News – FEBRUARY 2008

What a Wonderful World

Anuchit Jittranthanakul presenting Dr. Pisit Charoenwongsa with a copy of What a Wonderful World

Anuchit Jittrathanakul, SPAFA alumni and resource person on several SPAFA programmes, recently presented a copy of his book ‘What a Wonderful World' to SPAFA's Director, Dr. Pisit Charoenwongsa. The book was launched in Antwerp , Belgium , on 24 January 2008 accompanying the opening of the photography exhibition Sisters by Hans Roels. The concept of the book was developed after the Belgian photographer Hans met with Anuchit in Bangkok and Pattaya , Thailand . Anuchit is a human rights worker and his project work in Pattaya focuses on the transgender group, hoping to instill in them a greater sense of self-worth and to protect them from HIV/AIDS. What a Wonderful World is intended as a means to tell the stories of the transgenders, using their words, thereby showing respect for them as individuals and collectively, demonstrating solidarity with their situation.

The book and exhibition also represent an on-going fruitful collaboration between Belgium and Thailand, the importance of which was attested to by the visit of H.E. Mr. Pisan Manapawat, Ambassador of Thailand to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Communities. His Excellency visited the Geukens and De Vil Gallery in Antwerp on 02 February 2008. Read More…

H.E. Mr. Pisan Manapawat, Ambassador of Thailand to Belgium , Luxembourg , and the European Communities, at the Geukens and De Vil Gallery in Antwerp , Belgium .

Museum Forum IV: 20 February, 2008

SPAFA's  Museum Forum Event will be on the topic of  Marketing for Museum. This forum will be led in Thai by Mr.Treethep Palakawongse Na Ayutthaya who is the marketing manager of Amarin Book Center Co.ltd. All interested persons are very welcome to join us.

Venue: SPAFA Headquarters Building
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 hrs
Admission free of charge

For more information contact Miss Patsri

Email: patsri@seameo-spafa.org

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Course Announcement

Regional Workshop on “From Risk Assessment to Conservation: Safeguarding Archaeological Complexes in the Mekong Subregion”, Vat Phou, Lao PDR

The Lao Ministry of Information and Culture, Department of Museums and Archaeology along with the Getty Conservation Institute, SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA), and the Lerici Foundation are collaborating to present a workshop titled, From Risk Assessment to Conservation; Safeguarding Archaeological Complexes in the Mekong Subregion. The workshop will be held at the World Heritage site of Vat Phou in Lao PDR 9-22 March 2008.

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Workshop on “Sharing Conservation Decisions”, Rome, Italy

ICCROM is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 'Sharing Conservation Decisions',  to be held in Rome, Italy from 3 - 28 November 2008.

Application deadline: 29 February 2008. For information, please see: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2008_11Sharing_en.shtml