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A compilation of media articles on heritage topics. Obviously, these all reflect the viewpoints of the authors.
31 October
- Des dizaines de vestiges tibétains sont désormais classés
Chine Informations
De nombreux vestiges culturels tibétains ont été classés comme patrimoine culturel national ou régional. Des mesures qui témoignent des efforts de protection du patrimoine culturel tibétain entrepris par le gouvernement central chinois et l'administration de la région autonome du Tibet.
- Ancient sea travellers had heads in the clouds
Telegraph, United Kigdom
Nick Squires: A stone tool found on a remote Pacific island has provided evidence that early Polynesians travelled 2,500 miles by canoe using only the stars, clouds and seabirds as navigational aids.
- Awesome beasts roved ancient site
BBC News, United Kigdom
Paul Rincon: Giant hyenas, sabretoothed cats, giraffes and zebras lived side by side in Europe 1.8 million years ago.
30 October
- Quest to bring van Gogh painting home
Boston.com, United States
Elizabeth Ryan: As Vincent van Gogh lay dying in a dingy room at a French inn, the painting above his cast-iron bed was "The Fields," a scene of the undulating wheat plains where the artist had contemplated life and death.
- Singaporeans to "Discover More" about heritage and museums
Channel NewsAsia, Singapore
Vimita Mohandas: Singaporeans will get to learn more about their heritage in a fun way in a month-long effort jointly led by the National Heritage Board, National Library Board and Media Development Authority.
- Stolen Artifacts Returned to Greece
Philadelphia Enquirer, United States
Nicholas Paphitis: A stolen collection of about 100 artifacts dating back more than 7,000 years , including what appear to be very early human portraits , were displayed in Greece Tuesday, for the first time since being smuggled to Germany.
- Ancient skeleton was 'even older'
BBC News, United Kingdom
The Red Lady of Paviland has always been a little coy about her age - but it appears she may be 4,000 years older than previously thought.
- Museum shows 116-year-old orange
BBC News, United Kingdom
A dried-up orange from the lunchbox of a miner fatally injured on the day he was due to eat it has gone on display in a Staffordshire museum.
- Dead miner's 100-year-old orange on display
Telegraph, United Kingdom
Richard Holt: An orange that was supposed to be eaten by a miner on the day he was killed in a pit explosion in 1891 has been put on display in a Staffordshire museum.
- How the Prado's prayer was answered
Telegraph, United Kingdom
Ellis Woodman: The extension of Madrid's great museum, which opens today, involved rebuilding a 16th-century cloister.
29 October
- Major Archaeological Find in Puerto Rico
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Laura N. Perez Sanchez: U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to eating habits.
- Trove of Unknown Work Expands Outsider’s Legacy
New York Times, United States
Randy Kennedy: The American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan gets a steady stream of unsolicited e-mail, messages from people claiming to have discovered a self-taught genius sculpturing away in an Appalachian trailer or a pile of masterpieces previously serving as barn insulation.
- Building bridges of heritage
Daily News, Bahrain
Rebeca Torr: Bahrain is preparing to support various regions of the world to help in the preservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage, it was revealed yesterday.
- £100m artworks left to galleries
BBC News, United Kingdom
A collection of artworks, which is thought to be worth up to £100m, has been donated to the Tate and the National Gallery.
28 October
27 October
- Mister Guggenheim
Times Online, United Kingdom
Thomas Krens, the energetic and controversial figure behind the Guggenheim’s new ventures from Las Vegas to Abu Dhabi, talks about money, art and pushing the boundaries.
- Princeton to Return Disputed Art to Italy
New York Times, United States
Elisabetta Povoledo: Princeton University announced on Friday that its art museum had reached an agreement to return eight ancient works to Italy that the Italian government says were looted and illicitly exported.
- Last Supper gets 16bn pixel boost
BBC News, United Kingdom
A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper has been posted on the internet, giving art lovers a detailed view of the 15th Century work.
- Law neeeded to protect heritage sites, buildings
The Hindu, India
A law should be framed to protect heritage sites and buildings as there is a 'mindless destruction' of these sites, Major General L K Gupta, Head of the Chapters Division of Indian National Trust and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) said on Saturday.
- La Junta promoverá una nueva ley para regular los museos
La Verdad.es, Espagne
La consejera de Cultura, Soledad Herrero, destacó ayer que su departamento promoverá esta legislatura la reforma de la Ley de Bibliotecas y de la Ley de Patrimonio Histórico, cuyos borradores están en preparación, además de una nueva ley que regule los museos.
- Reconocen labor por defender el patrimonio
La Prensa Libre, Colombia
Fabio Mena Cordero: Más de 75 años de historia guardan en sus paredes algunas de las edificaciones que recibieron el reconocimiento para su conservación como patrimonio.
- Deconstructing Cambodia's modernist heritage
Asia Times online
Book review by Andrew Symon: Building Cambodia by Helen Grant Ross and Darryl Leon Collins. A product of careful French colonial design in the early part of the 20th century, and a striking Khmer modernist architectural movement after independence in the 1950s and 1960s, the inland city nestles at the junction of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers.
- Presentaron 'Herencia, legado, patrimonio'
El Diario Hoy, Argentina
El libro 'Herencia, Legado, Patrimonio', que analiza al patrimonio desde varias perspectivas: jurídica, histórica, cultural, social, económica, turística y fundamentalmente plural fue presentado por el Ministerio de Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
26 October
- Archaeologists don’t care about ancient coins?
SafeCorner, SAFE
Nathan T. Elkins: The notion that classical archaeologists do not care about ancient coins, or are ignorant of the utility of their study, is a myth repeatedly perpetuated by vocal members of the coin dealer lobby.
- Nine new member joins UNESCO's World Heritage Committee
The Times of India
Nine new members have been elected to the 21-member World Heritage Committee of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, charged with overseeing the World Heritage List of cultural and natural wonders.
- Auctioned 'Rembrandt' fetches £2m
BBC News, United Kingdom
A painting given a reserve of £1,500 sold for more than £2m at auction after bidders became convinced it was a Rembrandt self portrait.
25 October
- France stops Maori mummy's return
BBC News, United Kingdom
A French court has blocked a museum's efforts to return the mummified head of a Maori warrior to New Zealand.
- Bansky artwork gets heritage listing
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
A 1920s building in central Melbourne on which renowned UK graffiti artist Banksy left his mark about five years ago has made its way onto the state's heritage register.
24 October
- Rich heritage, poor keepers
Daily Times, India
Rana Kashif: Kiosks, roadside stalls, shops, parking lots and houses mar a large number of Lahore’s historical sites despite several raids and campaigns, five months after a Supreme Court order asked the government to remove encroachments from around historical buildings.
- Gold Koran sells for record £1.1m
BBC News, United Kingdom
An 800-year-old copy of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, has sold for a world record price of £1,140,500 at an auction in London.
- Manuscrits de Tombouctou : Au coeur des débats
Journal Nouvel Horizon, maliweb.net, Mali
L’un des leviers incontournables de notre développement demeure la culture. Cette rencontre qui s’intéresse aux manuscrits de Tombouctou s’intitulait : “L’atelier de planification du projet Mali 915 sauvegarde des manuscrits de Tombouctou”.
- Dumped oil painting 'worth $1m'
BBC News, United Kingdom
A painting stolen 20 years ago then found lying in a pile of rubbish on a New York City street could fetch up to $1m (£488,000) at auction next month.
23 October
- La France testera la gratuité dans certains musées
Cyberpress, France
Quatorze musées et monuments nationaux français vont participer à une expérience de gratuité totale pendant six mois à compter de janvier, afin de vérifier si cela permet d'attirer de nouveaux publics, a annoncé mardi la ministre de la Culture Christine Albanel.
- France to test free museums
International Herald Tribune
France, home to some of the world's great art, is trying a six-month experiment. If museums are free, culture officials wonder, will they attract the kind of people who would usually rather watch television?
- Rouen restitue une tête de Maori
France3Normandie, France
La municipalité de Rouen a symboliquement restitué mardi 23 octobre une tête de guerrier maori momifiée à la Nouvelle-Zélande, malgré un recours engagé devant le tribunal administratif par l'Etat Français.
- Armando Museum reduced to ashes
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
An entire museum burnt to the ground, complete with all of its exhibits: it is a nightmare that has become reality for the director of the Armando Museum in the Dutch town of Amersfoort.
22 octobre
- Italy Police Find Pensioner's 'Museum'
ABC News, United States
Robin Pomeroy: Italian police have discovered a huge stash of archaeological artefacts that a pensioner had dug up to create his own private -- and illegal -- museum, they said on Monday.
- Mona Lisa 'had brows and lashes'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa originally had eyebrows and eyelashes, a French inventor has claimed after digitally scanning the painting.
21 octobre
- Thailand's terrible macabre museum
Times Online, United Kingdom
The Museum of Forensic Medicine is hidden in a back block of the Siriraj Hospital. Built principally for the education of medical students, it’s actually six museums that were united in August 2004 into a low-budget palace of the macabre.
- Oldest natural history institution in U.S. dusts itself off
USA Today, United States
The Academy of Natural Sciences, battered by budget problems, is crafting a multimillion-dollar plan to refurbish its exhibits, replenish its coffers and reinvigorate its staff in time for the venerable museum's 200th birthday in 2012.
- Heritage vow by Premier
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday ordered expansion of Shaikh Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research to reinforce Bahrain's position as a heritage and cultural hub.
- Robos de obras de arte son continuos
El Universo, Ecuador
Alexandra Ávila: Además de la poca seguridad que se da a los bienes patrimoniales en iglesias, conventos o pequeños museos, no existe un inventario actualizado de estos objetos de incalculable valor.
20 octobre
- Taiwan signs museum exchange
Taipei Times, Taiwan
Jenny W. Hsu:
The memorandum with Pacific island museums will enable further exchanges, enhancing Taiwan's focus on preservation of intangible culture
- Treasure ship leaves Spanish port
BBC News, United Kingdom
A US salvage boat impounded by Spanish authorities in a dispute over sunken treasure has been allowed to leave the port of Algeciras in Spain.
- On a découvert l'ADN de la Joconde
Le Figaro, France
Véronique Prat: Un procédé scientifique unique en son genre vient de révéler les couleurs de La Joconde telles qu'elles étaient à l'origine.
19 October
- Germany's Historic Anna Amalia Library Reopens After Fire
Deutsche Welle, Germany
The restoration of Germany's Dutchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar has been completed three years after it was damaged by fire. The library, a UNESCO World Heritage site, reopens to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
- Le patrimoine oral du grand Tafilalet ou le risque d'amnésie
Le Matin, Morocco
Synonyme de mémoire collective, d'identité et d'histoire, le patrimoine oral du grand Tafilalet, qui traduit fidèlement la culture et la personnalité des habitants de cette région du sud-est du Royaume dans ses aspects à la fois arabe et amazighe, se présente comme un mélange ethnique et linguistique offrant une mosaïque d'une richesse inestimable qui cohabitent dans une parfaite symbiose.
- Un développement culturel fondé sur une mentalité d'innovation
Le Matin, Morocco
Les travaux de la conférence internationale organisée à Tunis sous le thème "Vingt ans de réforme et de réalisations dans les domaines de l'éducation, de la culture et des sciences" se sont ouverts jeudi avec la participation d'intellectuels, de penseurs, de chercheurs et d'universitaires, en provenance de pays arabes et étrangers, notamment du Maroc.
18 octobre
- L’ESA partenaire de l’Unesco dans l’imagerie satellite
ESA Infos
L’ESA et l’Unesco coopèrent depuis plusieurs années sur l’utilisation des technologies spatiales d’observation de la Terre pour préserver notre patrimoine mondial, la biodiversité et les ressources naturelles.
17 October
- Early New Zealand Software Database preserves digital heritage
GeekZone, New Zealand
Dr Melanie Swalwell, a Lecturer in the School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies, heads the 'NZTronix' research team. With support from the University’s Research Fund, the team is conducting a study on how early software might be preserved for posterity.
16 October
- Patrimonio cultural en peligro
El Universo, Ecuador
Yolanda de Rojal: Los circuitos de tráfico de objetos de arte y piezas arqueológicas destinados al sector privado o a instituciones oficiales se desarrollan a través del mundo, con peligro para el patrimonio de la humanidad.
- Protección del patrimonio artístico
Diario Hoy, Ecuador
Un grave daño al patrimonio cultural ecuatoriano se ha irrogado con el robo de la custodia de Riobamba, una valiosa pieza de arte religioso de comienzos del siglo XVIII, que se conservaba en el Museo del convento de las Conceptas, en esa ciudad.
- Big business of deep-sea treasure hunters
BBC News, United Kingdom
The interception of the treasure-hunt ship off the coast of Gibraltar is the latest broadside in a tense battle between a US-based salvage company and the Kingdom of Spain over an unidentified shipwreck and the ownership of its rich haul of gold and silver coins.
- Dinosaurio gigante y patagón
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Un grupo de paleontólogos de Argentina y Brasil presentó lo que consideran el descubrimiento del fósil más completo de titanosaurio, que podría pertenecer a una nueva especie y es uno de los tres ejemplares de saurios conocidos más grandes del mundo.
15 October
- In praise of ... heritage
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Does all that stuff politicians spout about the importance of our national story and the need to understand our history actually mean anything? We are about to find out.
- Leaders urge respect for heritage
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica
Prime Minister Bruce Golding is urging the nation to use the sacrifices of our National Heroes, and the outstanding role they played in our development, as a tool for economic and social development.
- Cranes move Acropolis sculptures
BBC News, United Kingdom
Greece has begun moving the ancient sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens to a new home - a museum at the foot of the hilltop citadel.
- 'Giant dino' found in Argentina
BBC News, United Kingdom
Scientists think they have found a new species of giant plant-eating dinosaur, Futalognkosaurus dukei, that roamed the earth some 80m years ago.
- Tsang vows to press ahead with heritage protection
The Standard, Hong Kong
Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen has pledged to press ahead with a new model of heritage preservation that will not only help Hong Kong protect its historical buildings but also make the buildings "living history" that can add to the quality of life.
14 October
- Denuncian falta de apoyo para restaurar ciudades patrimonio
Correo de Guanajuato, Mexico
Alfredo Ledesma: En el último día de trabajo del Segundo Foro Nacional sobre los Asuntos Internacionales de los gobiernos locales, Gladiz Beatriz Vallejo Ruíz, de La Antigua Guatemala, pidió que los hermanamientos de las ciudades no se deben guardar luego de firmarlos, como se hace ahora, sino que se debe sacar mayor provecho mutuo de ello.
- 'Heritage walk' to enlighten tourists
NewIndPress, India
The 'Heritage walk', an unique programme to educate tourists on the historical importance and the background of the heritage buildings was flagged off here on Saturday.
- Mudanza en la Acrópolis de Atenas
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Grecia inició este domingo el traslado de ciertas reliquias de la Acrópolis de Atenas hasta el que será a partir de ahora su nuevo hogar: un modernísimo museo, situado a unos 300 metros de distancia, al pie del promontorio.
13 October
- Et si c'était le musée idéal?
Le Monde, France
Philippe de Montebello, directeur du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York : Louvre, Guggenheim, Ermitage : de plus en plus de grands musées ouvrent des antennes à l'étranger. Pas le Metropolitan. Est-ce un choix délibéré ?
- Surfing through Qatar's rich heritage
Gulf News, Qatar
Barbara Bibbo': A website unveiling Qatar's heritage sites is becoming a popular tool among residents and tourists willing to discover some of the country's most beautiful attractions.
- More cash for the arts but heritage fears a shortfall
The Times Online, United Kingdom
Dalya Alberge: But English Heritage now fears the worst. Next week, James Purnell, the Culture Secretary, will announce its funding for the next three years. The heritage body is calling for him to reverse cuts over the last decade that amount to some £100 million.
- Firma de Carta Puebla
Poblanerías, Mexico
La Carta Puebla 2007 establece un convenio para la conservación del Patrimonio Edificado Latinoamericano.
12 October
- L´Unesco récompense Shenyang pour l´exposition du patrimoine mondial
CCTV
Tang Zheng Yan: La ville de Shenyang, dans le nord-est de la Chine, a été récompensée pour avoir organisé la première exposition sur le patrimoine mondial. Cette récompense a été décernée à la ville par l'Unesco lors de la cérémonie de clôture de l'Exposition sur l'Héritage naturel et culturel mondial, qui s'est tenue ce mardi.
- Historians want end to heritage grant cuts
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Maev Kennedy: Some of Britain's best-known historians are joining the chairman of English Heritage in imploring the government to reverse a decade of cuts in heritage funding which they claim have lost the sector more than £100m.
11 October
- EUROPE: Mieux protéger le patrimoine culturel
Relatio, France
Une centaine d'experts participent pendant deux jours à une conférence sur les textes internationaux relatifs au patrimoine culturel, qui a débuté aujourd'hui à Vilnius.
- World's oldest wall painting unearthed in Syria
Reuters, Yahoo News
Khaled Yacoub Oweis: French archaeologists have discovered an 11,000-year-old wall painting underground in northern Syria which they believe is the oldest in the world.
- LOUGA Un plan de développement culturel en chantier
Le Soleil.sn, Senegal
Le Conseil régional de Louga ambitionne de doter la région d’un plan de développement culturel. L’étude, qui vise à disposer d’une base de données pour la valorisation de la culture régionale, vient d’être lancée par le cabinet Ardecom au cours d’un atelier avec les acteurs culturels.
10 October
- French government supports Yemeni cultural heritage
NewsYemen
France has granted Yemen and Yemen €2 million as a support for the Strategy of Developing Cultural Heritage in Yemen and establishing two centers for Cultural Heritage Management in both Aden and Taiz.
- Reconoce UNESCO antiguo pueblo chino por conservación del patrimonio
Diario del Pueblo, China
Lijiang, un antiguo pueblo de la provincia de Yunnan, en el suroeste de China, obtuvo el Premio al Mérito 2007 de la UNESCO por su restauración de ancestrales edificios, informó el día 8 Richard Engelhart, funcionario de la Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO).
- The miracle of St Pancras
The Guardian, United Kingdom
A month before the terminal's official opening, Jonathan Glancey gets an exclusive sneak preview.
9 October
- 'Europe's oldest city' is found
The Independent, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Nash: Archaeologists in Spain's southern port of Cadiz believe they have found remains which prove that it is Europe's oldest inhabited city – Phoenician Gadir, or Gades in Roman times.
- Vandals attack Serrano photo exhibit in Sweden
International Herald Tribune
Carol Vogel: A grainy video of four masked vandals running through an art gallery in Sweden, smashing sexually explicit photographs with crowbars and axes to the strain of thundering death-metal music, was posted on YouTube last week.
- Doris Salcedo: canto contra el racismo
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Manuel Toledo: Quienes visiten la galería Tate Modern de Londres a partir de este martes y durante los próximos seis meses podrían pensar que hubo un terremoto en la capital británica.
- Timeline: Democracy's rocky road
BBC News, United Kingdom
BBC News compiles a timeline of some of the key events in the evolution of the political system, from its earliest beginnings in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 4000BC.
8 October
- Italy resorts to telethon to protect antiquities
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Tom Kington: Weighed down by the burden of restoring and protecting hundreds of crumbling archaeological and cultural sites, the cash-strapped Italian government has resorted to a direct appeal to Italians for contributions through a three-day TV telethon.
- Graffiti on walls, breaches in fencing...another heritage site in state of neglect
Express India.com
Sayli Udas-Mankikar: place for couples seeking private moments, a playground for children, a haven for drug addicts and an site for slum-dwellers to perform their morning ablutions—it’s everything but what was once a Buddhist seat of learning. The Mahakali or Kondivita caves, carved into a hill off the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, is an national monument—comprising 22 caves and a central stupa—but doesn’t look like one.
- Sculptor fills Tate with a hole
BBC News, United Kingdom
Sculptor Doris Salcedo has unveiled a hole at the Tate Modern - the latest installation in the art gallery's Turbine Hall.
- ¿Por qué la escultura?
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Manuel Salcedo: Pocos antes de la apertura de dos importantes exposiciones de escultura contemporánea, la galería Tate Modern de Londres, Reino Unido, fue la sede de un simposio sobre la relevancia de esta manifestación artística a nivel mundial.
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Al rescate de la historia: Buscan que la gente opine sobre patrimonio
Diario de Cuyo, Argentina
Gustavo Martínez: El Consejo Provincial de Patrimonio Cultural y Natural empezó a sesionar en los departamentos, con la intención de que la gente tenga más posibilidades de opinar sobre los temas patrimoniales y culturales de los lugares donde vive.
- En Madrid se celebra al patrimonio iberoamericano
El Comercio, Ecuador
Bryce Echenique, Santiago Roncagliolo, Rubén Blades, Luis Sepúlveda, Jorge Volpi, Almudena Grandes, Armando Manzanero, Arturo Ripstein, Alonso Cueto, los ecuatorianos Javier Vásconez y Sebastián Cordero…son solo algunos de los nombres que incluye la agenda del encuentro VivAmérica que se celebra en Madrid desde ayer.
- Un agujero en el impresionismo
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Marcelo Justo: La noche blanca de París, un festival anual nocturno de arte y musica, terminó con una pequeña tragedia para el mundo del arte.
- Maratonarte, una cruzada por el patrimonio de Italia
El Universal, Mexico
Cynthia Rodríguez:
Durante mucho tiempo Italia mantuvo el primer lugar como destino turístico en el mundo, pero en los últimos años la tendencia cambió y ahora ocupa el quinto lugar después de Francia, España, Estados Unidos y China, en ese orden. Sin embargo, sigue siendo tanta gente la que llega a esta país, y tantos siglos que la soportan, que ya sus monumentos lo recienten.
7 October
- Enlightening Lankan readers on shared heritage with Pakistan
Sunday Times online, Sri Lanka
The Pakistani High Commission launched the Sinhala translation of the book “Buddhist Gandhara- History, Art and Architecture” by Ihsan H. Nadiem in Colombo last month. The book has been translated by M.S. Hussain, with an expert review by Prof. Anura Wickremasinghe of the Colombo University.
- Gang punches hole in Monet work
BBC News, United Kingdom
A gang of intruders has broken into a museum in Paris and inflicted serious damage on a painting by Impressionist artist Claude Monet.
- “Unesco sugirió apoyo del Gobierno”
Prensa Libre, Guatemala
Carlos Menocal: El conservador del patrimonio cultural de Antigua, Sergio Cruz, afirma estar preocupado por el deterioro de los edificios.
6 October
- Restauration chinoise à Angkor au Cambodge
Quotidien du Peuple, China
Le gouvernement chinois restaure un vestige culturel dans un pays étranger. Après 10 ans de travail, le premier projet d'envergure du genre touche à sa fin.
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Laws urged to protect heritage
Gulf Daily News, Bahrain
Unique historical buildings in Bahrain are under threat of disappearing due to the lack of laws protecting them from economic and urban expansion, according to a top government official.
- New York opens slave burial site
BBC News, United Kingdom
A burial ground for African slaves, which had been forgotten for almost two centuries, has been opened to the public in New York.
5 October
- Mystery over Jamaican at Culloden
BBC News, United Kingdom
Historians are intrigued by a mysterious figure who appears in a tapestry depicting a scene from the last battle fought on British soil.
- Una universidad para el patrimonio cultural
Cubarte, Cuba
Eusebio Leal Spengler: Este lunes damos inicio en el Aula Magna del Colegio Mayor San Gerónimo de La Habana al primer curso docente de esta facultad, adscripta a nuestra Universidad de La Habana, la que el próximo enero arribará al 280 aniversario de su fundación.
- Hermitage palace is cat's whiskers
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
James Rodgers: The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is famous as the palace of Empress Catherine the Great.
4 October
- True essence of religion, cultural heritage forgotten
The Hindu, India
Going down the memory lane and noting the influence Indian culture has had on her, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has lamented that the true essence of religion and cultural heritage was being forgotten in the country.
- El hombre: recreador de su patrimonio cultural
Cubarte, Cuba
Isachi Fernández Fernández: Debemos ver el patrimonio que heredamos como un río de agua siempre renovada y asumir el yo transmutado en el nosotros, sostuvo el relevante etnólogo cubano Rogelio Martínez Furé, asesor del Conjunto Folclórico Nacional.
- Advierten a Kirchner que peligra el patrimonio cultural
La Nación.com, Argentina
Loreley Gaffoglio: La Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes reclama por seguridad y presupuesto. En una carta dirigida al presidente Néstor Kirchner, la comisión directiva de la Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes advirtió con preocupación sobre "el grave proceso de deterioro e inseguridad que están sufriendo los patrimonios culturales del país en los últimos tiempos".
- Why coins matter
Safe, United Kingdom
Nathan Thomas Elkins: Trafficking in undocumented and illegally exported ancient coins in the North American marketplace.
3 October
- Italy seeks revival of Milan's forlorn canals
International Herald Tribune, France
Ian Simpson: When it comes to Italy and canals, Venice has the glamour but Milan has the mileage: three times longer than the waterways of its tourist magnet neighbor.
- La France demande conseil à Google pour valoriser son patrimoine culturel
L'expansion, France
Les relations s'améliorent entre Google et la France. Bien loin de la rivalité entre les projets de bibliothèques numériques, la ministre de la Culture Christine Albanel vient de demander au moteur de recherche américain de lui faire des « suggestions » et « recommandations » pour accroître la visibilité du patrimoine culturel français sur Internet.
- Only trying to save heritage structure: BJP
The Hindu, India
Coming down heavily on the DMK for terming as 'fascist', the efforts to stop the proposed demolition of the Ram Sethu, the BJP yesterday said that it was only trying to save a heritage structure.
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Scans reveal lost gravestone text
BBC News, United Kingdom
Cristina Jimenez:
Illegible words on church headstones could be read once more thanks to a scan technology developed in the US.
2 October
- Getty: Rutelli, 1st four works of art back from U.S.
AGI News, Italy
"Forty-five minutes ago the first 4 works from the Paul Getty museum arrived in Italy," announced Cultural Heritage Minister and Deputy Premier Francesco Rutelli, speaking on the Rai programme 'Uno Mattina' for the presentation of the 'maratonarte', a television initiative to save seven Italian art sites.
- Comment protéger les églises de la recrudescence des vols
Le Monde, France
"Ce bâtiment est sous surveillance électronique", lit-on sur le mur de cette église campagnarde. Ce n'est pas vrai, mais peu importe : l'affichette aura un effet dissuasif sur les voleurs, espère la municipalité.
- Europe : Les 20 ans des itinéraires culturels du Conseil de l'Europe
Relatio, France
Une pensée émue (et affectueusement amicale) pour David Mardel, homme de qualité et de culture. Sans cet Alsacien britannique, qui incarne mieux et plus que quiconque l’esprit européen, les « Itinéraires culturels » du Conseil de l’Europe qui fêtent leur vingtième anniversaire en cette saison n’auraient jamais vu le jour.
- Historic hospital sign preserved
BBC News, United Kingdom
An ageing wooden sign that once helped people find a Wiltshire hospital has been preserved for posterity.
- Spam weapon helps preserve books
BBC News, United Kingdom
Paul Rubens: A weapon used to fight spammers is now helping university researchers preserve old books and manuscripts.
- El secreto de los sacrificios incas
BBC News, United Kingdom
María Elena Navas: Muestras de cabello de cuatro momias andinas han desvelado un lúgubre secreto sobre la vida de los niños sacrificados por los incas.
- La Biblioteca Británica en digital
BBC News, United Kingdom
Cristina Jimenez: Más de 100.000 libros antiguos, a los que no se tenía acceso con anterioridad, estarán a disposición del público con el programa de digitalización que inició la Biblioteca Británica.
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- 'A baroque cathedral for buses'
The Guardian, United Kingdom
It is cinematic, sculptural, heroic - and one of the most dramatic public buildings from the 1960s. Jonathan Glancey is heartbroken to hear that Preston bus station is to be demolished.
- Hay que revisar las leyes de Patrimonio
ABC, Spain
José María Lancho:
Si algo ha venido a demostrar el caso Odyssey es el agotamiento de un modelo normativo y el modelo subyacente de política cultural, en relación al patrimonio histórico.
- Lankans sculpt their own Bamiyan Buddha
Hindustan Times
P.K. Balachandran: Following the wanton destruction of gigantic statues of the Buddha by Islamic militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Sri Lankan Buddhists are sculpting a 67.5 ft tall Buddha statue which will fill the void and ensure the continuation of an ancient tradition.
- Patrimoine congolais
Les Dépêches de Brazzaville
Bernard Toulier, conservateur en chef du patrimoine à la sous-direction de l'archéologie au ministère français de la Culture, a animé une conférence au Centre culturel français de Brazzaville.
- Une Cité de plus pour Paris
La Libre, Belgique
Guy Duplat: La Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, qui vient d'ouvrir à Paris, est un succès.
Ensemble énorme et un peu disparate. On y trouve tous les moulages des trésors gothiques et romans.
Et un immense étage sur l'architecture du XXe siècle.
- Heritage lovers frown at Crawford Market redevelopment plan
Mumbai Newsline, India
Mumbai will lose its character if this market gets redeveloped. A mall-like new structure will only mean burying history in a way,” said Susie Bickerey (45), an Australian who took part in the ‘Crawford Market Heritage Walk’ organised by The Bombay Heritage Walk on Sunday—the first of the season after monsoon.
- A calendar of heritage updates
Inquirer.net, Philippines
Augusto Villalon: The latest in the series of desk calendars and postcards published by the Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) where proceeds go to fund the Society’s projects, “Heritage Recycled,” the 2008 edition of the calendar is ready.
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3 January, 2008
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