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1416 Events
4 November 2022
As a celebration to 50 years of the World Heritage Convention, the Institute Heritage Studies (IHS) is holding a conference and book presentation “50 Years World Heritage Convention: Times of Peace, Conflict and War”. This event aims to communicate the importance of World Heritage for our common future, define the resulting requirements, and confirm it as a commitment of the international ...
2 November 2022
6th WHITRAP SHANGHAI World Heritage Dialogue World Heritage: Filling the Gap between Culture and Nature  Rethinking the Contribution of “Connecting Culture and Nature” to the World Heritage Convention   Wednesday 2 November 2022 Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC + 8)   English Live-streaming link: https://live.bilibili.com/4402597  The online Dialogue will be in English with ...
1-2 November 2022
The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage dedicates its annual symposium in 2022 to the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, looking back at past successes and future challenges, with a critical focus on heritage in conflict. The symposium, titled "Heritage bridges over troubled waters. 50 years of World Heritage and the importance of implementation of ...
28 October 2022 - 27 November 2022
The photographic exhibition "Close/far - A Journey of Discovery Exploring the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Immigration in Italy" is open in Rome from 28 October to 27 November 2022 at the prestigious Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Exhibition Hall) and in four Public Libraries of the city. This display is devised to mark the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection ...
28 October 2022 - 1 November 2022
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention will coincide with the Babylon International Festival. The program will include a photo exhibit by the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, and a fashion show by the Iraqi Fashion House (Ministry of Culture, Tourism and ...
26-28 October 2022
Lectures about archaeological works at Ban Chiang Archaeological Site and the knowledge of Ban Chiang Civilization from 30 years ago to the present day by archaeologists and scholars.  The lectures concern the World Heritage Convention by experts from UNESCO Bangkok and other involved institutes and ends with a Site visit at Ban Chiang World Heritage Site.KanokwaleeSuriyathamDirectorBan ...
20 October 2022
This international symposium 'Twentieth Century World Heritage:  Challenges and Experience in the Management and Impact Assessment of Architectural Heritage' is hosted by the City Museum of Ljubljana in Slovenia. Sessions will include Challenges and Learnings from 20th Century World Heritage Nominations and Managing World Heritage in an Urban Setting.Livestreaming links are below. YouTube ...
17-19 October 2022
A celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Convention will be held in Yaounde, Cameroon in October 2022. Organisers Ministry of Arts and Culture in partnership with the UNESCO Central Africa Regional Office Ministry of External Relations Ministry of Forests and Wildlife UNESCO National Commission for Cameroon African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) International Centre for the ...
16-20 October 2022
The workshop will include training young architects on modern and digital techniques of heritage documentation, mainly the use of laser scanner, as this documentation will be a sustainable tool for management the property.
12 October 2022
From 11 June to 16 November 2022, WHITRAP Shanghai will organize a series of 6 monthly online World Heritage Dialogues including a WHITRAP Herit-AP Chat, in July, hosted by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) Tongji University (Shanghai, China) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was ...
10-11 October 2022
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1972 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion are organizing two days of debate around the 49 French properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some sites will present their initiatives to preserve and ...
10-11 October 2022
Organization of a seminar at the Louvre-Lens with the following objectives: To draw up an assessment of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in France, in a retrospective vision allowing to valorize the experience feedbacks. To participate in the reflections on the future of the convention concerning the main challenges of property management in a prospective vision. To ...
10-28 October 2022
This exhibition showcases the heritage and restoration work of the Church of the Nativity, part of the World Heritage property ‘Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem’. This property was inscribed on the World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012. Following the implementation of corrective measures, including the ...
7-8 October 2022
Scientific Conference on the Key Issues of the World Heritage Management.Elchin KarimovSenior Project SpecialistReserve Management Center of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijanelchin.karimov@tourism.gov.az
6 October 2022
The Partners Forum of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO is a yearly event that brings together the representatives of all UNESCO designations in Slovakia, including the relevant governmental offices, academia, NGOs, media and other cooperating partners. The Forum discusses proposals for cooperation, proposes projects and serves as a platform for presentation of all activities carried out by ...
6 October 2022
The Partners Forum of the Slovak Commission for UNESCO is a yearly event that brings together the representatives of all UNESCO designations in Slovakia, including the relevant governmental offices, academia, NGOs, media and other cooperating partners. The Forum discusses proposals for cooperation, proposes projects and serves as a platform for presentation of all activities carried out by ...
3-7 October 2022
1st International Meeting on Urban Cultural Landscapes and World Heritage. Cityscapes: Places of Memory, Opportunities for the FutureThe inscription of El Paseo del Prado and El Buen Retiro. A Landscape of Arts and Sciences as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 25 July 2020 fostered this International Meeting on Urban Cultural Landscapes with the aim of exploring the concept of green historic ...
29 September 2022 - 6 October 2022
This event will be held in Albreda, Kunta Kinteh Island, with community, schools and tour guides. The goal is to elicit from them ideas on how the World Heritage sites can further empower communities, especially young people.
29 September 2022
During the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022, held in Mexico City, a side event “Data collection & measurement of culture towards evidence-based policies for sustainable development” was organized on 29 September 2022 to illustrate how data on culture can inform policies and make visible the contribution of culture to sustainable ...
28 September 2022
Annual meeting for managers of all assets declared World Heritage in Spain. This year the theme will be: “50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.”The meeting will take place at Merida (Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida).