TARA NEWS & EVENTS

Kivuli Trust visits TARA, April 2013

TARA welcomed Hussein and Mercy from Kivuli Trust

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TARA hosts a delegation from Centre for Black African Arts and Civilization, April 2013

TARA and CBAAC are collaborating in the preparation of a rock art colloquium in Ethiopia.

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Safaricom Foundation Trustee Visits TARA, February 2013

TARA welcomed Les Baillie, Trustee of the Safaricom Foundation

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Daystar University students visits TARA

TARA welcomed students from Daystar University.

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TARA in partnership with ICCROM, February 2013

ICCROM Sites and Unit Director visits TARA

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Prince Claus Director visits TARA, January 2013

TARA welcomed Christa Meindersma, Prince Claus Fund Director

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ROCK ART NEWS
New: TARA Newsletter Issue #14, May 2013 PDF Print E-mail

TARA Newsletter 14 is now available online. Find out about TARA’s discovery activities in Chad, Kenya and Malawi and  read about conservation of rock art in Kisii, Kenya and Kondoa, Tanzania not forgetting the Rock Art Community Projects in Kakapel, Mfangano Island and Lokori in Kenya and Nyero in Uganda.  Finally, read more about the exciting new partnership between TARA and The British Museum.

TARA Newsletter 14 is now available for free download (2.5mb download on the link below.)

TARA Newsletter Issue No. 14

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ROCK ART IN DANGER

Rock art is fragile and irreplaceable

"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)

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PHOTO GALLERY

TARA Image Gallery

Since TARA’s creation, it has collected images and information from rock art in 19 African countries, Over 20,000 of these high quality images are now available in TARA’s Digital Imaging Centre. A selection of 1,000 of these are now available in the TARA Image Gallery.

TARA is committed to ensuring the widest possible free access to images and information which it generates, produces and collects. TARA endeavours to provide access to past, present and future literature, documentation and images on African rock art; to ensure their preservation; to assist both researchers and the general public in discovery and use of the information.

Please contact us if you want more information and are interested in using these images.

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