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Helping Japan
30 March. As of 30 March, 416 properties located in 19 prefectures are reported as damaged, including four national treasures. |
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Classifieds: events, grants, jobs, websites, etc.
28 March. Job: Conservation Scientist, Berlin, Germany
22 March. Conference: ICOM-CC Triennial 16th Conference, Lisbon, Portugal
10 March. Postdoctoral Position: Natural and Cultural Heritage, Stanford University, United States
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CollAsia 2010: Course on Conservation of Collections and Intangible Heritage
24 March. One of the main aims of the CollAsia 2010 programme is to address the challenges facing conservation of collections of material culture within the wider context of the heritage sector and society at large. |
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Course announcements
23 March. CBH 2012 - Conservation of Built Heritage
8 February. FAC 2011 - First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict
18 January. JPC 2011 - Conservation of Japanese Paper
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International LATAM Seminar “Measuring heritage conservation performance”
23 March. ICCROM’s LATAM programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, is pleased to announce the International Seminar on Urban Conservation, “Measuring heritage conservation performance”. It is being hosted by the Centro de Estudos Avancados da Conservacao Integrada (CECI) from 29 to 31 March in Recife, Brazil. |
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Course on Management and Monitoring of World Heritage Sites with special reference to China
22 March. The course on Management and Monitoring of World Heritage Sites with Special Reference to China took place from 7-18 March 2011 at the UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for Asia and Pacific Region (WHITRAP) Suzhou Centre, located in the Classical Gardens of Suzhou, China. |
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Obituary
18 March. Claude Daniel Ardouin, curator and Head of the Africa Section at the British Museum, first Director of the new National Museum of Mali, former Executive Director of the West African Museums Programme (WAMP), and Founding Member of International Council of African Museums (AFRICOM), has passed away. |
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Conservation of Japanese Paper international course (JPC)
17 March. Given the recent events in Japan, many prospective course participants have written to express their concern about applying to JPC and to offer support to Japanese colleagues. For the time being, the plans for organising the course in Tokyo will remain unchanged and the course application deadline remains 31 March 2011.
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Obituary
15 March. ICCROM is saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr Donny George Youkhanna, Iraqi archaeologist and teacher, and former Director of the Iraq National Museum. |
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Earthquake and tsunamis in Japan
11 March. Following the shocking news of the earthquake and tsunamis that have struck Japan, the Director-General and staff of ICCROM extend their deepest sympathies to the victims of the disaster and to the Japanese government. ICCROM wishes to assure its friends and colleagues in Japan, and the other countries along the path of the tsunami, that it remains ready to provide assistance to those responsible for protecting cultural heritage.
Mounir Bouchenaki, Director-General |
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Romiri Project 2011 - International Workshop on Architectural Conservation, Zakynthos, Greece
10 March. Diadrasis is pleased to announce its first international workshop on Architectural Conservation for young professionals. The workshop is organized in agreement with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the University of York, and under the patronage of ICCROM. It will take place from from 15 September to 15 October 2011. |
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Director-General interviewed for Rai Tre
7 March. On 8 March, an interview with the Director-General, Mounir Bouchenaki, in connection with the cultural heritage organization, Herity, will be broadcast on the Italian television channel, Rai Tre. This will take place at 9:15 am GMT+1. |
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New visiting researcher at ICCROM
4 March. Lu Ning, from China, will be at ICCROM until 31 August 2011 as a visiting researcher. |
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New intern at ICCROM
3 March. Christine Gleisner Vergara from Chile joins the ICCROM Archives as an
intern for three months, from March through May 2011. |
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International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage (ITC 2011), Japan
1 March. The Cultural Heritage and Risk Management programme of the Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Heritage, Ritsumeikan University (Rits-DMUCH) is pleased to announce its 6th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage. It will be held in Kyoto and Kobe, Japan from 10 to 24 September 2011. |
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Heritage news in the media worldwide
1 March. Afghan gold: How the country's heritage was saved
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Activities of the Director-General in February
27 February. Algiers, Algeria
14 February. Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
11 February. Castellabate, Italy
7 February. Seoul, Korea |
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updated on:
1 April, 2011
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