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Recueil d’articles de presse sur des sujets liés au patrimoine. Les points de vue exprimés dans ces derniers n’engagent évidemment que leurs auteurs.

29 février
- Aux origines d’un idéal
Le Monde Diplomatique
En Orient comme en Occident, l’humain a la nostalgie d’un temps où les fruits de la nature s’obtenaient sans travail : c’est l’Age d’or chez Hésiode, l’Eden dans la Genèse, la Grande Inséparation (Datong) chez Confucius, etc.
- Finally, a retrospective for Pintoricchio
International Herald Tribune
If we were to believe the 16th-century Florentine art historian Giorgio Vasari, Pintoricchio was simply lucky to have enjoyed the success he did - an unlikely scenario, given the intensity of the artistic competition in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th century.
- Beijing : la campagne de restauration du patrimoine continue
Quotidien du Peuple, China
Beijing a l'intention de dépenser pas moins de 120 millions de yuan (env. 12 millions d'euros) pour restaurer ses monuments anciens cette année afin de délecter ses visiteurs à la recherché d'exotisme et d'authenticité lors des JO.
- Niger : un centre cinématographique sera mis en place
Xinhua, China
Le conseil des ministres du Niger, réuni jeudi sous la présidence du chef de l'Etat, Mamadou Tandja, a examiné et adopté plusieurs projets de loi dont celui portant création d'un centre national de la cinématographie du Niger (CNCN).
- Le patrimoine, c'est aussi un marché
Les Échos, France
Ce n'est pas dans les bois que Delphine Deshayes et Eloïse Le Bozec proposent d'emmener leurs visiteurs se promener mais... dans les rues et les musées !
- On a Treasure Hunt, Uncovering Modern Wonders
NY Times, United States
Ken Johnson: “Works on Paper,” a gathering of 78 purveyors of drawings, prints, posters and photographs at the Park Avenue Armory, is not one of those jaw-dropping fairs that confront you at every turn with shockingly expensive brand-name wonders.
- The thief and the collector
Times Online, United Kingdom
Ben Macintyre: Art is our new secular religion. Just look at the motives of the criminal and the benefactor.
- Museum accused of giving away Balenciaga's work
The Independent, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Nash: A museum dedicated to the work of the Spanish fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga has become embroiled in a scandal over allegations that the legendary couturier's creations have been given away.
- London is named the world's museums capital
The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Nigel Reynolds: London's claim to be the cultural capital of the world - often made but lacking evidence - was boosted yesterday when it was disclosed that it has more popular museums than any other city.
- Patrimonio Cultural y Contaminación Visual
ParqueChasWeb, Argentina
La degradación del patrimonio histórico, arquitectónico y cultural de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, así como del entorno en el cual se encuentran ubicados estos bienes, es fácilmente apreciable mediante un recorrido de la ciudad.

28 février
- Guggenheim’s Provocative Director Steps Down
NY Times, United States
Carol Vogel: After nearly 20 years, Thomas Krens, the provocative director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, is stepping down, its board announced on Wednesday.
- Experts create new image of Bach
Reuters, United Kingdom
Sylvia Westall: Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach -- and say the results may surprise his fans.
- 5,500-year-old plaza found in Peru
People's Daily, China
German and Peruvian archaeologists said they have discovered a 5,500-year-old ceremonial plaza near Peru's north-central coast, the oldest known urban settlement in the Americas, according to local media reports Thursday.
- The lost treasure of Machu Picchu
International Herald Tribune
Eliane Karp-Toledo: Sure, it seemed like a great idea when, last September, President Alan García of Peru reached a preliminary agreement with Yale about the disposition of more than 350 artifacts taken from Machu Picchu.
- The death of the blockbuster
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Andrew Dickson: London's National Gallery is in favour of smaller exhibitions. Have Britain's mega art shows become soulless experiences?
- Blog by blog guide to … art in Europe
The Guardian, United Kingdom
For instant finger-on-the-pulse access to Europe's art scene, follow Benji Lanyado's bloggers' guide to five culture capitals
- Auction 'sets modern art record'
BBC, United Kingdom
Contemporary art works, including masterpieces by Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, have gone under the hammer for more than £95m, Sotheby's has said.
- Accord sino-grec pour la protection du patrimoine culturel
CCTV, France
En cette année culturelle de la Grèce en Chine, les deux pays ont conclu un nouvel accord destiné à protéger leur patrimoine du trafic international. Mercredi à Beijing, des responsables du bureau de l'héritage culturel chinois ont rencontré des membres du ministère de la Culture grec et ont conclu leur entretien par un mémorandum.
- Chine: perpétuer le patrimoine culturel immatériel
CCTV, France
Le ministère chinois de la culture a annoncé la liste des artistes qui se voient confier la responsabilité de perpétuer l'art de l'opéra, dont les diverses formes sont inscrites au patrimoine culturel immatériel de la Chine. 551 maîtres de l'opéra chinois traditionnel se sont réunis à Beijing mercredi pour présenter leur art.
- Clachar ‘grita’ con arte que el patrimonio no se vende
Nación.com, Costa Rica
Con rótulos, calcomanías y camisetas que decían “NOT for sale” (No se vende), la artista liberiana Karen Clachar acaparó la atención de los guanacastecos que transitaron hoy por la avenida 25 de Julio en la Ciudad Blanca.

27 février
- Sea reptile is biggest on record
BBC News, United Kingdom
Paul Rincon: A fossilised "sea monster" unearthed on an Arctic island is the largest marine reptile known to science, Norwegian scientists have announced.
- A Madrid, la culture s'installe aux abattoirs
Le Monde, France
Abandonnés depuis 1996, les anciens abattoirs municipaux de Madrid, le Matadero, font partie d'un programme de réhabilitation du patrimoine historique de la capitale espagnole.
- Un patrimonio cultural hecho escombros
La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador
La iglesia Santiago Apóstol, de Nahulingo (Sonsonate), fue destruida sin permiso. La Fiscalía General de la República investiga el hecho. Se sospecha del sacerdote y miembros del consejo parroquial. CONCULTURA espera que la iglesia sea reconstruida y quede como antes.
- Des images pour mémoire
MCSinfo, France
En Alsace, deux photographes ont pour mission de mettre en boîte le patrimoine dans ses moindres détails, du vignoble aux objets religieux.

26 février
- Une restauration fort compliquée
Le Monde, France
Les Invalides sont bien éclopés. Le monument a vécu sans soins pendant des siècles avant qu'André Malraux, alors ministre de la culture, ne lance les premières rénovations en 1962.
- Pollution
Le Monde, France
C'est, en tonnes, le volume annuel de dioxyde de carbone que les îles Galapagos veulent cesser d'émettre d'ici à 2015.
- 'Da Vinci link' to chess drawings
BBC News, Royaume-Uni
Christian Fraser: Researchers believe early illustrations of how to play the game of chess, found in a long-lost Italian manuscript, may have been drawn by Leonardo da Vinci.

25 février
- Museums should dispose of 'burden' objects says MA
Museums Association
The MA is urging museums to make their collections more dynamic and to include disposal as a routine part of collections development. To this end, a Disposal Toolkit is now available to download.
- Visite officielle du président autrichien
L'Essor, Mali
Juste avant de quitter Bamako, le président fédéral d’Autriche a donné une brève conférence de presse à l’aéroport de Bamako-Sénou au cours de laquelle il est revenu sur les nouvelles perspectives de la coopération entre les deux pays.
- Caroní cuenta con su primer Catálogo de Patrimonio Cultural
El Rancahuaso, Chili
Esta semana se realizó la primera reunión de trabajo de la mesa regional del “Programa de Puesta en Valor del Patrimonio. Durante la cita, se propuso una Cartera Regional de Inversión, para acoger proyectos, que protejan los bienes nacionales.

24 février
- A Kingdom in the Mountains Shares Its Secrets
The New York Times, United States
When American curators arrived one spring morning at Norbugang Yu Lhakang, a Buddhist temple in a remote village in western Bhutan, they found a group of monks sitting on the floor in bright robes, chanting.
- The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan
The New York Times, United States
It took a two-year trek of discovery to remote temples and monasteries in Bhutan, but Western scholars succeeded in borrowing about 110 objects and recording 330 films of ritual dances never before seen in the West.
- Databank on cultural heritage on the anvil
The Economic Times, India
Faced with increasing incidents of smuggling of invaluable cultural property from the country, the government is planning to create a databank of India's heritage.

23 février
- The Lost Treasure of Machu Picchu
NY Times, United States
Eliane Karp-Toledo: Sure, it seemed like a great idea when, last September, President Alan García of Peru reached a preliminary agreement with Yale about the disposition of more than 350 artifacts taken from Machu Picchu.

22 février
- Opinión: Gestión y patrimonio cultural
El Tiempo, Colombia
La Secretaría Distrital de Planeación afirmó que mientras Bogotá tiene 4900 inmuebles considerados bienes de interés cultural, Nueva York reconoce sólo 450 de estos ejemplares.

21 février
- Caroní cuenta con su primer Catálogo de Patrimonio Cultural
Nueva Prensa de Guyana, Venezuela
Más de 200 personas llegaron hasta el Malecón de San Félix para festejar el bautizo del primer Catálogo de Patrimonio Cultural de Caroní, el cual realiza un homenaje a los hombres y mujeres que han hecho cultura en el municipio, además de enaltecer edificaciones y monumentos simbólicos de Ciudad Guayana.
- Huelga afecta mayor atracción turística de Perú
AFP, Peru
Las visitas a Macchu Picchu, la joya de la corona del turismo en Perú, son afectadas por una huelga de 48 horas en Cusco en demanda de la derogatoria de una ley de inversión privada en turismo, que la población considera como un atentado al patrimonio arqueológico.
- Perú y Ecuador se unen contra el tráfico de bienes culturales
RPP, Peru
Con el objetivo común de evitar la pérdida irreparable de nuestro legado cultural e histórico se inauguró en la ciudad de Zorritos, región Tumbes, el Primer Encuentro Bilateral Perú-Ecuador contra el Tráfico Ilícito de Bienes Culturales.

20 février
- Many Beijing heritage buildings in a sorry state
China View
More than 40 heritage buildings in the capital are in a state of neglect and disrepair, the Beijing News reported on Wednesday. And it's often hard to do anything about the problem because the rules on penalties and compensation are unclear.

19 février
- Stolen paintings found in Zurich
BBC News, United Kingdom
Two paintings stolen in one of the world's largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, Swiss police have confirmed.

18 février
- A l’unisson du développement global
La Presse, Tunisia
De la Carthage punique à la Carthage actuelle, l’histoire de la Tunisie porte le sceau d’un peuple qui a toujours été fier de son identité nationale faite d’attachement intangible autant à son authenticité qu’à son ouverture.
- 'Frog from hell' fossil unearthed
BBC News, United Kingdom
A 70-million-year-old fossil of a giant frog has been unearthed in Madagascar by a team of UK and US scientists.

17 février
- Mort d'une ville antique
Le Monde, France
La cité thermale d'Allianoï, dans l'ouest de la Turquie, parfois comparée à Pompéi pour son extraordinaire état de conservation, sera bientôt engloutie sous les eaux d'un barrage.

16 février
- Firenze e il tram chiamato referendum
Panorama, Italie
Terry Marocco: È Firenze la prima ad avere un election day: domenica 17 febbraio 300 mila fiorentini sono chiamati a votare nel referendum consultivo per dire sì o no alla contestata tranvia

15 février
- How best to protect our heritage?
BBC News, United Kingdom
Giancarlo Rinaldi: Take a stroll along the Craigs Road in Dumfries and you will see some striking pieces of architecture.

14 février
- Lasers conserve Pictish treasures
BBC News, United Kingdom
High-tech laser technology has been used to record and conserve one of the finest collections of Pictish carved stones in Scotland.
- Población considera importante la conservación del patrimonio cultural
El Diario CoLatino, El Salvador
Claudia Solórzano: A raíz de que un alto funcionario de CONCULTURA calificara de “basura arqueológica”, a los restos de vasijas encontrados en el kilómetro 33 de la carretera a San Juan Opico, departamento de La Libertad, se conversó con algunos ciudadanos que transitaban por en el centro de San Salvador, sobre la importante del rescate, restauración y conservación de los patrimonios culturales del país.
- El patrimonio arquitectónico es medio ambiente
La Nación, Argentina
Facundo de Almeida: Hace muchos años ya que la preservación del medio ambiente es un asunto urgente y presente en la agenda de gobiernos, organismos internacionales, organizaciones no gubernamentales, medios y ciudadanos.

13 février
- Congreso Peruano aclara que Cusco fue excluido de ley de patrimonio cultural
Periodismo en Línea, Perú
El Congreso Peruano aclaró esta noche que Cusco será excluido de los alcances de la Ley Nº 29164, de Promoción del Desarrollo Sostenible de Servicios Turísticos en los Bienes Inmuebles, integrantes del patrimonio cultural de la Nación y que aprobó la Comisión Permanente del Parlamento.

12 février
- Suspect Admits Arson on Namdaemun
Korea Times
Kim Tae-jong: Police arrested a 70-year-old man Tuesday after he confessed to the premeditated arson of Sungnyemun ― also known as Namdaemun ― the 610-year-old south gate in central Seoul out of anger against the government over a land compensation dispute.
- Trust workers get 'green' day off
BBC News, United Kingdom
The National Trust is giving its 54,000 staff and volunteers a day off to encourage them to lead greener lives.

11 février
- Wooden Tablet Survives Fire
Korea Times
Chung Ah-young: A wooden tablet from Sungnyemun ― more commonly known as Namdaemun or South Gate ― written in Chinese characters narrowly escaped damage from the fire that destroyed all other wooden parts of the structure.
- Three Years Needed for Restoration
Korea Times
Chung Ah-young: It will take two to three years for the gutted Sungnyemun, or better known as Namdaemun (Southern Gate), to be restored to its original form, officials at the Cultural Heritage Administration said Monday.
- Police Yet to Find Cause of Fire
Korea Times
Grief-sticken citizens placed white chrysanthenmums in front of Sungnyemun (Namdaemun) in central Seoul, Monday, mourning its destruction in the same manner as they would express their condeolences for the deceased.
- Fire ravages South Korea landmark
BBC News, United Kingdom
A 14th Century gate in the South Korean capital, Seoul, has been partly destroyed by fire in a what police believe may have been an arson attack.
- English Heritage attacks South Bank tower plans
Property Week, United Kingdom
David Doyle: English Heritage has attacked Coin Street Community Builders’ plans for a 144-metre high tower on London’s South Bank – saying it will damage some of the capital’s most treasured views.
- Gang robs Zurich of top paintings
BBC News, United Kingdom
An armed gang has stolen four paintings worth some $160m (£82m) by the great painters Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet from a museum in Zurich.
- Las bytebliotecas, un patrimonio en red
Milenio, Spain
Con la Biblioteca Digital Hispánica al frente, los espacios virtuales en libros ofrecen ya una amplia variedad de documentos por internet, desde carteles hasta cuadros famosos, pasando por bases de datos especializadas.

10 février
- La lucha por el patrimonio es de todo el país
La Gaceta de Tucumán, Argentina
Ana Bóscolo, experta en derecho urbanístico, indicó que en varias provincias tienden a proteger y promocionar sus bienes arquitectónicos. Según la especialista, no es incompatible pensar en la preservación de los bienes y en el progreso a la vez.

9 février
- The Romans carried out cataract ops
BBC News, United Kingdom
Jane Elliott: Think of the Roman legacy to Britain and many things spring to mind - straight roads, under-floor heating, aqueducts and public baths.
- Casco antiguo, ideas nuevas
BBC News, United Kingdom
Manuel Toledo: Cuando uno camina por primera vez por el centro histórico de la Ciudad de Panamá puede pensar que éste fue víctima de un reciente ataque de barcos piratas con cien cañones por banda.
- Blaze ravages London market area
BBC News, United Kingdom
Up to 100 firefighters have been tackling a major blaze that ravaged the famous markets area in Camden Town, north London.
- Séminaire à l'Oukaïmeden : La pierre qui parle
Marrakechnews, Morocco
Le plateau de l'Oukaïmeden se situe à 2700 m d'altitude dans le Haut-Atlas marocain, à 75 km au sud de Marrakech. Il s'agit également d'un site de gravures rupestres qui remontent, selon toute vraisemblance, à l'Age du Bronze.

8 février
- Draft law sparks protests in Peru
BBC News, United Kingdom
Dan Collyns: Thousands of people have brought Peru's tourist capital, Cuzco, to a near standstill in a demonstration against development near Inca monuments.
- Spain protects African heritage
The Times, South Africa
Spain has added one million euros to African World Heritage Fund coffers for the preservation and promotion of African heritage sites, it was announced.

7 février

6 février
- Saving Timbuktu Islamic Heritage
Turkish Weekly
Thanks to a South African initiative, the rich history of the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu will be preserved and made available to visiting researchers and tourists alike.

5 février
- Save our heritage
Times Online, United Kingdom
Stop building inappropriate buildings on heritage sites such as Bath

4 février
- A New Way Forward for U.S. Museums
SAFE/Saving Antiquities for Everyone, SAFE Corner
Thomas Noble Howe: There is currently exhibit of some 70 repatriated art objects in the Italian presidential palace, mostly from the Getty, Metropolitan and Boston Museums.
- Madrid museum hosts unique Picasso exhibition
Reuters
Teresa Larraz: Madrid's Reina Sofia museum is about to open one of the most extensive Picasso exhibitions as it hosts works on loan from the National Picasso Museum in Paris to add to those already on view in the Spanish capital.
- Tax Scheme Is Blamed for Damage to Artifacts
New York Times, United States
Recent raids on museums in Southern California have stirred much questioning in the art world about why three federal agencies would devote four years to investigating what seems to be low-level smuggling and penny-ante tax fraud.
- Heritage conservation centre to come up
The Hindu, India
A full-fledged centre of excellence for heritage conservation for preserving heritage buildings in the Deccan plateau is coming up at University College of Engineering (UCE), Osmania University.
- France adopts free museum policy
World Leisure News
France may soon adopt the UK’s policy of offering free admission to national museums to encourage more people to take part in the arts.

3 février

2 février
- An Epoch in the making
BBC News, United Kingdom
Roland Pease: We may be witnessing a transformation of the Earth as profound as the end of the age of the dinosaurs, and entering a geological period as distinctive as the Jurassic - and the reason is that we are causing it.
- La Chine connaît un progrès remarquable en matière de la protection du patrimoine culturel immatériel
Le Quotidien du Peuple en ligne, China
Selon une conférence sur la protection du patrimoine culturel immatériel et des livres anciens organisée par le Ministère chinois de la culture le 31 janvier à Beijing, le Conseil des affaires d'Etat a publié en 2006 une liste de 500 éléments culturels immatériels prioritaires à protéger au niveau national et aujourd'hui toutes les provinces, régions autonomes et les villes relevant directement de l'autorité centrale ont classé 3800 éléments culturels immatériels dans la liste de la protection sous leur compétence.
- Las emisoras pueden contribuir al rescate del patrimonio
Diario Granma, Cuba
Las emisoras de radio de las primeras villas fundadas en Cuba tienen ante s í el reto de contribuir al rescate del patrimonio cultural e histórico, en favor del conocimiento de las generaciones venideras.

1 février
- That old hotel picture was a Gainsborough
Times Online, Royaume-Uni
For as long as anyone can remember, it was an unremarkable portrait hanging on the staircase of a Victorian hotel in Cheshire. Guests brushed past it without a second glance.
- Diez universidades firman una declaración de promoción del patrimonio histórico-cultural
Terra España - Spain
Las universidades de Salamanca, Alcalá, Barcelona, Granada, País Vasco, Santiago, Sevilla, Valencia y Valladolid firmaron hoy una declaración que defiende la promoción de su respectivo patrimonio histórico-cultural. El acto tuvo lugar hoy en Madrid con la participación de los distintos rectores, entre ellos, el de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Senén Barro.

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18.04.2008
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