CULTURE July 2011 N° 91 Newsletter

CULTURE                                 Newsletter July 2011 N° 91 Newsletter Français     English In Focus 35th Session of the World Heritage Committee As a result of the World Heritage Committee annual meeting (19 - 29 June 2011), twenty-five new cultural, natural and mixed sites have been added to the List, which now numbers 936 properties : 183 natural sites, 725 cultural and 28 mixed.   The 25 new inscribed properties The World Heritage List     Symbolic globe of E. Reitzel © UNESCO 17th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee "Return and Restitution" The Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Countries of Origin or its Restitution in case of Illicit Appropriation have examined the agreement reached between Turkey and Germany concerning the Bogazkoy Sphinx, the activities of specialised police services and illicit trafficking in South-East Europe.   17th Session of the Committee: 30 June-1 July 2011 at UNESCO Headquarters The case of the Bogazkoy Sphinx “Fighting illicit traffic of cultural property in South-East Europe" (film, 15’)     Bogazkoy Sphinx © bpk /Vorderasiatisches Museum, SMB/Olaf M.Teßmer EVENTS From 01-07-2011 to 09-07-2011 (Trieste, Italy) Maremetraggio International Short Film and Debut Feature Film Festival From 02-07-2011 to 03-07-2011 (Magelang, Indonesia) Promotion of Cultural Heritage Education among Young People From 11-07-2011 to 12-07-2011 (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters - France) Expert Meeting for the Revision of the Haitian Law on the Protection of Built Heritage From 12-07-2011 to 13-07-2011 (Lumbini, France) Second International Scientific Steering Committee (ISSC) meeting From 24-07-2011 to 15-08-2011 (Accra/ Cap Coast- Ghana) Celebrating the International Year for People of African Descent – Trinidad & Tobago and Ghana From 28-07-2011 to 30-07-2011 (Lalitpur, Nepal) A symposium on Nepal and the silk roads Just Published Hoi An World Heritage Site, VIET NAM - Heritage Homeowner’s preservation manual (pdf) World Heritage in Africa Region (pdf) Cultural Aspects in Christian and Islamic Religions (pdf) Safeguarding project of Hassan Fathy’s New Gourna village (pdf)        More information Contact