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10 December –
17 January 2008

UN Department of Public Information

Sketching Human Rights

A cartoon exhibit in observance of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2008).

Sketching Human Rights Exhibit Sketching Human Rights Exhibit
[Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ]

14 December 2007 – 26 February 2008

UN Department of Social and Economic Affairs

We Can End Poverty

An exhibit in observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, featuring artwork by winners of a children’s art competition.

End Poverty Exhibit End Poverty Exhibit
[ South Gallery ]

17 December –
7 March 2008

Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN Antarctica:  On Thin Ice

Installation of an outdoor ice bridge and indoor exhibit of photographs on effects of climate change.

Antarctica Exhibit Antarctica Exhibit
[Note to Correspondents] [ North East Gallery ]
28 January – 2 March Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority (Jerusalem) / Carl Lutz Foundation (Budapest) / Permanent Missions of Albania, Hungary and Switzerland to the UN. The Holocaust:  Stories of Rescue

A two-part exhibition on the theme of “rescue” during the Holocaust:

BESA – A Code of Honour:  an exhibit about Muslim Albanians who rescued Jews during World War II; Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House in Budapest :  an exhibit featuring the Swiss Vice-Consul in Budapest who helped save the lives of Jews during the Holocaust.

[Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ]
10 March – 13 April Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN Cartoon Art for World Peace

An exhibition of award-winning cartoons by international artists who have participated in the “Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition” in Turkey.

[Note to Correspondents
] [ Main Gallery ]
14 March - 2 April Peace and Security Section of the United Nations Department of Public Information

“The African Union in Darfur”

The exhibition features a collection of photographs highlighting the work of the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) to contain the violence and improve security in Darfur during its three-and-a-half-year presence (April 2004 to December 2007). 

[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ]

17 March – 22 April

UN Department of Public Information / The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / McKissick Museum of the University of South Carolina / Amistad America.

Commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

A two-part exhibit consists of:

The Middle Passage:  White Ships/Black Cargo – an exhibit featuring 52 pen-and-ink and tempera drawings on rice paper by Tom Feelings;

Amistad – an exhibit depicting the story of the Amistad Incident of 1839 where captive slaves took over control of the schooner Amistad.

[Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ]

2 – 25 April World Health Organization

‘Our Health, Our Future’

An exhibit commemorating the 60th anniversary of the World Health Organization, featuring key historical milestones in global public health.

[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ]

4 April UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations

International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action

A one-day exhibit about landmines and explosive remnants of war marking the annual day, 4 April.

[ Off Main Gallery ]
21 April – 18 May Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues / National Geographic / Department of Public Information

Indigenous Exhibit

A two-part exhibition to coincide with the 7th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues featuring:
An international photographic and art exhibit by and about indigenous artists;

All Roads Film Project showcasing breakthrough film and still photography from indigenous and underrepresented minority cultures around the globe.

[Note to Correspondents] [ Main Gallery ]

30 April – 12 June UNDP Equator Initiative / Still Pictures / United Nations Environment Programme

Hard Rain

A collection of photographs on the issues of climate change, habitat loss, pollution, poverty and human rights, illustrating the lyrics of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan.

[Note to Correspondents] [ North East Gallery ]

2 May – 1 June UN Department of Public Information / Natural World Museum

Unlearning Intolerance:  Art, Attitude and Environment

An exhibit of artwork by international artists participating in the sixth Unlearning Intolerance seminar “Art Changing Attitudes toward the Environment”.

[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ]

24 May – 19 June UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations

Honouring 60 Years of United Nations Peacekeeping:  Looking Back / Moving Forward

A photo exhibit in celebration of the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping beginning with the first UN peacekeeping mission in May 1948.

[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ]

6 June – 27 July UNAIDS / Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN / Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATE) In Living Color: Understanding ourselves in a world with HIV

An exhibit consisting of body maps of people living with HIV created by artists from Canada, Tanzania and Zambia.

[Note to Correspondents] [ South Gallery ]
26 June – 17 July World Press Photo Foundation / Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the UN / Canon / Dutch Postcode Lottery / Getty Images / TNT Express

World Press Photo 08

A photographic exhibition featuring the winning images by international photographers participating in the annual World Press Photo contest.

[Note to Correspondants] [ Main Gallery ]
10 July – 6 August Permanent Mission of Brazil to the UN / Petrobras

The Amazon Forest and Climate Change

A multimedia exhibit raising awareness about the Amazon Forest, its vital role and its fragile and endangered condition.

[Note to Correspondants] [ North East Gallery ]

6 August – 3 September

UN Department of Political Affairs / UN Department of Public Information

Towards an Inclusive Peace:  United Nations Support to Nepal’s Peace Process
A multimedia exhibit illustrating the different forms of assistance provided by the United Nations in the run-up to the historic Constituent Assembly election of April 2008 in Nepal.

[Note to Correspondants] [ South Gallery ]
27 July – 5 September Various

International Youth Art Show

1)  192 Children’s Views of the World – A selection of art from around the globe presented by Geneva World Association (Switzerland) and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN;

2)  Sport and Peace through the Olympic Spirit – Created for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China sponsored by International Paint Pals, Youth Art Connection and Boys and Girls Club of Atlanta;

3)  Drawings about the Environment – Children’s drawings presented by UNICEF USA and the Japan Quality Assurance Inc.;

[Note to Correspondants] [ Main Gallery ]

4 September – 5 October UNDP / AIGA / Duggal Visual Solutions / Hewlett-Packard / magnum Photos / Zago LLC

One Planet, One Chance

A visual display of the current levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, based on the Human Development Report 2007/2008.

[Note to Correspondants] [ North East Gallery ]

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