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Exploring the Venice Lagoon

Set up as part of the ‘Venice to EXPO 2015’ Programme, the interactive multimedia installation exploring the places and values of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Venice and its Lagoon" was inaugurated at Palazzo Zorzi, UNESCO’s premises in Venice, on 21 May 2015, in the presence of management bodies and institutions that work to promote and develop a greater general awareness and understanding of the values of the site.

The event was opened by Philippe Pypaert, coordinator of the Science Unit, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy), in the presence of Sergio Pomponio, sub-commissioner for the City of Venice; Pier Francesco Ghetti and Eriberto Eulisse, respectively president and director of the Centro internazionale Civiltà dell’acqua  (ONLUS); Katia Basili, responsible officer of the Office of the World Heritage site “Venice and its Lagoon” of the Municipality of Venice; and Silvia Conte, the Mayor of the City of Quarto d’Altino.

Related pages: Exploring the Venice Lagoon UNESCO to EXPO 2015
News: 27.05.15 Exploring the Venice Lagoon. Places and Values of the World Heritage site

Brochure: Exploring the Venice Lagoon. Places and Values of the World Heritage site

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Photo credit: UNESCO Venice Office/ A. Ajoux, C. Marshall; Municipality of Venice