The
TARA exhibition 'Window on Africa's Past' which was at the
Uganda Museum from February to April 2010, was opened on 13th
May 2010 at Kumi District....
TARA's Rock Art exhibition
'The Dawn of Imagination' gallery at the Nairobi
National Museum came to a close on the 10th of April
2010, after being up for...
ICCROM First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict Course
The International Centre for
the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural
Property (ICCROM) in cooperation with UNESCO and Blue
Shield is organizing a 6 week course (17 September
- 29 October 2010) in Rome, Italy.
The participants will be
taken through the necessary steps and modes ...
"Africa's rock art is the common
heritage of all Africans and all people. It is the
common heritage of humanity. As populations increase
and vandalism and theft of Africa's rock art are on
the rise, this irreplaceable resource is highly threatened.
It is time for Africa's leaders to take a new and
more active role. We must save this cultural heritage
before it is too late."....
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2005)
TARA's strength is without a doubt its magnificent
database of rock art sites and image bank, which now
holds over 16,000 high quality images, all taken by TARA's
founding Chairman, David Coulson.
TARA is pleased to launch this gallery with images
from Mathendous, an important in Libya which was listed
on the World Monument Fund's Watch List of the 100 most endangered sites in 2008. This Gallery has been made possible, in part, by the World Monuments FundŽ, Robert W. Wilson Challenge to Conserve our Heritage.
