The UNESCO Courier
The UNESCO Courier
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Since 1948, The UNESCO Courier has followed its initial mission: to be a window onto the world. Beyond the slogan, this multilingual magazine constantly seeks out different viewpoints and approaches on global issues, giving voice to scientists, artists, writers, and thinkers from all over the globe. Le Corbusier, Isamu Noguchi, Chucho Valdès, Joan Miró, Kailash Satyarthi, Denis Mukwege and Yuval Noah Harari are some of the many leading personalities who have appeared in The Courier – the only international magazine to cross the iron curtain during the Cold War. Topics are never treated in isolation, but through a multiplicity of perspectives from all regions of the world.
In this podcast series we explore in depth a variety of global issues that matter today and tomorrow. Drawing on sound archives, magazine articles, and exclusive interviews, we tell the story of a constantly changing world. From culture to education, science and much more, this podcast will be your window onto the world.
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The podcast focuses on various topics including culture, education, and science, with episodes like 'The Nubia campaign - when UNESCO moves mountains' which discusses international efforts in heritage preservation and the implications of shared cultural heritage.
Since 1948, The UNESCO Courier has followed its initial mission: to be a window onto the world. Beyond the slogan, this multilingual magazine constantly seeks out different viewpoints and approaches on global issues, giving voice to scientists, artists, writers, and thinkers from all over the globe. Le Corbusier, Isamu Noguchi, Chucho Valdès, Joan Miró, Kailash Satyarthi, Denis Mukwege and Yuval Noah Harari are some of the many leading personalities who have appeared in The Courier – the only international magazine to cross the iron curtain during the Cold War. Topics are never treated in isolation, but through a multiplicity of perspectives from all regions of the world.
In this podcast series we explore in depth a variety of global issues that matter today and tomorrow. Drawing on sound archives, magazine articles, and exclusive interviews, we tell the story of a constantly changing world. From culture to education, science and much more, this podcast will be your window onto the world.
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
The UNESCO Headquarters in Paris are home to the Garden of Peace, a unique public landscape by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
Open to visitors, the Japanese garden is distinguished by its organic shapes, gently-sloping paths, and ponds with arched bridges.
Noguchi is known for his modernist sculptures, Akari lamps and the iconic coffee table, but few know that the creation of the UNESCO garden in the late 1950smarked the beginning of his career designing public spaces.
This episode of the UNESCO Courier podcast explores the origins of Noguchi’s work, his motivations for creating a peaceful public space and his choices for its design. It is produced in collaboration with the Noguchi Museum in New York, which holds the world’s largest and most extensive collection of the artist’s sculptures, drawings, models, and designs—and also features a public garden.
An episode by Anuliina Savolainen and Gina Doubleday, production by Emmanuel Rudowski.
With the voices of François Wibaux (presentation) and Matthew Linzmeier.
Archival sound extract credits:
1 and 2: Isamu Noguchi interview recordings for Arnold Eagle film Noguchi: A Sculptor’s World – Arnold Eagle, 1968. Courtesy of Arnold Eagle Estate.
3. Isamu Noguchi interviewed by Stephen Horenstein and Micah Morrison about the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, June 1981. Courtesy of the Noguchi Museum in New York.
Photo © UNESCO / Anne Hermelin Lizet
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