proceedings – “SOUTH CITY - Modernist Urbanism in the Southern Hemisphere: Past, Present, Future” - Symposium, January 22—23, 2009
  • ICCROM Conservation Series – New PDF's available

  To subscribe to the ICOMOS Documentation Centre, send an e-mail message (in “text” and not “html” format) to majordomo@icomos.org with “subscribe doc-centre” as the only line in the message body.
  More information: http://icomosdocumentationcentre.blogspot.com/

• Global Heritage Fund on CNN : Reviving Historic Sites
  Global Heritage Fund (GHF) was featured on CNN’s Conscious Capitalism (link below). This is great exposure for GHF and their global cause – to save endangered world heritage sites in developing countries. CNN has filmed a one hour special on GHF for Impact Your World which will air in late October. A shorter preview will start to show in major markets next month. CNN is highlighting GHF’s leadership in heritage preservation and engagement with local communities, and the destruction and loss of our heritage sites over the past ten years.
  More information: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2009/09/03/n_cc_global_heritage_fund.cnnmoney

18 September

• Exhibition - Iraq: UNESCO post-conflict response
  10 - 23 September 2009. UNESCO Headquarters. Paris, France
  The exhibition "Iraq: UNESCO post-conflict response" is organized by UNESCO Office of Baghdad in Amman in close cooperation with the Permanent Delegation of Iraq to UNESCO. This event is also supported by the exceptional generosity of the Iraqi National Museum, providing visitors with the replicas of some objects at their disposal. Special recognition is also given to the exceptional participation of the Kurdish Textile Museum for reconstructing traditional carpet corners and to the support of Mr. Hasan Nassar, collector of traditional Iraqi crafts and director of the gallery "Madarrat." This exhibition is financially supported by the Japanese fund-in-trust for international cooperation and mutual understanding, UNDP, the Trade Bank of Iraq, High Commission for Erbil Citadel Revitalization (HCECR), and ITECO. The designation and the presentation of material throughout this publication does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country territory, city or areas or of its authorities or boundaries.
  More information: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001840/184085e.pdf

15 September

• In preparation project for a documentary series on The Slave Route
  The Fernando Ortiz Foundation, a prestigious Cuban cultural institution, is sponsoring the documentary series The Slave Route, with the objective of remembering the holocaust to which millions of Africans were submitted. The thirteen episodes of the series will approach the major aspects of the process, and will involve all the countries that suffered or somehow participated in the tragedy in Europe, Africa and America. The main objectives of the project are:
  • Build an account of the documental and material heritage and of the most significant cultural expressions that survived and are currently part of the complexities and of the cultural diversity of these countries.
  • Make a series that would encourage learning and debate and that would contribute to break the silence imposed on slavery and slave trade. The series would target a general audience.
  • Produce knowledge that would raise and consolidate awareness on a South-South identity and promote regional integration.

  More information: http://www.lacult.org/noticias/showitem.php?uid_ext=&getipr=158.42.62.20&lg=2&id=2270

• In preparation Mapping of cultural expressions and ventures in the Costa Rican province of Limón, a region with a high concentration of population of African ascent
  For UNESCO, the appreciation of cultural heritage is a critical element in drafting strategies aiming at the development of Member States, providing them at the same time with the opportunity of promoting a sustainable and participative vision of economic and social development. It is thus relevant to establish, to begin with, what are the general features of these cultural manifestations and ventures, and, based on this knowledge, in turn draft policies that would meet the actual needs of the communities taking into account the existing conditions. With this in mind, the UNESCO/San José Office is working in a Mapping of the cultural expressions and ventures in the Costa Rican province of Limón, one of the poorest and with higher concentration of population of African ascent. The objective of the project is to identify, register, study and connect the various cultural expressions of the Costa Rican Caribbean coast, as well as the types of cultural and creative ventures existing in the area. The process is being carried out in a participative manner, in which local actors are responsible for identifying and registering cultural expressions and activities. The mapping will provide the necessary basic information for future decision-making to strengthen actions and policies to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of Limón and to promote these cultural expressions in a sustainable manner.
  More information: http://www.lacult.org/noticias/showitem.php?uid_ext=&getipr=
  158.42.62.20&lg=2&id=2272

14 September

• Professional Development Program – International Heritage Protection, 25-29 August
  Prof Prott, an eminent barrister and former Director of the Division of Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, Paris, is a distinguished Professor teaching and supervising PhD students in the Museum Studies Program at the University of Queensland. Prof O’Keefe, is a Member of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and of the Society for Advanced Legal Studies, London, Founding Chairman of the Heritage Law Committee of the International Law Association, a post he held the post for 12 years, and now a distinguished Professor teaching and supervising PhD students in the Museum Studies Program at the University of Queensland.
  More information: http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/index-new.html?page=114407&pid=37084

• Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, 23 August 2009
  The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition provides the international community with a unique opportunity to reconcile the duty of remembrance and the duty of history. Since the launching of the Slave Route project in 1994, UNESCO has sought to open the field of scientific cooperation on the study of slavery and the slave trade to the diversity of memories, cultures and perceptions. Such respect for the diversity of memories is a democratic requirement that should cater for social demand and be accompanied by the search for shared references...
  More information: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001835/183594e.pdf

• Obituary - Léon Pressouyre
  It is with great sorrow that ICCROM has learned of the death of a long-time friend, Léon Pressouyre, Professor Emeritus at the Université Paris I. Prof. Pressouyre’s many contributions include the chairmanship of a UNESCO expert committee for monitoring the situation of cultural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Presidency of the Scientific Committee for the reconstruction of the Mostar Bridge. He was also the ICOMOS coordinator (International Council on Monuments and Sites) for the World Heritage Convention between 1980 and 1990 and represented France on the World Heritage Committee from 1990 to 1997. Prof. Pressouyre was the author of many publications, including The World Heritage Convention, Twenty Years Later (UNESCO, 1993). The Director General and all the staff of ICCROM would like to present their most sincere condolences to the family of Léon Pressouyre, to his colleagues at UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, ICOMOS and the Sorbonne, and to those who knew him around the world.
  More information: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2009_en/various_en/08_13obitPressouyre_en.shtml

• Link to Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority’s e-newsletter (Australia)
  Ticket of Leave E-News is a free electronic newsletter featuring the latest news, activities, events and special offers at the Port Arthur Historic Site and associated sites. Since its creation in 1987, the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA) has been responsible for preserving and maintaining one of Australia’s most important heritage sites and major tourism destinations. In 2004 the Authority was also given responsibility for the Coal Mines Historic Site, located near Saltwater River, about a half hour drive from Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula. For this reason, reference is often made to the Port Arthur Historic Sites.
  To view the September issue, visit: http://www.portarthur.org.au/pashow.php?ACTION=Public&menu_code=200.350

• New European educational project 'Exploring European History and Heritage'
  The project ‘Exploring European History and Heritage’ has been accepted by the European Commission within the Lifelong Learning Programme. During the project, that will start on October 1st 2009, EUROCLIO and partners will work together with a European team of authors and experts to develop an online tool on common themes in history and heritage envisaged in the program Past, the Future of Europe. The tool will include educational modules related to the history and heritage of ‘Migration’, ‘Family Life’ and ‘Technology’; topics that are very suitable for the comparative approach envisaged in this project. In this project EUROCLIO will work together with many members and European players, including the Netherlands Institute for Heritage, EUROGEO, Europa Nostra, EUSTORY, EU Digital Film Center, the Georg Eckert Institute and NEMO. For more information, please contact Steven Stegers at steven@euroclio.nl
  More information: http://www.euroclio.eu/joomla/index.php/Past-the-Future-of-Europe/

• ICOMOS AUSTRALIA - Heritage Industry Skills and Training Needs Questionnaire
  The Heritage Chairs of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ) have commissioned the Heritage Trades and Professional Training Project to document and evaluate existing professional and trades training and assess community and industry requirements and identify actions needed to address historic heritage training needs. The project seeks the views of individuals and organisations in the Heritage industry on the skills and professional training needs of people working in the management and conservation of historic heritage places through a Heritage Industry Skills and Training Needs Questionnaire that you will be able access through www.gml.com.au from 1 – 10 October 2009. (An email inviting participation in the survey will be sent in late September with a hot link to the survey itself). For further information about this project, please contact the research team c/- Amy Guthrie, amyg@gml.com.au.
  More information: http://www.gml.com.au/

• ICOMOS AUSTRALIA - Second call for ACT ICOMOS mentors!!!!
  Are you willing to mentor and pass on your wisdom and experience to a new generation of cultural heritage professionals? The Donald Horne Institute for Cultural Heritage, University of Canberra, in conjunction with the Institute for Professional Practice in Heritage and the Arts, ANU, is seeking ICOMOS members based in or close to Canberra, to participate in a trial mentoring program for students and early career professionals. If you would like to become an ICOMOS MENTOR, or learn more about the idea, please send an expression of interest to Tracy Ireland by 28 August 2009. Email tracy.ireland@canberra.edu.au. Mentors should be ICOMOS members with substantial professional experience in any sector of cultural heritage practice.
  More information: http://www.icomos.org/australia/images/Email_News_2009/E-Mail_News_No._400_Australia_ICOMOS_Inc.htm

11 September

• Heritage Victoria (Australia) - Religious Places Forum
  Loreto Convent, Ballarat, will host a Religious Places Heritage Forum on Tuesday 29 September. The free forum will review the draft Guidelines for Change and Development of Heritage Places of Worship which can be downloaded at http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/Places_of_Worship.pdf , or a hard copy can be requested by calling 03 8644 8945. Dr David Rowe, Authentic Heritage Services will lead the discussion about liturgical change, building services, accessibility and environmental issues. Numbers strictly limited and bookings essential so RSVP to Victorian Council of Churches on 03 9650 4511 or email vcc@vcc.org.au
  More information: http://heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/Inherit_email_newsletter_Sept_09.pdf

• The Observatoire de l'Architecture de la Chine contemporaine - Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine. Paris (France)
  The Observatoire aims at promoting French-Chinese interaction in the fields of architecture, urban planning, patrimony and landscape. A platform for exchanges and dissemination, the Observatoire enables to better promote contemporary Chinese architecture and architects while shedding an innovative light on 21st century urban China. The Presidential Programme «150 Chinese architects and urban planners in France 1998 - 2005» and the programme of cooperation devoted to urban patrimony in Chinese historic towns are the pillars of the long-term action of the Observatoire. By relying on the vast network of these programmes, these actions extend to other fields such as teaching architecture, supporting research, helping projects. It organises or is a partner in events involving architecture, urban planning and Chinese towns.
  More information: http://www.citechaillot.fr/unecite/action_internationale/
  observatoire_de_l_architecture_de_la_chine_contemporaine.php

• Exhibition on "Memory of the World" UNESCO Headquarters. Paris (France) 7 - 30 September 2009
  A pictorial exhibition of collections and items listed on the Memory of the World Register, as well as a selection from projects, that contribute to preserving the documentary heritage of humanity. The Memory of the World Programme was launched by UNESCO in 1992 in order to protect the millions of endangered textual, print, audiovisual and electronic documents that libraries, archive and museums strive to preserve.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28723&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• Heritage Victoria (Australia) - Maritime survey
  Heritage Victoria is seeking feedback on your most loved shipwreck dives, and the most popular shipwrecks in Victoria. Knowing where you regularly dive, and which shipwrecks you love to dive will help the management Victoria's shipwrecks for future generations of divers. Information from this survey will help HV’s maritime unit target its resources to provide better access, interpretation or conservation works to sites significant to the diving community, not just those of significance to archaeologists. Information collected from the survey will help Heritage Victoria improve diving experiences. Only eight of Victoria’s 320 located shipwrecks have protected zones around them, and two of those can be accessed by divers with permits. It is not proposed to increase the number of protected zones in Victoria based on information from this survey.
  More information: http://heritage.vic.gov.au/Maritime.aspx

• Heritage Victoria (Australia) - Western District arcade on register
  Terang’s Johnstone Court, a remarkably intact example of an early 20th century shopping arcade, has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register. When Johnstone Court arcade opened in 1925, it was described as the largest block of shops and the most up-to-date business premises in the Western District. At the time of its opening, the Court hosted the local office of the State Electricity Commission as well as a grocer, a baker, a draper, a jeweller and an estate agent. The Country Women’s Association later operated a dining room in the upper section. The Court has been added to the Register in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the State. Heritage Council Chair Daryl Jackson said Johnstone Court was significant as a demonstration of the affluence of country Victoria in the 1920s.
  More information: http://heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/Inherit_email_newsletter_Sept_09.pdf

10 September

• European Heritage Days 2009. City of architecture and heritage. Paris (France), 19 and 20 September 2009
  The three galleries of the Museum of the City are open free of charge, as well as the temporary exhibitions that present: “The Great Paris”, “Towards new social housing” and “Guillaume Gillet, architect of the Glorious Thirties (1945-1975)” (inaugurated on 17 September). During these two days, the City of architecture and heritage is associated to the national theme “Accessible heritage to all”. It offers a moment of exchange and sharing in the form of “reference points” of thirty minutes in the galleries of the Museum and workshops in family of one hour around the exhibition-workshop “N’en jetez plus! ”. A sensorial space for everyone which will allow exploring and feelingl architecture in a different way.
  More information in French: http://www.citechaillot.fr/newsletter/newsletter-2009-09_156.html

9 September

• (in Portuguese) Seminário Internacional Tecnologias Digitais Aplicadas à Documentação Arquitetônica - Salvador de Bahia (Brasil) 25 setembro 2009
  Este evento é uma atividade integrante do projeto de cooperação acadêmica firmado entre o Laboratório de Computação Gráfica Aplicada à Arquitetura e ao Desenho da Faculdade de Arquitetura - LCAD -, da Universidade Federal da Bahia e o Instituto de Fotogrametria e Sensoriamento Remoto - IPF -, da Karlsruhe University, na Alemanha, sendo realizado no âmbito do Programa Brasil Alemanha - PROBRAL, contando com o apóio da CAPES e do DAAD.
  More information: http://universityandheritage.net/doc/Digitais_2009.pdf

• Presented in Costa Rica collection Del Olvido a la Memoria, Africanos and Afromestizos en la historia colonial de Centroamérica (From Oblivion to Memory, Africans and African-Americans in the Colonial History of Central America)
  The UNESCO San José Office in Costa Rica, in collaboration with the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National Museum of the Member State, presented on 14 August the collection Del Olvido a la Memoria, Africanos and Afromestizos en la historia colonial de Centroamérica (From Oblivion to Memory, Africans and African-Americans in the Colonial History of Central America). Among other personalities attending the ceremony were Mrs. Montserrat Martell, Culture Specialist at the UNESCO Office; Dr. Yamileth González, President of the UCR; and Nicaraguan writer Sergio Ramírez Mercado, who delivered the lecture “El tambor olvidado” (“The Forgotten Drum”). UNESCO funded the compilation of the five volumes of educational materials that are part of a Central American initiative aimed at eliminating the ignorance on the influence of populations of African ascent in the region.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=39743&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• Held in Brazil International Seminary Cultural Heritage, Memory and territory: the African and African-Brazilian case
  As part of the celebrations in Brazil for the International day of the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, was held in Brasilia, the international seminar Cultural Heritage, Memory and Territory: the African and African-Brazilian case, on 20 and 21 August. Under the central topic “The Kingdom of Congo (13th to 19th centuries): territorial location, ethno linguistic crystallization and Afro-Brazilian Continuity”, the seminar was devoted to the study of one of the most important African communities in history, one which marked the evolution of central Africa between those centuries and that left an important legacy for Brazilian culture, through the men and women enslaved in Brazil who were originally from that region.
  More information: http://www.lacult.org/boletin/boletinportal_06.php?uid_ext=&getipr=158.42.62.20&lg=2

• Amendment of legislation for heritage in protection zones (France)
  The “Avis conforme des architectes des bâtiments de France (ABF)” has been replaced by an “Avis simple en zone de protection du patrimoine architectural, urbain et paysager (ZPPAUP)”. Article 9 of programming law no. 2009-967 of 3 August 2009 on the implementation of the Grenelle de l'environnement. amended article L642-3 of the French Heritage Code in this regard. This amendment was arbitrated in the Commission mixte paritaire. It has come about after long debates on the updating of legislation on heritage protection in France. 8 national associations for the protection of the landscape and built heritage, forming the “G8 heritage”, expressed “shock” in a press release dated 25th July.
  More information: http://www.valdeloire.org/front.aspx?SectionId=25&CHANGELANG=en&publiid=5722

• UNESCO Cluster Office in Central America implements Plan of Action for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna culture
  The UNESCO Office in San José, Costa Rica implemented a Plan of Action for the Safeguarding of the Garifuna language, dance and music, proclaimed by UNESCO as Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The Project was funded with Japanese cooperation and was implemented between 2006 and 2009. The Garifuna communities, settled in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua since the 18th century after they were forced to flee form the island of St. Vincent, have unique cultural traditions, derived from the integration of African and Caribbean elements. Centuries of linguistic and cultural oppression, the isolation of communities and poverty have endangered these traditions. Safeguarding and revitalizing them is the major objective of the UNESCO Plan of Action which has been implemented until now in 11 communities in Central America. The most important aspects approached have been:
  • Revitalization of the Garifuna language, which has led to the compilation of a dictionary of the Garifuna language and to the definition of language and grammar standardization guidelines. Based on these several language handbooks have been prepared for teaching, and have been distributed in the region with training workshops for teachers.
  • Development of Garifuna art inventories and archives including songs and music, dance, traditional games and other traditions and customs which have disseminated through itinerant exhibitions and audiovisual reproductions.
  • Dissemination and promotion of the Garifuna intangible heritage through festivals and other activities.

  The work has been developed in close cooperation with the communities and with their direct participation in drafting strategies and empowering them for the implementation of activities. This has not only brought about the implementation of countless activities, but also the reinforcement of a regional coordination with Garifuna networks already existing and the establishment of a sustainable mechanism for activism in civil society. These networks and the recently raised awareness on the value of their culture are the major achievements of the Plan of Action as well as the point of departure for future challenges: safeguarding the Garifuna culture and its integration within the official culture to create a true multicultural society.
  More information: http://www.garifuna.com/

• (in Italian) Beni culturali: l’archivio della maison Gattinoni dichiarato “patrimonio culturale italiano” dal MiBAC (Italia)
  Il ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali ha dichiarato l’archivio della maison Gattinoni ”patrimonio culturale italiano”. L’archivio dell’atelier fondato a Roma nel 1946 da Fernanda Gattinoni è stato dichiarato di interesse storico particolarmente importante, ai sensi degli articolo 12 e 13 del decreto legisla42/2004, pertanto sottoposto alla disciplina del codice dei Beni culturali e del paesaggio. Dopo aver esaminato il materiale custodito nella sede storica della maison in via Toscana, la Soprintendenza Archivistica per il Lazio ha rilevato che l’archivio Gattinoni conserva un patrimonio documentale di inestimabile valore che testimonia l’attività della sartoria d’alta moda femminile.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2009/09/09/beni-culturali-larchivio-della-maison-gattinoni-dichiarato-patrimonio-culturale-italiano-dal-mibac/

7 September

• (in Italian) Master europeo in Storia dell’Architettura all’Università di Roma Tre
  Presso la Facoltà di Architettura dell’Università degli Studi Roma Tre è attivato per l’a.a. 2009/10 il Master europeo di II livello in presenza in Storia dell’architettura. Alla realizzazione del Master concorrono l’Universidad Politecnica de Madrid e l’Università degli Studi di Siena in regime di convenzione all’uopo stipulata con l’Ateneo Roma Tre. Il Coordinamento del Master ha sede presso il Dipartimento di Progettazione e studio dell’architettura (DIPSA). Il Master si propone come obiettivo primario di formare una figura di storico dell’architettura altamente qualificata nella conoscenza, conservazione e gestione del patrimonio architettonico. I corsi, i seminari, le conferenze e gli stage sono concepiti col fine da fornire metodologie di ricerca e strumenti necessari.
  More information: http://www.tafter.it/2009/06/19/07-09-09-master-europeo-in-storia-dell%E2%80%99architettura-alluniversita-di-roma-tre/

4 September

• Start of the celebrations of the 1100th anniversary of the Abbey of Cluny (France) from 13 September 2009 to 12 September 2010
  Cluny 2010 is the event which celebrates the 1100th anniversary of the foundation of the Abbey of Cluny, in South Burgundy. This project consists in three sections:
  • GUNZO (from the name of the monk who received in his dreams the map of the great Abbey) is dedicated to multidisciplinary investigation and enhanced reality;
  • HÉZELON (from the name of the monk architect who came from Liege to build the great Abbey) is about the value of built heritage;
  • BERNON (from the name of the first Abbot of Cluny who came from Baume-les-Messieurs in Jura to found the Abbey of Cluny) is the event part of the project, which has the objective to valorise the Llving heritage in order to create sustainable tourism in Clunisois.

    More information in French: http://www.cluny2010.eu/index.php

• VIDEO - New technologies applied. Cluny Abbey (France)
  More information in French: http://videos.tf1.fr/jt-20h/le-monastere-de-cluny-
  renait-grace-a-la-3d-4687211.html

• The Modern Tale of Nigerian Wax-Resist Textiles
  What do you think African art is? Masks or sculptures? The idea would be laughable to most Africans, who consider textile design the African art par excellence. But many forms of African textile design have disappeared. Now one more – wax-resist textile design – is under threat. Slowly, the last mills are closing their doors, one after the other: wax-resist textile design might soon be a lost art.
  More information: http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2009/04/article_0006.html

• UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Seminars in the University of Montreal. Japan 2009 - Invitation
  10 and 24 September & 1 October 2009, Montreal (Canada)
  Following the last two Workshop_atelier/terrain (WAT) of Ganghwa (Republic of Korea - 2007) and Jinze - Qingpu (China - 2008), the next international activity of the UNESCO Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design will be held this upcoming fall in Kobe, Japan. The WAT_Kobe will take place from November 8th to 21st inclusively in this city.
  More information: http://www.unesco-paysage.umontreal.ca/activites-pedagogiques-kobeENG.html

• European commission: cultural actions in Morocco - Call for proposals. Send proposals before 15 September
  The European Commission Delegation in Morocco has just sent its annual call for proposals for support to the local cultural projects in this country. The call for proposals is open to projects within the scope of the artistic cultural activities of oral communication, visual arts or musical comedy, and promotion of the material and intangible heritage with directed pedagogical and playful aims, in particular, to a young public.
  More information in French: http://www.delmar.ec.europa.eu/fr/communiques/20090707.htm

• Call for proposals for the ENPI Institution Building Partnership Programme (IBPP) – Support to EU-Russia Cultural Co-operation Initiatives. The deadline for submission of proposals is 12 October 2009
  The Delegation of the European Commission to Russia is seeking proposals for support to EU-Russia Cultural Co-operation Initiatives in Russia with financial assistance from the ENPI Institution Building Partnership Programme (IBPP). The full Guidelines for Applicants are available for consultation at on the following internet site: http://www.delrus.ec.europa.eu/en/p_340.htm

• European Commission: Culture Programme – Annual Call for proposals. Deadline: October 1, 2009
  The Culture Programme has been established to enhance the cultural area shared by Europeans, which is based on a common cultural heritage, through the development of cooperation activities among cultural operators from eligible countries, with a view to encouraging the emergence of European citizenship. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Agency Executive Agency (EACEA) is responsible for the management of most parts of the EU's Culture Programme 2007-2013 under supervision from its parent Directorate-General for Education and Culture (DG EAC of the European Commission).
  More information: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/culture/index_en.php

• AGENT DOUBLE: ADVERTISEMENT - Christmas lights and monumental slide projection!
  Is your city distinguished by the beauty of its castle, the architecture of its historic or religious monuments, by the splendour of its snow-covered landscapes or the singularity of its history? On the occasion of the New Year’s celebrations, Agent Double proposes to honour this heritage with a spectacular technology: the projection of monumental images.
  More information in French: http://www.agentdouble.fr/index.php?preaction=view_nl&nl=54660&id=
  10510534&idnl=54660

3 September

• 9 August 2009. Celebration of the International Day of Indigenous Peoples
  The International Day of Indigenous Peoples was held, in Caracas, in the centre of Latin American Studies Rómulo Gallegos (Celarg), with the realization of traditional events like the Dance of the monkey of the People Chaima de Maturín, and with the declamation of wayuú poet Isabel Ortega Hernandez. In order to stage the dance of the monkey of the Chaima, anthropologist Emilio Espósito dressed covering his face with a mask of his own creation, inspired by the arawaka crafts. He also distributed grains of maize to the public as a gesture of gratefulness for the harvest…
  More information in Spanish: Boletín de la Comisión Nacional Venezolana de Cooperación con la UNESCO nº 5
  http://www.cncu.gob.ve/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_
  view&gid=27&Itemid=12

2 September

• Megacities: Risk, Vulnerability and Sustainable development. Leipzig (Germany) 7-9 September 2009
  Megacities worldwide are an outstanding feature of urbanization and are culprits and victims of dramatic global change processes at the same time. They do not only involve unprecedented population growth and density, but also produce a complex variety of simultaneous and interacting processes and functions, for example the tremendous consumption of resources, the production of waste and pollution or social integration/disintegration. They turn the urban habitat into both a space of risk and a space of opportunity with consequences on the prospects for achieving urban sustainability.
  More information: http://www.megacity-conference2009.ufz.de/

• Heritage Festival, cultural Park of Biterrois. Herault (France) 28 August - 20 September 2009
  This festival is designed with the participation of the main stakeholders of our municipalities: we wanted to have a quality and free accessible event with a show in each municipality. It is the spirit of the cultural policy of La Domitienne: that the majority can be associated and have access to the culture of places where they live. One was chosen to valorize the territory by combining qualitative artistic content and emblematic heritage in the domains and places to discover. The Heritage Days and the Celebration of the Domitienne give substance to the festival. With the Cultural Park of Biterrois I would like to thank the work of the associations, elected representatives and domains, without whom nothing would have been possible.
  More information in French: http://www.carrefour-des-patrimoines.net/Festival-du-patrimoine.html

• What house is that? Heritage Victoria interactive website. Victoria (Australia)
  Heritage Victoria has brought their popular booklet What house is that? to life in the form of an interactive website. Visitors can travel along a street with nine housing styles, step inside each one to discover its history and stories, and watch interviews with architects, designers and residents. There are also tips on improving a house's sustainability performance, and the opportunity to share stories and pictures.
  More information: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/Home.aspx?newsID=180

• Trams, damp and sustainability - Winter edition of Heritage SA Newsletter online
  This issue features some great historical images. See a procession of electric trams making its way down Grenfell St in 1909 and miners sorting ore at Moonta Mines in 1913. Read about how Sarah’s Sisters’ Café in Semaphore is making sustainability a priority, and why you can now walk alongside the Brookman Building on North Terrace without fearing for your life. You can also get the low-down on salt damp with an excerpt from the award-winning DEH (NSW, Victoria and Adelaide City Council) publication Salt attack and rising damp. Read the Heritage SA Newsletter Winter 2009 edition online, or contact the Heritage Branch for printed copies.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/pdfs/newsletter_winter2009.pdf

• Petition: For the retention of architectural and landscape heritage
  Thus it is an honour for us to submit to the European Parliament the proposal for a law to protect our architectural and landscape heritage : the establishment of a right of veto giving the Parliament the possibility of intervention, if a member state, or a subdivision of a member state such as a regional parliament or a local authority, takes a decision in conflict with the above-mentioned goals. Such a supra-national legal possibility (which should be agreed with competent specialist associations and experts, plus the authorities affected) would be an appropriate response to situations in which the national, regional and local authorities all too often fail to fulfil their role as unbiased protectors of our cultural heritage.
  More information: http://www.patrimoine-heritage.eu/

• IFLA IT Section collaborates in an interesting session on Statistics for Cultural Heritage & scores well in citation analysis
  The IFLA IT Section collaborated with the Statistics and Preservation and Conservation section today to present a very interesting series of papers on statistics in the context of cultural heritage.
  More information: http://www.ifla.org/en/news/ifla-it-section-collaborates-in-an-interesting-session-on-statistics-for-cultural-heritage-scor

• Exhibition to display treasures of the Memory of the World - UNESCO Headquarters, Paris (France) 28 August - 30 September 2009
  A selection of high resolution photographs of some of the treasured items listed on the UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, as well as other properties from projects that have been implemented under the Memory of the World Programme will be exhibited from 28 August to 30 September around the railings of UNESCO's Fontenoy Building in Paris, France. The exhibition will feature photographs and short descriptions of a wide range of items that form part of the documentary heritage including the arrest warrant for Mr Nelson Mandela, the world's most famous prisoner; Islamic and medical manuscripts, ancient maps, the Bayeux Tapestry and precious archives from institutions around the world.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29063&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• The Burra Charter Development Program
  The current version of the Burra Charter is now 10 years old. Australia ICOMOS is keen to monitor the usefulness of the Charter and related conservation doctrine, and where necessary to refine this doctrine or provide further guidance in the cause of good conservation. Accordingly, the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter Working Group has reconvened following preparation of a report on a Burra Charter Development Program. The report preparation was supported by funding generously provided by the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Working Group members are currently contributing to a work program and allocating tasks – the approach will be to work on a range of tasks in parallel, and undertaking consultation with members on key areas of the review. The work program covers a 12 month period aiming to complete the review by October 2010.
  More information: http://www.icomos.org/australia/images/Email_News_2009/E-Mail_News_No._401_Australia_ICOMOS_Inc.htm

• Support the Preservation of the Joseph Lemaire Sanatorium (Belgium)
  After the building was disused in the late 1980s, it quickly fell pray to decay, vandalism and theft. Paradoxically, its listing as a historical monument in 1993 even stimulated this perishing as it led to a situation of immobility. Propositions for reuse of the structure as lofts, offices or an asylum for political refugees were aborted in an early stage. Despite its current ruinous state, the building continues to attract international attention from scholars, architects and photographers who are impressed by the strength of its forms and its interaction with the surrounding landscape.
  Sign the petition at http://www.redhetsanatorium.be/petition/index.htm

Cultural landscapes and cultural routes ISCs – draft report of expert meeting available
The Draft Report of the expert meeting held on Saturday 1 August 2009 is now available from the Australia ICOMOS website.
http://www.icomos.org/australia/images/pdf/Cultural_Landscapes_and_Routes.pdf
Australian ISC Representative (s): Dr Sandy Blair
Contact: sandy.blair@act.gov.au.

Historic Environment – Call for Papers ‘Convict Heritage’ (Australia) Deadline for abstracts: 1 October 2009
The Editorial Committee is proposing a volume of Historic Environment dedicated to convict heritage, to be published next year to coincide with the decision on the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage nomination. For further information about the current World Heritage nomination and the sites that have been selected for inclusion, the document can be downloaded at http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/about/convict-sites.html. We anticipate that the majority of the papers will be concerned with the Australian transportation and convict experience, with hopefully a substantial contribution of offerings about the challenges of conserving and interpreting these places today, but papers that take a broader international or historic perspective on the phenomenon would also be welcome. If you would like to contribute to this particular theme could you please contact one of the guest editors for this volume – either Jane Harrington (jane.harrington@portarthur.org.au) or Peter Romey (peterr@gml.com.au) with a title and short abstract by 1 October 2009. Completed papers will be required by 1 December 2009. If you have any queries please contact either Jane or Peter.
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/about/convict-sites.html

Heritage Victoria's Inherit magazine available online
The latest e-Inherit from the Heritage Council of Victoria and Heritage Victoria is available. Items include:

• Surprise Award for Maritime Mentor
• History House, Portland, re-opens
• Western District Arcade on Register
• Collections Forum in Swan Hall in October
• Religious Places forum in Ballarat
• .....plus other news

Inherit welcomes suggestions of stories and events to be included in future issues. You can subscribe to this free e-newsletter by sending your details to inherit.magazine@dpcd.vic.gov.au.
http://heritage.vic.gov.au/Publications/Inherit-Magazine.aspx

Urban Heritage Management in Vietnam
All over the world cities regret the heritage that was lost during development and modernization. Integrated heritage management ensures that areas of historical value will enrich the urban life by contributing to the local economy and protects these areas against merely becoming open air museums. Heritage places including buildings, monuments, street patterns and landscapes fulfill a fundamental function in that they stand as stirring statements about a community’s evolution. Remainders of the past provide an enriching and valued educational story to residents and visitors to understand and appreciate aspects of change within communities. This manual will help urban managers, planners, developers, heritage experts and local authorities to develop and manage urban heritage conservation efforts in a way that contributes to the health of the economy, increases community pride, and protects heritage for the benefit of future generations. With these aims, the manual compares the current context of with international principles and cases in the hopes of creating a guide for the process of heritage conservation in ’s cities.
http://www.urban-solutions.nl/en/publication/
detail.php?id=16&&news_id=13

PAHSMA – New publication on Convict life
The Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority has just published a rare, near-to first-hand account of a Convict life. William Thompson was a twenty-one year old shoemaker when he was sentenced in 1841 to Life for breaking into commercial premises and stealing. He spent almost eleven years, between 1841 and 1852, in the convict system in Van Diemen’s Land. In July 1900 noted Tasmanian photographer John Watt Beattie wrote down 80 year old Thompson’s reminiscences and took a number of photographs of him back at the scenes of his incarceration. This narrative covers his life story from the time that he arrived in Van Diemen’s Land in 1841 to his departure from the convict system almost 12 years later. It has been supplemented by a small amount of information on his subsequent life from the Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and from some family history.
Inquiries for wholesale sales may be directed to their Resource Centre – Susan Hood - susan.hood@portarthur.org.au.
http://www.portarthur.org.au/pashow.php?ACTION=Public&menu_code=700.836

Newsletter of the Institute of Protection of National heritage (ISPAN) Haiti
ISPAN NEWSLETTER is a publication of the Institute of Protection of National Heritage aimed at informing the public on the news on protection and the enhancement of properties of cultural and historical value in the Republic of Haiti. Send an email to ispan.bulletin@gmail.com to regularly receive the ISPAN NEWSLETTER. Comments and suggestions will be much appreciated.
More information in French: http://universityandheritage.net/doc/ISPAN3.pdf