PANORAMA & MEMORIES: Addis Ababa
Exposition
du 08 au 19 Juin 2011
Horaires : 00:00
Horaires : 00:00
Photo, Architecture
Goethe Institut in Addis Ababa - Sedist Kilo Compound of Faculty of Business and Economics, P.O.B. 11 Addis Ababa - Éthiopie
Daily from 10am to 5pm.
Français
Based on a proposal by Addis Woubet, the show explores a number of visual documents, looking at the architectural Heritage of the cosmopolitan city Addis Ababa.
Opening Reception on Wednesday June 8th, at 6.00pm.
Save the date: a conference on the topic takes place at the Alliance Française on Friday, June 10th
(details: www.allianceaddis.org)
"Addis Ababa, today the capital of the African Union, as well as of Ethiopia, has a remarkable history. It began in the 1880s when King Menelik, ruler of Shewa in central Ethiopia, established his camp in the Entoto mountains overlooking the present capital. His consort, Queen Taitu, shortly afterwards moved down to the nearby plain of Finfinne, also known as Filwoha, to bathe in its thermal waters. Addis Ababa, then situated between these two sites, came into existence in 1887, when Taitu gave it its Amharic name: Addis Ababa, or New Flower."
Pr. Richard Pankhurst,
in "ADDIS ABABA, 1886-1941, The City and Its Architectural Heritage", by
Fasil Giorghis & Denis Gérard, Ed. Shama Books, 2007.
Also displayed are the results of the student contest „Draw Your Dream Heritage House“ organized with schools in Addis Ababa.
Daily from 10am to 5pm until 19 June.
In cooperation with Addis Woubet and Alliance Française and supported by special funds from the German and French Foreign Ministries.
Opening Reception on Wednesday June 8th, at 6.00pm.
Save the date: a conference on the topic takes place at the Alliance Française on Friday, June 10th
(details: www.allianceaddis.org)
"Addis Ababa, today the capital of the African Union, as well as of Ethiopia, has a remarkable history. It began in the 1880s when King Menelik, ruler of Shewa in central Ethiopia, established his camp in the Entoto mountains overlooking the present capital. His consort, Queen Taitu, shortly afterwards moved down to the nearby plain of Finfinne, also known as Filwoha, to bathe in its thermal waters. Addis Ababa, then situated between these two sites, came into existence in 1887, when Taitu gave it its Amharic name: Addis Ababa, or New Flower."
Pr. Richard Pankhurst,
in "ADDIS ABABA, 1886-1941, The City and Its Architectural Heritage", by
Fasil Giorghis & Denis Gérard, Ed. Shama Books, 2007.
Also displayed are the results of the student contest „Draw Your Dream Heritage House“ organized with schools in Addis Ababa.
Daily from 10am to 5pm until 19 June.
In cooperation with Addis Woubet and Alliance Française and supported by special funds from the German and French Foreign Ministries.
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