Archival Platform News http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry en richard@flowsa.com Copyright 2010 2010-03-17T06:17:02+00:00 archivalplatform/newshttp://feedburner.google.com Nigeria moves to check illegal trafficking of artifacts http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/trafficking_of_artifacts/ trafficking_of_artifacts#id:717#date:12:02 Nigeria recently held a national workshop on Illegal Trafficking of Cultural Property. General News 2010-03-16T12:02:40+00:00 DAC Minister walks out of art exhibition http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/exhibition/ exhibition#id:664#date:10:22 Xingwana reportedly called the exhibition “immoral” and “against nation-building”. General News 2010-03-04T10:22:36+00:00 Coal-mining threatens Mapungubwe http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/mapungubwe_heritage/ mapungubwe_heritage#id:652#date:14:16 The awarding of coal-mining rights threatens world heritage site and national park Mapungubwe. General News 2010-03-02T14:16:49+00:00 Durban Sings requests contributions http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/durban_sings/ durban_sings#id:639#date:09:54 DURBAN SINGS is a KZN audio media and oral history project. General News 2010-03-02T09:54:39+00:00 Archival Platform March Newsletter http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/archival_platform_march_newsletter/ archival_platform_march_newsletter#id:718#date:06:17 Download the Archival Platform March Newsletter here. Dear colleagues, So far, 2010 seems to have been characterised by crisis in… Newsletters 2010-03-17T06:17:02+00:00 Benin: Art and the Restitution Question http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/restitution_question/ restitution_question#id:716#date:11:57 Benin1897.com: Art and the Restitution Question Featuring a colloquium and a Traveling Art Exhibition by Peju Layiwola The artist-artist scholar,… General News 2010-03-16T11:57:01+00:00 ACCRA wants to be Africa’s Cultural Capital http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/cultural_capital/ cultural_capital#id:714#date:11:27 The African Cultural Capital Project emerged from a Franco/German workshop titled Accra on the Way to becoming a Cultural City.… General News 2010-03-16T11:27:20+00:00 The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/the_great_wall/ the_great_wall#id:711#date:10:06 UNESCO/People’s Republic of China have set up “The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme” with a view to promoting international exchanges… Opportunities, Jobs & Training 2010-03-16T10:06:45+00:00 Further controversy around geographical name changes http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/name_changes/ name_changes#id:706#date:12:25 Tension between the three spheres of government on the process of geographical name changes. General News 2010-03-14T12:25:55+00:00 The Cultural Moment in Heritage Tourism: submissions wanted http://www.archivalplatform.org/news/entry/the_cultural_moment/ the_cultural_moment#id:702#date:12:01 New perspectives on performance and engagement Ask most tourists and they will tell you that visiting heritage sites is primarily… Opportunities, Jobs & Training 2010-03-12T12:01:33+00:00