Cultural heritage

Soccer City: enduring symbol of a hospitable and safe South Africa?

June 2010 -

A 'calabash' that reflects the melting pot of the African population: this is what the recently totally renovated soccer stadium in Johannesburg is being called.

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Dreaming of the New African Architecture

may 2010 -

Modern architecture in Africa is inseparably linked to the post-colonial era. Architect Antoni Folkers has written a book about the sometimes difficult relationship between New Architecture and traditional African architecture.

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African Heritage threatened

March 2010 -

In March of 2010 a raging fire destroyed the graves of four Bugandan kings just outside the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The incident is all the more regrettable because Africa still leads the Unesco World Heritage List

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Tsikaya, músicos do interior

oktober 2009 -

Tsikaya.org is more than a  website: it's the first digital music archive of  Angola.

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Heritage Day Brazil: looking for the new Maurício de Nassau

October 2009 -

During Heritage Day Brazil, which took place in Rotterdam early October, a fresh, broad perspective on international cooperation in heritage preservation was promoted.

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Broom exhibition in Rajasthan elevates the seemingly insignificant

August 2009 -

The Arna-Jharna desert museum of Rajasthan shows the social, cultural and economic importance of the - at first sight - humble broom.

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Punk rocker from Mongolia switches to folk music

August 2009 -

From punk musician to neo-traditional folksinger is a radical change. Especially when the musician is a young Chinese with Mongolian roots from Beijing.

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South Africa entranced by Sarah Bartmann

July 2009 -

The South African Ministry of Culture launched a contest for the design of a memorial centre focusing on Sarah - Saartjie - Bartmann and her people, the Khoi San in March 2009.

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Antique African ceramics disputed in Switzerland

June 2009 -

The exposition African Terra Cotta: a Millenary Heritage, on display until 15 September 2009 in the Barbier-Mueller-museum in Geneva, has been targeted in a campaign against art theft.

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Star role for magical realism in Caribbean museum

May 2009 -

The Museo del Caribe was opened in Barranquilla, Colombia, at the end of April 2009. Modern media are used to visualize the unique mixed culture of the Caribbean.

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