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ART AND CULTURE - June 2023

Jun 2023

Jun 14, 2023

Films from Bangladesh, India Awarded at WHO's Health for All Film Festival 2023

Two films from the WHO South-East Asia Region won awards at this year's (2023) Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) organized by WHO.
'One in 36 Million: Story of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Bangladesh', directed by Arifur Rahma and Mitali Das and produced by Pure Earth Bangladesh, won the award under the Better Health and Well-being category. 'When Climate Change Turns Violent' a film by Vandita Sariya from India won the Special Prize under the Climate Change and Health category.
The WHO initiated HAFF in 2019 to make audio-visual language a key component of the organisation's 'communicating for health impact' approach. Well-produced and well-targeted short films can improve the health status of some groups by encouraging behaviour change or providing knowledge, motivation, or skills needed for people to take action.
This year (2023), more than 780 entries were received. Of them, 93 films were shortlisted which covered issues ranging from anxiety and depression through to the effects of climate change on health, as well as the health challenges of people with disabilities, The films were judged by a panel of distinguished professionals, artists and activists, including the renown actors, Sharon Stone and Alfonso Herrera, dance choreographer, Sherrie Silver, climate activist, Sophia Kianni and media personality, Adelle Onyango.

Jun 13, 2023

Germany Has the Most Private Contemporary Art Museums in the World

Germany took the top slot for the number of private museums of contemporary art, according to a new report that has just gone live—just piping the US by a single figure.
The report is the brainchild of Christoph Noe, the founder of the art collector data company Larry's List, working with a team of researchers including the Hong-Kong based Jamie Bennett and the University of Amsterdam academic Olav Velthuis.
The number of museums they record has grown, up from 317 in their previous 2016 report to a stunning 446 this year. And the line-up has also changed: in 2016 South Korea was number one, while Germany was third. This time (2023) five countries dominate the list: Germany (60), the US (59), South Korea (50), Greater China (30) and Italy (30). Interestingly, these countries are home to half of all private museums in the world, not necessarily the biggest, though, but the sheer number of them beats out the 54 other countries listed.

Jun 11, 2023

Exhibition of Original Manuscripts, Other Rare Archival Material in Delhi

A month-long exhibition of several original manuscripts, colonial-era proscribed literature and other rare archival material opened in Delhi. Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the exhibition to mark the International Archives Day.
The exhibition 'Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat' is being organised by the National Archives of India (NAI), also under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
"The exhibition presents a selection of original manuscripts drawn from the annals of the archival repository (such as birch-bark Gilgit manuscripts, Tattvartha Sutra, Ramayana, and Srimad Bhagwad Gita), official files of the government, proscribed literature under colonial regime, private manuscripts of eminent personalities, as well as from the rich collection of rare books held in the NAI library.
The exhibition includes among the most ancient in the world — the Gilgit manuscripts, the oldest surviving manuscript collection in India.

Jun 10, 2023

'Estrela de Fura': World's Largest Ruby Sells for Record $34.8 Million

'Estrela de FURA' a 55.22-carat, the largest and most valuable ruby to ever appear at auction, was sold for a whopping $34.8 million, setting a new record at Sotheby's New York. 'Estrela de Fura' means Star of Fura in Portuguese.
The incredible gemstone was offered at a starting price of $21 million, and it was sold for $30 million plus fees and commissions to an anonymous telephone buyer.
The stunning gemstone was cut from a 101-carat rough stone discovered in July 2022 at the Montepeuz ruby mine in Mozambique, which is operated by the Fura Gems company.
The Estrela de FURA was unveiled in Dubai in September 2022 and grabbed worldwide attention as the largest gem-quality ruby ever discovered.

Jun 06, 2023

Jitendra Singh Inaugurates 'Lavender Festival' in J&K

Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the two-day 'Lavender Festival' in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah Valley and said that the Union Territory has emerged as the lavender capital of India and a prominent agri-start-up destination.
The festival was organised by the CSIR-IIIM and was part of the institution's 'One Week One Lab Campaign'. It showcases the remarkable progress made in lavender cultivation and its impact on the local community.
The CSIR-aroma Mission has been instrumental in promoting lavender cultivation in the temperate regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Its primary goal is to increase the income of small and marginal farmers and foster the development of agriculture-based start-ups.
The successful adoption of lavender cultivation by small and marginal maize farmers in the temperate regions of Jammu has led to the establishment of a new industry in the region. More than 2,500 farmers are now cultivating lavender in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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