Cultural heritage

INCD

November 2003 -

How does the International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD) work to protect culture world-wide?

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2003 Prince Claus Prize goes to Chinese author

November 2003 -

This year the Prince Claus Prize goes to Wang Shixiang (China, 1914) for his pioneering research on Chinese crafts.

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Dictionary contributes to spreading the Berber language

November 2003 -

A Tamazight-French dictionary has been published in Algeria. Tamazight is the name of the different Berber languages and dialects spoken in North Africa.

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Emergency fund to protect cultural heritage

October 2003 -

The Prince Claus Fund presented the new Cultural Emergency Response (CDR) fund for the protection of cultural heritage during times of war on 25 September.

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Strange behaviour in its cultural context

October 2003 -

In Vreemd Volk (Strange People), author Jacob Vossestein lends insight into the behaviour of people in other cultures.

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Images of a Flexible Andes culture

October 2003 -

The CEDLA in Amsterdam published a book on the effect of globalisation on the Andes culture, simultaneously with a CD ROM with photographs of the Andes.

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South Africa pleads for the use of indigenous languages

August 2003 -

Reading materials must appear in indigenous languages. That is the conclusion of the Annual Congress of the International Association of School Librarianship in Durban, South Africa.

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Elmina: cultural legacy as the engine for economic growth

August 2003 -

Five international culture projects have received subsidies from the HGIS culture budget (Homogeneous Group for International Collaboration). Over three hundred thousand euros will go to the Elmina Cultural Heritage and Management Program.

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World heritage in danger

August 2003 -

The Commission for World heritage held its 27th meeting this month. Azerbaijan, Ivory Coast and Nepal were all reprimanded for failing to properly care for world heritage sites in their countries.

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