29 October 2012 - 3 November 2012
The International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH) brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning cultural heritage today.
In particular, the main goal of the conference is to focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research on tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage, the use of cutting edge ...
29 October 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation will be held in Kyoto on the 29th of October 2012. Everyone is welcomed to attend the event.
29-30 October 2012
In cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
26-27 October 2012
The meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan will be organized by the World Heritage Centre, Durham University's Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Centre for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage (CECH) in collaboration with the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and hosted by the Durham World Heritage site authorities. The meeting is scheduled for 26 and 27 October ...
24-26 October 2012
In co-operation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the German Association of World Heritage sites will organize the annual conference of German World Heritage sites. Site managers of all German World Heritage sites and also preservationists and politicians will attend the conference.
In the past, the annual conferences have addressed issues such as World Heritage education, ...
24-26 October 2012
UNESCO will co-organize the 4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing on 24-26 October 2012.
ICRSA4, with the theme “A New Era of Earth Observation for Natural and Cultural Heritage”, will focus on cutting edge space technologies for monitoring, documenting, makers, administrators and students from ...
22-26 October 2012
[in French only] Le Ministère de la Culture français et les Directions générales des patrimoines, organisent dans le cadre de la Convention France-UNESCO, une semaine de rencontres des directeurs du patrimoine de l'espace sub-saharien francophone, en coopération avec l'Institut national du patrimoine, le musée du quai Branly, le Centre des ...
12-14 October 2012
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Cultural Landscapes, this conference will bring together scholars and professionals from around the world to address the debates over the interrelationship between culture and nature, the challenges of preservation within historic urban landscapes, the development of an integrated ...
12-26 October 2012
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre will organize a photographic exhibition “The Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2001-2012” from 12 to 26 October 2012 at Salle des Pas Perdus, UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris.
Over the last decade, the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust, started in ...
9 October 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a conference will be held on 9 October 2012 in the Park of the Škocjan Caves, in Slovenia, "40th Anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The Meaning of the Convention Today".
Dr. Danilo Türk, President of the Republic of Slovenia, will address the ...
9 October 2012
3rd Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in "Culture, Tourism and Development" and UNITWIN-UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism and Development"
University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne / IREST - EIREST / The French World Heritage Properties Association/ ICOMOS France / World Heritage Centre - France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement/ Cités Unies France.
The notion of Governance and Integrated ...
9-28 October 2012
The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), under the auspices of UNESCO, is organizing the 1st International Workshop on Technologies for World Heritage, which is sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Bejing from the 9th to the 28th of October 2012. The theme of the workshop is “From Space to Place: Application of Space ...
8-19 October 2012
Thirty-four young messengers (participants) from over 20 different marine World Heritage sites around the world gathered in Hyderabad from 6 to 15 October as part of the International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv. The Forum is the largest youth initiative for both IUCN and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and gives young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 the ...
3-6 October 2012
The two culminating events organized by the Finish preparation committee for the festivities of the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention will take place in October 2012.
The first event in October will be a jubilee seminar called World Heritage as our Treasure — World Heritage Convention, 40 years, 1972-2012 which will take place in Helsinki, in the premises of the ...
3 October 2012
The UNESCO Director-General has convened a meeting on 2 and 3 October 2012 at UNESCO Headquarters, within the framework of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, to take stock of and review the future direction of the 1972 World Heritage Convention.
Summary of the meeting English Français
The meeting will discuss the effectiveness of the rules and procedures for ...
2 October 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of the Environment and the Forestry Agency in Japan organize a symposium on the World Natural Heritage of Japan.
The objective of this event is to discuss the achievements and issues regarding sustainable use of natural resources, protection and management, and the role of local communities in World ...
1-5 October 2012
The International Meeting on the cultural landscapes of agropastoralism is scheduled from the 1st-5th October 2012 in Montpellier and the World Heritage site of the Causses and Cevennes, France. It will emphasize the promotion of cultural landscapes of Agropastoralism and focus on the Causses and the Cévennes and cooperation with the countries of the Mediterranean basin.
The meeting is a ...
1-30 October 2012
Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation; Award for architectural conservation of World Heritage sites in Asia-Pacific region; Forum on World Heritage education; 9th session of Youth camp on World Heritage conservation; Award for World Heritage education. October 2012.
1-5 October 2012
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Mediterranean Agrnomy Institute of Montpellier is organizing a week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism from the 1st to the 5th of October 2012. To launch the week, the Event will start with an Operating Experience day on the inscription of the The ...
1 October 2012
[in French only] Dans le cadre de la commémoration des 40 ans de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, le Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’éducations, la science et la culture (UNESCO) et la municipalité de Quito ont organisé le Forum International « Patrimoine mondial et ...
24 September 2012 - 26 October 2012
This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 (5 weeks), is organised in cooperation with UNESCO, Blue Shield Network and specialized international and national agencies, with the financial support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture (FOC), and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and ...
27 August 2012 - 1 October 2012
The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme, provides first aid to stabilize cultural heritage in an emergency situation until a longer-term solution can be found. CER supports quick actions to rescue cultural heritage, aims to prevent further damage and carries out basic repairs. CER implements its cultural emergency relief actions in direct ...
1 July 2012 - 24 December 2012
From July 1st to December 24th 2012, the second edition of the World Heritage Game will be online at www.worldheritagegame.com. For six months, players can discover the whereabouts of the six letters of UNESCO photographed at different World Heritage sites. Many prizes can be won, including a discovery tour to one of these sites.
Simple and unique gameplay
The game features 12 complete ...
1 July 2012 - 1 December 2012
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, The Museo del Oro is opening a temporary exhibit at the Museum in Bogota, entitled "Gold Museum: a look into archaeological heritage", which will offer an overview of the current legislation status on archaeological World Heritage sites in Columbia.
5 April 2012 - 15 October 2012
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: ...
1 April 2012 - 31 December 2012
1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012
[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 ...
