Collection of digitized primary and secondary source books and other materials on Chilean history and culture. Archivo Radial. Radio audio collections of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile. Memoria Viva. Archivo digital de las violaciones a los Derechos Humanos por la Dictadura Militar en Chile (1973-1990) …

The mural, drawn by local artist Dan Perotti, serves as a memorial for the over 1,100 men who lost their lives in mining accidents on the Gogebic Iron Range. "This is a representation of why our community is here," Annette Burchell, mayor of Ironwood said while adding, "This wonderful community was built on the hard backs and the saces …

A recently uncovered Chilean mural created in the 1970s by political refugees in Leeds University Union (LUU) will undergo restoration work thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project will restore the mural and re-establish its cultural significance as a piece of …

Four murals have been officially unveiled that take the first steps to preserving the history of coal mining in Indiana County. Pictured from left are Ernest Mine Memorial Chair Katie Kowalski ...

Once you're done, here's how murals have turned into a vital part of the city's DNA. A Brief History: From Rebellion to Recognition. Street art in Chile has roots …

From the 1920s to the nationalization of the Chilean copper mines in 1971, Chile Exploration Company (Chilex) a subsidiary of the U.S.-based Anaconda Copper Mining Company, was a major player in Chilean history, economy, and politics.Its Chuquicamata mine, located in Chile's north desert, was the world's largest open pit mine (Marcosson …

Dedicated to the thousands of miners throughout the 80+ year history of iron ore mining from the 1880's to the mid 1960's. The Miners Mural located on the corner of McLeod Ave. and Suffolk St. in Downtown Ironwood. The men in the mural represent the thousands of men who worked in the Gogebic Range Mines of Michigan and Wisconsin.

After the August 5, 2010, collapse of a gold and copper mine that trapped 33 miners 2,300 feet underground, the Chilean government called on NASA for ...

Oct. 13, 2022. The Chilean Mining Accident. October 13, 2010. After a record 69 days underground, 33 trapped miners are saved by a rescue team in Copiapó, Chile, concluding the worst mining accident in Chilean history. This episode of History Daily has been archived, but you can still listen to it as a subscriber to Into History, Noiser+ ...

Thanks to a £16,300 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the mural was carefully restored by artist Kasia Breska and members of the Chilean community in 2018, and today is available to see in one of LUU's student advice rooms. The restoration project helped re-establish the mural's cultural significance as a piece of community and ...

Soon to be inaugurated in August, 2005 is a 3 story high (H: 12.4MT x W: 8.0MT) digital mural at the University of Concepci n, Chile, where in an unprecedented manner; the artwork encompasses the history of Chilean mining from pre-Columbian …

Historical Background. For starters, Al explains, the history of Chilean street art was straight-up political. At a time when political unrest was rising, in the days before the military coup in 1973, the two opposing parties …

history of Chile, a survey of important events and people in the history of Chile from the time of European settlement. Situated along the western seaboard of South America, Chile extends approximately 2,700 miles (4,300 km) from its boundary with Peru to the tip of South America at Cape Horn.A long, narrow country, it is bounded on the north by Peru …

The mining sector accounted for more than 14 percent of Chile's GDP in 2021 and generated 200 thousand direct jobs. Chilean mining exports added up to approximately 57 billion U.S. dollars that ...

Overall, 'History of Bolivian Petroleum' provides a powerful discourse about the past, present and future of Bolivia (Fig. 7). The comparison of the mural scenes with current discourses emerging from public statements and policy documents shows how the ideas emerging from the mural are still embodying the public discourse.

Fres, one of the oldest mural techniques, originated in ancient Egypt and were further developed by the Romans and Greeks. This technique involves painting on freshly laid wet plaster, allowing the pigments to penetrate the surface and become an integral part of the wall. Fres have adorned the walls of ancient temples, churches, …

In this blog post, we will take a look seven most famous artists from Chile every art fan needs to know. Roberto Matta. Three Figures by Roberto Matta. Roberto Matta was born on November 11, 1911, in Santiago, Chile. He became a prominent figure in 20th-century abstract expressionism and surrealism. Studying architecture and …

Renaissance Village and Ely Mural Walking Tour. 400 Ely St., Ely, NV 89301. (775) 289-8877. Visit Website. The heartbeat of Ely's cultural scene, discover Renaissance Village during your Loneliest Road in America …

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On Aug. 5, 33 miners were trapped by a rock collapse. After weeks of frantic drilling, their rescue finally appears to be imminent. This is how it happened.

A beautiful mural that pays tribute to a village's mining history has appeared in Cefneithin in Carmarthenshire. The artwork painted by acclaimed Welsh street artist Steve 'Jenks' Jenkins is …

A History of Chile chronicles the nation's political, social, and economic evolution from its independence until the early years of the Lagos regime. Employing primary and secondary materials, it explores the growth of Chile's agricultural economy, during which the large landed estates appeared; the nineteenth-century wheat and …

Hidden in the cavernous foyer of a dour concrete building at the University of Concepción is a 115-foot mural from the 1960s depicting the turbulent history of Latin …

In Chile, Antofagasta PLC: caused the biggest loss of cultural heritage in Chile's recent history, according to the Chilean Archaeological Society, when it excavated more than 500 boulders bearing 2,000 petroglyphs and buried a pre-Columbian cemetery and archeological sites from two vanished cultures, to make way for the El Mauro …

Three storey high permanent mural installation at the University of Concepción, Chile; concerning the history of Chilean mining dating back to more than 4.000 years of history with the Atacameño ...

A brief history of Valparaiso street art. Any summary of the history of Valparaiso street art will start with Pablo Neruda. The Chilean poet brought mural artists to the city. Then, in 1973 under the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, street artists in Valparaiso were forced underground and risked "disappearing" if caught.

This article seeks to contribute to the study of the work Roberto Matta made in Chile in the early 1970s by focusing on a series of painted arpilleras made at Museo …

The more than 500 Buddhist caves dug out of the mountains centuries earlier near Dunhuang look ordinary from outside. But housing more than 50,000 square meters of gorgeous murals, they are …

This fascinating piece of history – a mural depicting miners and agricultural workers, accompanied by the Spanish for 'And there will be work for all' – was painted by Chilean students and activists who left …

The mural demonstrates the open-pit mine techniques, the layers of bauxite strata visible as the men work, some of the miners drilling holes for the explosives while others load ore into the cars. Figure (PageIndex{22}): The Bauxite Mines (1942, oil on canvas, 185.42 x 363.85 cm, by Julius Woeltz, Saline County Courthouse, Benton, …