The Power of Culture

Theme: Cultural heritage

Cultural heritage is generally associated with archives, works of art, places of worship and monuments. But it also exists in less tangible forms: language, music and dance, festivities, rituals and traditional craftsmanship. Cultural heritage is important to the identity of a society. In times of need, songs, writings and works of art can be a beacon of hope and comfort. Cultural heritage reinforces cultural and historical self-awareness. Monuments and art treasures make a shared past visible and thus strengthen inter-cultural ties.

In this section you will find news stories and articles on cultural heritage, that were published on the Power of Culture website between 2003 and 2010. More recent articles from our network you'll find on our Facebook page.

Cultural heritage

CER pays part of furnishings for Baghdad university library

April 2004 -

With the first gift from the Cultural Emergency Response (CER) fund, the reading room in the university library in Baghdad has been refurbished.

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Worldsite

Eternal Egypt

april 2004 -

Website about the Egyptian civilisation, which is more than five thousand years old.

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Working together to retain cultural heritage

March 2004 -

Collectively working to sustainably retain cultural heritage has high priority in international cultural policy. The Netherlands and South Africa recently agreed upon a collective policy framework. The treaty will be signed soon. The formal cooperation between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands celebrates its first birthday in April

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Will the obelisk from Ethiopia finally be going home?

maart 2004 -

It appears that the obelisk that Mussolini took with him from Ethiopia in 1937 is finally returning home.

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Tapping into musical heritage to create a livelihood for rural Angola

February 2004 -

The function of music as a message vehicle is ancient in Africa. Tsikaya, a cultural project taking place in Angola, draws on this notion by recording the musical works of composers living in rural areas.

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Craftsmanship receives central focus in Prince Claus Prizes

January 2004 -

Craftsmanship as a renewing force in a globalising world. During the annual presentation of the Prince Claus Prizes on 10 December in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, the Prince Claus Fund honoured artists, thinkers and cultural organisations that have developed new views on traditional techniques and crafts.

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HGIS funds for cooperative project VOC archives

January 2004 -

Research to VOC archives in The Nederlands, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia and South Africa makes these archives accessible in an uniform manner.

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Unesco proclaims new intangible masterpieces

December 2003 -

Unesco has published a list of 28 masterpieces in the area of oral and intangible culture. According to Unesco, these are extraordinary examples of this specific type of heritage.

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From Chinese opera to Bolivian carnival - International Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention

November 2003 -

At the 32 nd meeting of the Unesco General Conference (29 September-17 October) the member states adopted the Intangible Cultural Heritage Treaty.

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HGIS Culture Subsidy for digitising Papua's legacy

November 2003 -

The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Education, Culture and Science have awarded two hundred thousand euros to the Papua Cultural Legacy Foundation (PACE).

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