In Memoriam Sid Ahmed Baghli It is with deep regret that we learn of the demise of Sid Ahmed Baghli, eminent Honorary Member of ICOM, who passed away in Paris last Tuesday. His congeniality, collegial spirit and commitment have uninterruptedly contributed to the development of ICOM over several decades. ICOM's international museum community will miss his acute sense of observation, his penetrating insight into issues from all angles, his experience, gentle wit and wisdom. A graduate of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Grenoble (France), M. Baghli was named Director of National Museums of Algeria in 1964, then Conservator and Director of Antiquities. He was a member of the Algerian Centre of Scientific Research from 1966 to 1976, then Plenipotentiary Minister at UNESCO from 1982 to 1985. From 1986 to 1997, Mr. Baghli returned to Algeria as Director of Cultural Patrimony at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and became Head of Cabinet of the Ministry of Culture, and in 1996, Head of Ministry of the National Education Cabinet. A member of ICOM since 1963, Sid Ahmed Baghli was involved in numerous ICOM activities. He participated in the revision of the Code of Professional Ethics in 1974 and was elected on several occasions to ICOM's Executive Council. Deeply engaged in the development of museum ethics, Mr. Baghli supervised the translation of the Code of Professional Ethics into Arabic while he was Chairperson of ICOM-Algeria in 1977 he became member of the Ethics Committee. In later years, he collaborated with Patrick Boylan and Yani Herreman to writing the History of ICOM 1946-1996 on the occasion of ICOM's 50th Anniversary. In recognition for his exceptional contribution to ICOM and the world museum community, Mr. Baghli was elected Honorary Member of ICOM in 2001. In the same year, Mr. Baghli was named Cultural Advisor to the Permanent Delegation of Algeria at UNESCO. In 2004, at ICOM's 20th General Conference in Seoul (Korea), he delivered a Keynote Address on "The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Perspectives for the Museum" in which he advocated broadening the definition of the museum and the remit of museum specialists as custodians of the works of man and nature to "preserve the magic" by making the intangible tangible and thereby safeguard "our fragile yet fabulous cultural diversity". On behalf of ICOM Alissandra Cummins, ICOM President and Julien Anfruns, Director General, extend their sincere condolences to the colleagues, friends and family of M. Sid Ahmed Baghli. Alissandra Cummins, President and Julien Anfruns, Director General http://icom.museum/honorary-members_baghli.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Change ICOM-L subscription options, unsubscribe, and search the archives at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/icom-l.html