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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).
25-29 September 2022
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), and in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, ARC-WH is delighted to announce the week-long event, World Heritage Days. Each activity is catered towards highlighting the importance of celebrating and preserving World Heritage and the impact it ...
22 September 2022
On 22 July 2022, the final restitution workshop for the pilot implementation of the UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators) was organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Mayor Office of the City of Baguio in close collaboration with UNESCO. The workshop was held online, gathering 80 participants, including ...
21 September 2022
A high-level World Heritage Leadership Forum will be convened to take stock of the results produced by the World Heritage Leadership Programme in its first six-years (2016-2022), and how these results can be more widely applied and utilized to different realities and contexts, to strengthen the capacity of heritage professionals of the next generation, who will work beyond the 50th ...
21 September 2022 - 2 November 2022
In the context of the 2022 UNESCO Member States Survey on the implementation of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL), the Secretariat for the HUL Recommendation organised a capacity-building programme to support designated focal points in responding to the survey.  2,950 Web views 21 Support ...
20 September 2022
The World Heritage Convention aims to protect the unique natural and cultural sites of outstanding universal value. Valuable experiences have been made by introducing changes and new activities with respect for the unique and often sensitive values of the sites. The ongoing learning processes between different World Heritage Sites around the world can be of use in the Swedish context, not ...
17 September 2022
The Spanish World Heritage Cities Group is delighted to present on Saturday, 17th September, the fifth edition of THE HERITAGE NIGHT, an unprecedented world-class cultural and artistic event taking place simultaneously the same night in the 15 Spanish World Heritage Cities: Alcalá de Henares, Ávila, Baeza, Cáceres, Córdoba, Cuenca, Ibiza / Eivissa, Mérida, Salamanca, San Cristóbal de la ...
17-18 September 2022
On the occasion of European Heritage Days, UNESCO will open its doors to the public on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September 2022, from 10 am to 6 pm. This year’s edition will be marked by the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and will feature a unique exhibition by contemporary painter Sacha Jafri. In addition to opening its emblematic Headquarters, Japanese garden by Isamu ...
16-18 September 2022
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the World Heritage Convention by UNESCO’s General Conference on 16 November 1972. With near universal ratification by 194 States Parties, the World Heritage Convention is now one of the most ratified international conventions in history. The 1,154 cultural and natural World Heritage properties located in 167 countries across the globe ...
14 September 2022
Wednesday 14 September 2022 Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC + 8) 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 ...
12-14 September 2022
On 12, 13 and 14 September 2022, the World Heritage City Lab in Cordoba wrapped up the celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation). The event was organised by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, World Monuments Fund Spain, and the Municipality of Cordoba, with the collaboration of American Express, the Mosque-Cathedral ...