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On 6th May 2013, the creation of a “Rivers and heritage” UNESCO Chair was approved by UNESCO.
This project stems from a partnership between the University François Rabelais in Tours (France), the University of Angers (France) and the Mission Val de Loire which is the management body of the Val de Loire site World Heritage site. The creation of a UNESCO ...
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Tourist guides from World Heritage Sites in Iran participated in the “World Heritage Specialist Guide Training Program” in Kermanshah from 04 to 08 August 2019 to upgrade their knowledge of World Heritage Sites and acquire new skills needed to become a specialized World Heritage tour guide.The participants composed a mixed group coming from the Iranian Cultural Heritage, ...
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Dunhuang, Gansu Province, The People’s Republic of China,Preparations are underway for the conference organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Dunhuang Academy, and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage of the People's Republic of China. Originally scheduled for summer 2003, the conference was postponed due to the SARS epidemic.
Ninety papers from ...
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Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence
In January 2013, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal (the Portuguese Tourism Authority) concluded their joint project on capacity-building for tourism management in World Heritage sites of Portuguese origin and influence. The project culminated in a final event at the School of Tourism in Lisbon, Portugal, where were showcased the project’s ...
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IRONBRIDGE, UK,The Association of Independent Museums will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 1997. Joint hosts for this special anniversary conference will be the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust and the Ironbridge Institute (University of Birmingham). The historic Ironbridge Gorge provides a fitting venue for this year's theme of 'Spirit of Time and Place'. ...
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Visitors to Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet will now be able to click onto a new website to get information about historic monuments, nearby attractions and visitor facilities at this World Heritage site.
The official launch took place on 27 March 2008 from 9-10 am at the 5th floor conference room of the UNESCO Bangkok office on Sukhumvit Road chaired by the ...
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Hiroshima, Japan,The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites. Entitled Conservation for Peace: World Heritage Conservation Monitoring, the Session will focus on issues surrounding the monitoring of World Heritage sites as required by the ...
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At Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, reserve staff and local partners, such as Amigos de Sian Ka'an, are developing strategies to mitigate the pressures from mass tourism on the site's tropical forests, mangrove canals and coral barrier reef, the second largest in the world.Increase the quality of existing ecotourism services; Reduce the impact of ...
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The Val de Loire World Heritage cultural landscape (France) is organizing a one-day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape, to be held 12th December 2013 in Tours.
The workshop will focus mainly on policies and politics, and assessing the economic, environmental and cultural current and future returns on investments in the economic, landscape and heritage ...
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Istanbul, Turkey,The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to explore sustainable strategies for the conservation of historic timber structures in an era where the mismanagement of forest resources, the increasing cost of traditional constructional materials and the loss of traditional craft skills necessitates a radical rethinking of the means by which wooden ...
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Belgium,,In February 2008, information was received by the World Heritage Centre from a foundation raising concerns about interventions and new constructions at the World Heritage property which could have an impact on its authenticity and integrity, as well as the state of conservation of some of the historic buildings. Subsequently, on 17 July 2008 the World Heritage ...
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Since January 2006, the Malian authorities have been developing a management and conservation plan for Timbuktu, a World Heritage site since 1988. In March 2006, a management committee made up of the imams of the three mosques, representatives of all local areas, tour guides, and municipal and administrative authorities was officially created by municipal decree.
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,Celebrate International Archaeology Day in 2014!
The Archaeological Institute of America invites you to join us this year on 18 October (although events can be scheduled throughout the month of October) by hosting an archaeologically themed event in your community. Participation is open to all archaeological and historical organizations and institutions around the ...
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Presentations will be made everyday at 10am, 1pm and 3pm on issues such as World Heritage destinations, sustainable tourism at World Heritage sites, the effects of tourism on the conservation of World Heritage sites, individual conservation efforts, the trade's role in site conservation, and World Heritage tours as new markets. World Heritage Site Managers will be on ...
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17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium on the theme “Heritage: Driver of Development”
The most important triennial gathering of ICOMOS will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 for the first time in Paris at UNESCO Headquarters.
The General Assembly is accompanied by a Scientific Symposium on the theme "Heritage: Driver of Development". Both events are open to ICOMOS members and non-members alike.
Visit the special website www.icomos-paris2011.com ...
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,The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites, with a deadline of 19 February, for the session that will take place from 18-23 April 2010 in Hiroshima, Japan. Entitled Conservation for Peace: World ...
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From June to October 2021, over Gambian 300 secondary school students have attended at least one discovery and training session at one of the two Stone Circles of Senegambia World Heritage sites in the country (two more are located in Senegal). Wassu and Kerbatch sites have been visited under the guidance of trained tour guides and teachers as well as staff from the ...
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Italy,,The World Heritage Centre has received the Management Plan from the State Party by letter dated 1 February 2005. The State Party also provided on 30 March 2005 revised maps of the property that do not include the two museums.
ICOMOS studied the Management Plan for the World Heritage property. It noted that the chapter on visitor management provides ...
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HAWK, Hildesheim, Hohnsen 1, Aula,The Conference focuses on the latest and often neglected chapter in the history of European conservation: the time after 1945 on both sides of the iron curtain. The conference papers will demonstrate the significance of this period for today’s heritage assets and for our understanding of history. The identity-giving role of monuments ...
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Thula est l'une des cinq villes historiques prioritaires sur la Liste du Patrimoine Yémenite. Pour nombre de visiteurs, c'est le plus beau village de la région de Sanaa, sinon du Yemen entier.
La première "installation" appelée Altaleh, remonte à la période himyarite confirmée par des inscriptions encore visibles sur la falaise. Cette cite extrêmement bien conservée est ...
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From 16th November - 2nd December 2023, AlUla will host the annual Ancient Kingdoms Festival, a fortnight of unique immersive experiences across a network of ancient sites in the ancient landscapes of AlUla. This year, the Festival shines an especially bright light on the cities of the Incense Road including Dadan and Hegra. These sites carry a rich legacy of being a ...
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Berlin Exhibition Grounds, Berlin, Germany,As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the world's largest travel and tourism trade fair, which will be held in Berlin, Germany from 12–16 March 2004. UNESCO has hosted workshops at ITB every year since 1999, but this is the ...
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Les Califes omeyyades de Damas (660 av. J.C – 750 av. J.C) se firent construire dans la steppe de magnifiques palais appelés «Châteaux du Désert » parce qu'ils se situaient sur la lisière du désert syrien, loin de la Capitale et de ses tracasseries ainsi que des regards indiscrets des habitants et où ils pouvaient s'adonner au plaisir de la ...
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Important établissement monastique du Moyen Age, L'un des plus anciens de la Moldavie (fin du XIVe siecle), dont l'église principale, placée sous le vocable de l'Ascension,(1497), constitue l'exemplaire le plus représentatif du style moldave du temps d'Etienne le Grand (1457-1504) dans l'architecture religieuse, remarcable par les solutions planimetriques et spatiales que ...
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Spain, host of the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee, is organizing the first Ibero-American World Heritage Youth Forum. Participants will be young people between 12 and 15 years old who attend in their country of origin a secondary school affiliated with the UNESCO ASPnet Schools Network, and who are acquainted with the World Heritage in Young Hands programme. ...
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From the 13 to the 15 October 2014, the Paraguay National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO through its Executive Committee for Heritage, the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), Paraguay National Secretary of Tourism (SENATUR) and the Paraguay Chamber of Tourism for the Jesuit Missions, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Culture, ...
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Employment and internshipsat the World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Centre is part of UNESCO. If you’re interested in working at UNESCO or the World Heritage Centre, you can see what opportunities are available by consulting the Employment section of the UNESCO website, find out how to apply, and learn about the recruitment process.
UNESCO, a specialized ...
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Istanbul, Turkey,The Europa Nostra Annual Congress in Istanbul, which is one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It will offer participants a programme of exciting events taking place in world-renowned heritage venues within the historic Süleymaniye Quarter of the city.
Board and Council meetings, the General Assembly and the yearly Scientific ...
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Istanbul, Turkey,The Europa Nostra Annual Congress will take place from 10-12 June in Istanbul, one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It will offer participants a programme of exciting events taking place in world-renowned heritage venues within the historic Süleymaniye Quarter of the city.
Planned meetings include the Europa Nostra Forum on ...