Events

The World Heritage Centre is organizing an information meeting to discuss the overall preparation for the forthcoming 36th session of the World Heritage Committee to be held from 24 June to 6 July 2012 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. this meeting will be held in Room XI (Fontenoy) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 May 2012. Simultaneous interpretation of the proceedings will be ...

10th Meeting on Management of Historic Centres: "Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility" The Office of the Historian of Havana, the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Latin American and Caribbean Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing the 10th Encounter on Management of Historic Centres, from 15 to ...

As a contribution to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in 2012, Norway will host an interregional conference on issues, experiences and challenges linked to the theme of the year: "World Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Role of Local Communities". The Conference will take place in Røros 14-16 May 2012 . World Heritage ...

The Workshop on management for World Heritage site managers in South-Eastern Europe in the framework of the preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America took place in Sibiu, Romania from 15 to 17 May 2012. It was a follow-up from the previous sub-regional meeting in Prague 26-27 May 2011 where the need to involve site managers was highlighted. The ...

To contribute to the 2012 celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the National Park Service, HISTORY, and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO recently launched the Video Challenge “Why do you think U.S. World Heritage sites are important to the world?” For more information: ...

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers 2012, 'Beyond territories and boundaries', will hold 50 Patrimonito work camps at 40 World Heritage sites in 25 countries around the world. The projects will involve 33 youth organisations and some 700 volunteers who will cross borders, share their cultures, and unite to preserve ...

[in French only] Ville d’Albi Concours d'illustrations inspirées par le texte de la Convention de 1972 ouvert à toute personne professionnel ou amateur, pratiquant les arts plastiques organisé dans le cadre de la 9ème Foire internationale aux livres d'exception, médiathèque Pierre Amalric - (25 avril au 9 juin 2012) Ville de Strasbourg Journées européennes du patrimoine : Mise ...