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Dr. George Abungu Wins 2012 ARCA (Association for Research into Crimes against Art) Award, July 2012 |
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TARA's Executive Board Member, Dr. George Abungu is the winner of the 2012 ARCA Award for Lifetime Achievement in Defense of Art.
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Dr. George Abungu
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TARA wishes to congratulate Dr. Abungu for this achievement in recognition of his efforts to safeguard and promote African heritage.
"Dr. Abungu, a native of Kenya, has served as Chairman of the International Standing Committee on the Traffic of Illicit Antiquities since 1999, and as Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya from 1999-2002. Among his many projects, he was involved in the return to Kenya of looted Vigango (grave markers).
Dr. Abungu has over 60 publications in the disciplines of archaeology, heritage management, and museology, culture and development and has championed the role of the arts and its respect and protection in many of his publications, public forums and in his works as a museum professional, scholar and administrator.
He has been an advisor to the Aluka project of the Mellon Foundation, the Global Heritage Fund, and is Vice President of International Council of Museums (ICOM), a Member of the International Jury of the UNESCO Melina Mecouri International Prize for Safeguard and Management of Cultural Landscapes and Board member for TARA, the Trust for African Rock Art, among others. He has sat on the World Monuments Watch panel and was Kenya’s Representative to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, and Vice-President of its Bureau (2004-2009).
He is awarded for his long-term efforts to secure the cultural heritage of Kenya and other African nations."
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