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Jul 11, 2016 - Jul 14, 2016
Terra 2016: XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architectures
Terra 2016 is the twelfth in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a ... -
May 23, 2016 - Jun 24, 2016
International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
#culturecannotwait: Many different types of professionals respond to an unfolding crisis. This course provides strategies for interlocking ... -
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Living Cultural Landscapes and the Challenge of Tourism
The 6th Seminar of the UNESCO Chair and the UNITWIN-UNESCO Network in "Culture, Tourism, Development", organized by the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Dec 7, 2015 - Dec 10, 2015
Albania to host 3rd Management Planning Workshop and Thematic Training for the protection of Lake Ohrid region
The city of Pogradec, Albania, is set to host the third Management Planning Workshop and Thematic Training for the Lake Ohrid region from 7 to 10 ... -
Saturday, December 5, 2015
COP21: UNESCO Sites - A Climate Change Observatory, thematic day at UNESCO Pavilion le Bourget
A series of side events is organised at the UNESCO Pavilion/Paris-le Bourget during UNFCCC COP21 on 5 December that invite expert speakers and ... -
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
COP21: Cultural Heritage & AR6: Improving the treatment of cultural heritage in the next IPCC Assessment Report
Culture Heritage is both impacted by Climate Change and a source of Resiliency, but the relationships are not well understood. The IPCC Fifth ... -
Dec 1, 2015 - Dec 3, 2015
International Conference on urban conservation: Role of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in safeguarding modern heritage in the Arab States, Kuwait City
The UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) in Kuwait organize a regional conference on the ... -
Dec 1, 2015 - Dec 4, 2015
Regional meeting on the Pacific World Heritage Action Plan 2016-2020
The Regional meeting on the Pacific World Heritage Action Plan 2016-2020 will take place in Suva (Fiji) from 1 to 4 December 2015, and is jointly ... -
Nov 26, 2015 - Nov 27, 2015
Meeting: Establishing Regional Center for Capacity-building in Heritage Management - Lucio Costa Centre/IPHAN
From 26 to 27 November 2015, the Centre Lucio Costa for Training and Heritage Management located in Rio de Janeiro (C2C-CLC), a category 2 Centre ... -
Nov 25, 2015 - Nov 26, 2015
Promotional meeting for the Polish edition of “Managing Cultural World Heritage – World Heritage resource manual”
The National Heritage Board of Poland is honoured to host a Promotional meeting of the Polish edition of “Managing Cultural World Heritage – ... -
Nov 24, 2015 - Nov 26, 2015
4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of the UNESCO Japanese ... -
Nov 19, 2015 - Nov 20, 2015
International Conference on Risk Management for World Heritage
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of UNESCO, the Czech National Heritage Institute is hosting an international conference on risk factors ... -
Nov 18, 2015 - Nov 20, 2015
20th General Assembly of States Parties
The 20th session of the General Assembly will take place on 19th November 2015 (am) in Room XII and on 18th (pm) and 20th November 2015 in Room ... -
Nov 14, 2015 - Nov 19, 2015
Malta’s World Heritage sites are learning cases for interdisciplinary training on Disaster Risk Reduction
A workshop - jointly organised by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy), the Section on Earth Sciences and ... -
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Launch of activities for the 10th Anniversary of the African World Heritage Fund
In 2016, over 54 of African Member States of UNESCO will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of the creation of the Fund by addressing ... -
Oct 29, 2015 - Oct 30, 2015
World Heritage High Seas Expert Meeting
The World Heritage Marine Programme, in cooperation with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is actively exploring how the ... -
Oct 16, 2015 - Oct 18, 2015
IFLA Europe 2015 award granted to UNESCO
The IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) EUROPE 2015 award will be presented to UNESCO on the occasion of IFLA Europe’s ... -
Oct 15, 2015 - Oct 16, 2015
First meeting of World Heritage Associations in Europe in Strasbourg, France
The Association of World Heritage Properties in France (ABFPM) and the City of Strasbourg, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, with ... -
Oct 6, 2015 - Oct 8, 2015
IX National meeting of World Heritage Managers in Vizcaya Bridge (Getxo), Spain
The Office for the Protection of the Historical Heritage of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Government of Spain is ... -
Friday, September 25, 2015
Information session for States Parties to the World Heritage Convention on the occasion of the 20th session of the General Assembly of States Parties
The World Heritage Centre is organizing an Information Session for the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention on the occasion of t he ... -
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Culture and Heritage in Danger: Education as a force for resistance
Showing of the documentary, « On the trail of Timbuktu's Manuscripts » and Round table. Tuesday, 15 September 2015 at 3pm, UNESCO Paris (Room ... -
Sep 12, 2015 - Sep 28, 2015
Call for Applications: 10th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage ... -
Sep 3, 2015 - Sep 4, 2015
Workshop: The management plan of Casablanca, a city candidate for the World Heritage
For the last ten years, the architectural heritage of the twentieth century has become more and more important at an international level. ... -
Aug 16, 2015 - Aug 20, 2015
Hawaiian, Oceanic and Global Cultural Astronomy: Tangible and Intangible Heritage
Conference organized as a 2015 International Year of Light event. Cultural astronomy is concerned with beliefs and practices related to the sky, ... -
Aug 11, 2015 - Aug 13, 2015
Astronomical Heritage: Progressing the UNESCO–IAU Initiative
Focus Meeting of the 29th IAU General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. Since 2008 the International Astronomical Union has ... -
Jul 27, 2015 - Aug 7, 2015
"Planning for the Conservation and Development of Historic Towns and Urban Areas in Fiji" Workshop
Workshop on "Planning for the Conservation and Development of Historic Towns and Urban Areas in Fiji" will be organized in Suva, Fiji from 27 ... -
Monday, July 6, 2015
Conclusion of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America
On the occasion of the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, the Europe and North America Unit organised a side event to mark the ... -
Sunday, July 5, 2015
UNESCO World Heritage and Aerospace History
One of the gaps of the World Heritage list, as identified by ICOMOS in 2004, concerns sites that are relevant in the context of aerospace ... -
Thursday, July 2, 2015
World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation panel discussion
A partners’ event to discuss experiences around private sector support for World Heritage will take place during the 39th session of the World ... -
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative — achievements and issues
Side event during the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee. -
Jun 29, 2015 - Jul 10, 2015
[in French only] Formation internationale "Construire ensemble l'avenir des sites patrimoniaux, élaborer et mettre en œuvre une gestion durable", 5ème édition, 29 juin - 10 juillet 2015
[in French only] Du 29 juin au 10 juillet 2015, 13 gestionnaires de sites patrimoniaux issus de 11 pays (Burkina Faso, Colombie, Comores, Côte ... -
Jun 28, 2015 - Jul 8, 2015
39th session of the World Heritage Committee
The 39th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held in Bonn, Germany, from 28 June to 8 July 2015. -
Jun 17, 2015 - Jun 29, 2015
World Heritage Young Experts Forum: Youth Involvement in Sustainable Management of World Heritage Sites
In conjunction with the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee, the World Heritage Young Experts Forum: Youth Involvement in Sustainable ... -
Jun 15, 2015 - Jun 29, 2015
Summer program on World Heritage and New Media in Turkey
UNESCO Chair at Kadir Has University aims to offer summer courses to international and Turkish students with a focus on World Heritage both as an ... -
Jun 3, 2015 - Jun 4, 2015
2nd Management Planning Workshop for transboundary protection of Lake Ohrid region
Designed to support Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in their efforts to protect the Lake Ohrid area, the second Management ... -
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Information Session for States Parties in Paris
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre invited representatives of StatesParties to the World Heritage Convention to participate in an information and ... -
May 15, 2015 - Aug 14, 2015
Public call for Research projects from the Category II Centre, Lucio Costa Centre
August 2015 14th at 23h59min (Brasilia time) is the deadline of the 1st Public Call for Submissions of research projects from the Lucio Costa ... -
May 15, 2015 - Jul 14, 2015
Second Public call for Submissions from the Category II Centre, Lucio Costa Centre
July 2015 15th at 23h59min (Brasilia time) is the deadline of the 2nd Public Call for Submissions from the Lucio Costa Centre, for the purpose of ... -
May 7, 2015 - May 8, 2015
Cuenca HUL Application Visionary Conference
Within the context of the HUL application in Cuenca (Ecuador), a Visionary Conference will take place lead by the Municipality of Cuenca, the ... -
May 1, 2015 - May 3, 2015
World Heritage Volunteer Planning & Networking Meeting: Europe
In the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Planning & Networking meeting for World Heritage Volunteer events in ... -
Apr 15, 2015 - Jul 3, 2015
19th International Course on Stone Conservation
ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), in ... -
Mar 31, 2015 - Apr 1, 2015
Study Days Programme of l'École de Chaillot: Action for World Heritage
In parallel with the 2014-2015 public courses, a digital version of the Study Days programme “Action for World Heritage” will be organized by ... -
Mar 25, 2015 - Mar 26, 2015
1st Management Planning Workshop for transboundary protection of Lake Ohrid region
The first Management Planning Workshop took place on 25 and 26 March 2015 in Korça, Albania, in the framework of the project “Towards ... -
Mar 10, 2015 - Mar 11, 2015
World Heritage Awareness workshop for Tuvalu
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Feb 4, 2015 - Feb 6, 2015
UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture: Building a New Partnership
Culture, reflected in traditions, languages, monuments, music, handicrafts and art around the world, is of immeasurable inherent value to its ... -
Feb 1, 2015 - Feb 5, 2015
China World Heritage Media Communication Training Workshop
Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the project was organized in China on 1st to 5th Februrary. Following the ... -
Jan 28, 2015 - Jan 30, 2015
International Conference on Ancient Manuscripts of Mali
With the armed conflict that occurred between 2012 and 2013, Mali's cultural heritage, including its ancient manuscripts, was severely ... -
Jan 23, 2015 - Jan 25, 2015
International Scientific Committee Meeting on the development of Lumbini
The second meeting of the International Scientific Committee (ISC) on the development of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha is taking place ... -
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Orientation session for the members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Centre is organizing an Orientation session for the members of the World Heritage Committee. The purpose of this Orientation ... -
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead (2015)
The “Thinking Ahead” initiative is intended to improve dialogue, communication and transparency among all stakeholders involved in the ... -
Jan 19, 2015 - Jan 26, 2015
Technical support mission to the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre is organizing a technical support mission to the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, property inscribed on the ... -
Jan 19, 2015 - Jan 23, 2015
World Heritage Awareness Workshop for Nauru
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Jan 1, 2015 - Feb 10, 2015
Abstract Deadline 10 Feb 2015 for Terra 2016: XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architectures
Terra 2016 is the twelfth in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a ... -
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
5th Seminar of the UNESCO Chair: Tourism and economic diversification in World Heritage sites
The evolution towards a single tourism activity (accommodation, dining, souvenirs, etc.) and the homogenisation of its commercial and economic ... -
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, launches tree planting initiative on 6 December
The Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire, will launch a tree planting initiative on 6 December 2014 to enhance its tree-lined ... -
Dec 4, 2014 - Dec 6, 2014
5th HERITY International Conference
Services for Culture: a visit of qualityPolicies, best practices and experiences in managing services for the public at heritage sites. The ... -
Dec 1, 2014 - Dec 2, 2014
Final Periodic Reporting Meeting in Europe
The Final Meeting for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise in the Europe Region will take place at the World Heritage property ... -
Nov 27, 2014 - Nov 28, 2014
Religious heritage and tourism: types, trends and challenges
The International Conference “Religious heritage and tourism: types, trends and challenges” co-organised by the UN World Tourism Organisation, ... -
Nov 26, 2014 - Nov 28, 2014
Sub-Regional meeting on the Caribbean Action Plan for World Heritage 2014-2019
The Sub-Regional meeting on the Caribbean Action Plan for World Heritage 2014-2019 will take place in Havana (Cuba) from 26 to 28 November 2014, ... -
Nov 15, 2014 - Nov 18, 2014
Promotion, Protection and Preservation of Buddhist Culture and Heritage
The International Buddhist Conference is going to be convened at Lumbini, the birthplace of the Lord Buddha in Nepal with the objectives of ... -
Friday, November 14, 2014
World Heritage Marine Programme celebrates a decade of conservation success
Special evening event celebrates “A Decade of Conservation Success” As the World Heritage Marine Programme prepares to enter its 10th year, a ... -
Nov 13, 2014 - Nov 14, 2014
1st Extraordinary Session of the General Assembly
At its 19th session (UNECO, 2014), the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4, paragraphs 7 et 8) to ... -
Nov 12, 2014 - Nov 19, 2014
IUCN World Park Congress on Parks, People, Planet – Inspiring Solutions
IUCN and its partners Parks Australia and the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service are organizing the IUCN World Parks Congress ... -
Nov 10, 2014 - Nov 14, 2014
Extended deadline - Call for papers: Heritage and Landscape as Human Values
Extend Deadline: 10 February 2014 Call for papers: “Heritage and Landscape as Human Values” ICOMOS Italy has received over 600 abstracts in ... -
Nov 9, 2014 - Nov 14, 2014
18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium
The Symposium “Heritage and Landscape as Human Values” will take place in Florence, Italy, on the occasion of the 18th ICOMOS ... -
Oct 30, 2014 - Jan 10, 2015
1st Call for communications: Terra 2016 – XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architectures
Terra 2016 is the twelfth in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a ... -
Oct 29, 2014 - Nov 1, 2014
UNESCO Chair: 1st International Conference – Heritages and Memories from the Sea
The conference, organized by the UNESCO Chair in Intangible Heritage and Traditional Know-How: Linking Heritage, will take place from 29 ... -
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Women, Guardians of Heritage: 4th seminar on African Heritage
Women: guardians of heritage, keepers of knowledge and know-how, stewards of tradition. Organized by the French Ministry of Culture and ... -
Oct 14, 2014 - Oct 16, 2014
Seminar on “Experiences of World Heritage in Africa”
Since July 2013, the world has 981 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. With a total of 128 properties located in 40 State Parties, ... -
Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 24, 2014
Course on Heritage Impact Assessments
The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP), the International Centre for the Study of ... -
Oct 13, 2014 - Oct 15, 2014
The Age of Sensing: 5th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology
In the past, the International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology has been hosted in China, India, and Italy. For the first time in ... -
Oct 13, 2014 - May 7, 2015
[in French only] Cours publics d’histoire et d’actualité de l'architecture de la ville à la Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine
[in French only] Partout et de tous temps, le talent des hommes a produit d’immenses chefs-d’oeuvre, expressions matérielles ou immatérielles de ... -
Oct 9, 2014 - Oct 13, 2014
World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop: Passing the Culture Message (Korea)
This World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop is for young people from Asian youth organizations who have already participated in ... -
Oct 1, 2014 - Aug 29, 2014
Master in Conservation Leadership 2014
This course is a full-time, one-year Masters, aimed at graduates of leadership potential with at least three to five years of experience relevant ... -
Sep 29, 2014 - Oct 15, 2014
Call for applications. International Theoretical and Practical Conference: "Study and Preservation of Maritime Heritage"
Museum of the World Ocean invites you to take part in the International Theoretical and Practical Conference devoted to issues of study and ... -
Sep 29, 2014 - Oct 30, 2014
Call for applications: IX International Symposium Challenges in Handling and Management of Cities "Tourism as a factor of development"
The oldest tourist destination is the city, whose aim was at the beginning welcome travelers of religious pilgrimage. Other activities of this ... -
Sep 24, 2014 - Sep 26, 2014
1st Regional Conference of the OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Asia-Pacific
From 24 to 26 September 2014, the OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Asia-Pacific will hold its first regional conference in the city of Gyeongju, ... -
Sep 24, 2014 - Nov 15, 2014
Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a 7000 euros grant, application form request deadline
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts? Are you a national from a Mediterranean country? Born after ... -
Sep 22, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014
[in French only] XIV° Congrès international sur la pierre sèche « Maroc carrefour euro-africain de la pierre sèche »
[in French only] Le XIVème congrès international sur la pierre sèche « Maroc carrefour euro-africain de la pierre ... -
Sep 19, 2014 - Sep 24, 2014
Delegates from Bhutan, China, India and Nepal meet with UNESCO experts in Kathmandu to prepare the first South Asian Silk Roads Transnational World Heritage Nomination
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris and the UNESCO Office in Kathmandu in close collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, Ministry ... -
Sep 18, 2014 - Sep 20, 2014
1st UNWTO International Congress on Tourism and Pilgrimages
The First International Congress on Tourism and Pilgrimages co-organised by the UN World Tourism Organisation, the Ministry of Industry, Energy ... -
Sep 15, 2014 - Sep 16, 2014
EU and UNESCO join forces for the natural and cultural heritage of the transboundary Lake Ohrid region
On 15 and 16 September 2014, the Inception Workshop in Pogradec, Albania, will kick-start the 36-month project co-financed by the European Union ... -
Sep 6, 2014 - Sep 26, 2014
Call for Applications: 9th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ... -
Sep 4, 2014 - Oct 18, 2014
International Archaeology Day: Call for Collaborators
Celebrate International Archaeology Day in 2014! The Archaeological Institute of America invites you to join us this year on 18 October ... -
Aug 6, 2014 - Sep 25, 2014
International Symposium & Training Course on the Historic Urban Landscape
The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) is an updated heritage management approach based on the recognition and identification of a layering and ... -
Aug 5, 2014 - Aug 6, 2014
Studies and research on technological heritage connected with space exploration : Implementation of the Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative
Associated Event of the 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Topics for discussion: The UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” ... -
Jul 28, 2014 - Oct 1, 2014
New Online Master’s Degree offered in the Management of African World Heritage
Applications are now being accepted for a new online Professional Master Degree in the Management of African World Heritage at the Institute of ... -
Jul 22, 2014 - Sep 22, 2014
Call for Applications: International Training Programme on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
The Course According to the Emergency Events database EM-DAT, from 2000-2012, around 2.9 billion people were adversely affected by disasters ... -
Jul 21, 2014 - Aug 18, 2014
Call for applications for the new edition of the Master in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development"
The call for applications for the new edition of the Master in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University ... -
Monday, July 14, 2014
Call for Papers Deadline, 5th HERITY International Conference
Services for Culture: a visit of qualityPolicies, best practices and experiences in managing services for the public at heritage ... -
Jul 7, 2014 - Mar 19, 2014
International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) 2014
The International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus-Senftenberg University is offering under the direction of the UNESCO Chair in ... -
Jun 30, 2014 - Jul 11, 2014
Workshop on risk preparedness for Lusophone World Heritage sites in Africa
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the School of African Heritage (EPA) and the World Heritage Centre launch the call for ... -
Monday, June 23, 2014
4th edition of the Heritage in Africa seminar "Post conflict in Mali, new opportunities for heritage"
Capacity building for safeguarding heritage, and museum collections, enhancing museum security, preventing illicit trafficking: this is the new ... -
Sunday, June 22, 2014
World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation panel discussion
A partners’ event to discuss experiences around private sector support for World Heritage will take place during the 38th session of the ... -
Sunday, June 22, 2014
World Heritage Capacity-Building in Europe
On the occasion of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, the Europe and North America Unit and ICCROM organised a side-event on the ... -
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Information Meeting on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe and North America
On the occasion of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, the Europe and North America Unit organised an information meeting on ... -
Jun 15, 2014 - Jun 25, 2014
38th session of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention elected by their ... -
Jun 13, 2014 - Jun 14, 2014
International Conference on Flood Protection for historic sites
This international colloquium, sponsored by the German Research Association (DFG), is held at the Technical University Dresden in ... -
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
A virtual dive to celebrate World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre presents "A virtual dive in six marine World Heritage sites" By Richard Vevers, ... -
May 26, 2014 - May 30, 2014
Huangshan Dialogue on Space Technologies for World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves, potential Geoparks
HIST (International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage) will co-organize with the World Heritage Centre, MAB ... -
May 26, 2014 - May 28, 2014
International Expert Meeting : “Rallying the International Community to Safeguard Syria’s Cultural Heritage”
In the framework of the three-year EU funded project for the Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage launched in March 2014, ... -
May 23, 2014 - May 24, 2014
International group workshop: Strengthening south-south collaboration on World Heritage and sustainable tourism
The international workshop 'Strengthening south-south collaboration on World Heritage and sustainable tourism' will be held at Hongcun Village, ... -
May 23, 2014 - Feb 25, 2014
4th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres
The fourth annual coordination meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres (C2Cs) took place in Shanghai, ... -
May 21, 2014 - May 23, 2014
European Heritage Heads Forum - Workshops groups
The three Belgian regional administrations in charge of cultural heritage have joined together to organise four different workshops. The ... -
May 20, 2014 - May 21, 2014
Third meeting of Open-Ended Working Group
At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully ... -
May 19, 2014 - May 30, 2014
Entrepreneurship training at African World Heritage sites (in English)
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments ... -
May 12, 2014 - May 22, 2014
Entrepreneurship training at African World Heritage sites (in French)
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the African Heritage School (EPA) and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage of ... -
May 8, 2014 - May 13, 2014
St. Maarten to host UNESCO Meeting on Capacity Building on Heritage Conservation in the Caribbean Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
Contributing to the 2014 International Year for the Small Islands Developing States (SIDS 2014), UNESCO and the Government of St. Maarten, ... -
May 7, 2014 - Jul 5, 2014
Public call for article submissions from the Category II Centre, Lucio Costa Centre
5 July 2014 is the deadline for the 1st Public Call for Submissions from the Lucio Costa Centre, for the purpose of selecting previously ... -
May 5, 2014 - May 9, 2014
Preventive and Planned Conservation Conference 2014
The Preventive and Planned Conservation Conference 2014 will be held in Monza and Mantua, Italy, from 5 to 9 May 2014 The conference aims at ... -
Apr 23, 2014 - Apr 25, 2014
Towards an Action Plan for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean 2014-2024
With the support of the Government of Brazil, through the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional (IPHAN), the ... -
Friday, April 18, 2014
International Day for Monuments and Sites
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the ... -
Apr 15, 2014 - Jul 15, 2014
Call for nominations for the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2015
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is pleased to launch a call for nominations for the sixth edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards, ... -
Apr 7, 2014 - Apr 13, 2014
UNESCO Asia Pacific World Heritage Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change Awareness among Youth (Touho, New-Caledonia)
We are pleased to announce that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels de ... -
Mar 24, 2014 - Mar 26, 2014
Using Natural and Cultural Heritage in Sustainable Development – Synergy for Development
The theme of the international conference 24-26 March in Bergen (Norway) focuses on the UNESCO Conventions on World Heritage (1972), Intangible ... -
Mar 20, 2014 - Mar 21, 2014
Second meeting of Open-Ended Working Group
At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully ... -
Mar 13, 2014 - Mar 31, 2014
Call for Applications - International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) 2014
The International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus-Senftenberg University is offering under the direction of the UNESCO Chair in ... -
Mar 12, 2014 - Mar 28, 2014
Call for Applications: Business Skills for Protected Areas in Africa
The Earth Skills Network is a unique partnership between the conservation world and business, which provides training on business planning and ... -
Mar 11, 2014 - Mar 13, 2014
World Heritage Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Decision-making process
The World Heritage Centre will organize a workshop on Sustainable Tourism Decision-making, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Natural ... -
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Special presenation at the School of Chaillot: Salma Samar Damluji
The School of Chaillot’s opening presentation will be given by a female architect – a premiere. Salma Samar Damluji accepted to take ... -
Mar 4, 2014 - Apr 30, 2014
Call for contributions – Seminar on “Experiences of World Heritage in Africa”
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is collaborating with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) on a seminar entitled “Experiences of World ... -
Mar 4, 2014 - May 30, 2014
Call for project proposals - the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (IFPC)
The 2014 Call for project proposals is now open! The call intends to support projects, which are in compliance with the criteria set out in ... -
Feb 18, 2014 - Apr 30, 2014
Call for submissions: International Competition for Best Sustainable Development Practices in food security
The International Competition for Best Sustainable Development Practices, a call aimed at identifying and promoting best development practices in ... -
Feb 10, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014
Call for applications (deadline 28 Feb) : Entrepreneurship training workshop,19-30 May 2014, Ghana
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the Ghana Museums and Monuments ... -
Feb 10, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014
Call for applications (deadline 28 Feb) : Entrepreneurship training workshop,12-22 May 2014, Senegal
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the African Heritage School (EPA) and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage of ... -
Friday, January 31, 2014
Deadline for reception of nominations
As this year 1 February falls on a weekend, nominations, additional information concerning pending referrals and minor boundary modifications ... -
Jan 23, 2014 - Jan 24, 2014
First meeting of Open-Ended Working Group
At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully ... -
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Orientation session for the members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Centre is organizing an orientation session for the members of the World Heritage Committee. The purpose of this Orientation ... -
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Seminar on urban planning systems, a regulatory tool for the protection and management of World Heritage sites and cultural landscapes
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at the Grande Arche de La Défense, (Paris France) the French Association of World Heritage sites is ... -
Jan 22, 2014 - Jan 24, 2014
Community involvement in valuing and managing monuments and sites
The Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (KU Leuven) is very pleased to invite you to the Thematic Week to be held at the ... -
Jan 14, 2014 - Feb 15, 2014
Call for Papers: Preventive and Planned Conservation Conference 2014
The Preventive and Planned Conservation Conference 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering more areas of Preventive and Planned ... -
Dec 16, 2013 - Dec 19, 2013
Reflection meeting on the project of nomination of the city of Sfax for inscription on the World Heritage List
The Institut National du Patrimoine (INP), Republic of Tunisia, the World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb (Rabat) will hold ... -
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Val de Loire World Heritage (France) information and one-day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape
The Val de Loire World Heritage cultural landscape (France) is organizing a one-day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape, to be held 12th ... -
Dec 12, 2013 - Jan 13, 2014
Call for applications: Internships to support World Heritage in Africa (deadline 13 Jan 2014)
Within the framework of the 2012-2017 Action Plan for World Heritage in Africa and its Regional Capacity Building Programme, three unique ... -
Dec 10, 2013 - Dec 11, 2013
12th Bamiyan Expert Working Group Meeting
The 12th Expert Working Group Meeting on the Safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan ... -
Dec 9, 2013 - Dec 11, 2013
Regional meeting on the implementation of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in the Arab States
The regional meeting on the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in the Arab States will be take place in ... -
Dec 8, 2013 - Dec 13, 2013
World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop: Passing the Culture Message
The World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop: Passing the Culture Message is for young people from European youth organizations, ... -
Dec 4, 2013 - Dec 5, 2013
Closing Meeting of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust Central Asian Silk Roads Project
The Sub-Regional Closing Meeting of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust project to provide “Support for Documentation Standards and Procedures ... -
Dec 4, 2013 - Dec 6, 2013
Forum on Asian Buddhist Heritage: Conserving the Sacred (2013)
As part of the MOU signed in 2012, ICCROM in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea is launching a new programme ... -
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Conference on the Future of African World Heritage
On Thursday 28 November 2013, Cairo University and the Institute of African Research & Studies (IARS) are organizing a “Conference on ... -
Nov 27, 2013 - Nov 30, 2013
Pacific World Heritage Workshop
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and UNESCO Office in Apia, in cooperation with the Department of National Heritage, Culture and Arts of the ... -
Nov 25, 2013 - Nov 29, 2013
International Symposium "Revisiting Kathmandu, Safeguarding Living Urban Heritage"
“Revisiting Kathmandu” is an international symposium on the conservation of living urban heritage. It takes place in the context of a ... -
Nov 25, 2013 - Dec 6, 2013
African World Heritage « Risk Preparedness » workshop
UNESCO, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), ICCROM, Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), the Centre for Heritage ... -
Nov 24, 2013 - Nov 26, 2013
Annual regional meeting of the Arab States’ Focal Points for World Heritage
The second regional meeting of the Arab States’ Focal Points for World Heritage (cultural and natural), will be held in Manama, Bahrain from 24 ... -
Friday, November 22, 2013
Mid-Cycle Review Meeting on Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America
On the occasion of the 19th Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention , the Europe and North America unit of the World ... -
Nov 19, 2013 - Nov 21, 2013
19th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
The General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage will hold its 19th ... -
Nov 14, 2013 - Nov 15, 2013
Conference “Between dream and reality: Debating the impact of World Heritage Listing”
To what extent does the World Heritage status transform places? This international conference in Oslo 14-15 November 2013 aims to bring the ... -
Monday, November 11, 2013
Conservation Leadership Programme Awards 2014: call for applications
The Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) aims to advance biodiversity conservation globally by building the leadership capabilities of ... -
Oct 29, 2013 - Oct 31, 2013
Workshop for National Focal Points from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe and Site Managers from Azerbaijan in the framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise
In the framework of the implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America, the World Heritage National ... -
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Seminar on "Culture, Tourism and Development”
4th seminar of the UNESCO Chair "Culture, Tourism and Development” and the UNITWIN-UNESCO network "Culture, Tourism and Development” Université ... -
Oct 22, 2013 - Oct 25, 2013
International meeting: UNESCO Conventions – An articulated vision from Ibero-America
From 22 to 25 October 2013, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) ... -
Oct 18, 2013 - Oct 20, 2013
Second global World Heritage marine site managers meeting
Second global World Heritage marine site managers meeting UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre is organizing the 2nd Global World Heritage Marine ... -
Oct 15, 2013 - Dec 15, 2013
2014 Marc de Montalembert Foundation Grant - Application deadline 15 December 2013
A 7000€ grant for an art project will be awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean. To encourage greater appreciation of the ... -
Thursday, October 10, 2013
ICOMOS Annual Scientific Symposium 2013
Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Uncontrolled Development in a Globalised World. In the framework of a globalised world enhanced by the ... -
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
3rd edition of the Heritage in Africa seminar on the topic of ‘Heritage in Danger’
War, neglect, ignorance, financial interests, lack of resources – these are many conditions that can jeopardize heritage. Organized ... -
Oct 8, 2013 - Oct 12, 2013
Japan funds a capacity-building workshop for the development of a World Heritage Tentative List for Sao Tome and Principe
In the framework of the UNESCO Capacity Building Project for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which aims to reinforce capacities for the ... -
Oct 7, 2013 - Oct 8, 2013
Silk Roads Heritage Corridors Tourism Strategy Workshop
Acclaimed as the ‘greatest route in the history of mankind’, the ancient Silk Road formed the first bridge between the East and the ... -
Oct 3, 2013 - Oct 7, 2013
"The World Heritage List: Filling the Gaps." International conference on modern heritage
Programme of the conference The major objective of this 2-day conference is to promote an understanding of the significance of the ... -
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Seminar on the Initiative “Windows to the Universe: astronomical sites and protection of the skies of astronomical observation”
A round-table discussion dedicated to the astronomical heritage was organized by the Permanent Delegation of Chile to UNESCO, in cooperation with ... -
Oct 1, 2013 - Jan 31, 2014
[in French only] Les Paysages du Quotidien - Concours photo du Ministère français de l’Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l’Energie
[in French only] Partenaire actif de l’UNESCO pour la valorisation des paysages et du patrimoine, la France a développé des ... -
Sep 30, 2013 - Oct 4, 2013
[in French only] Lituanie dans un colis : Exposition thématique
[in French only] L'exposition Lituanie dans un colis est une « chambre des merveilles » présente le patrimoine de ... -
Sep 26, 2013 - Sep 27, 2013
International Seminar "Rediscovering the Landscape from a Local Perspective"
The local world is increasingly viewing the landscape as an engine for its development and a way to boost the level of citizens’ ... -
Sep 26, 2013 - Dec 3, 2013
Call for applications and scholarship support for the Master in Conservation Leadership 2014
This course is a full-time, one-year Masters, aimed at graduates of leadership potential with at least three to five years of experience relevant ... -
Sep 25, 2013 - Sep 28, 2013
"Divided – united!" International Conference with ICOMOS
The Conference focuses on the latest and often neglected chapter in the history of European conservation: the time after 1945 on both sides of ... -
Sep 23, 2013 - Sep 28, 2013
Protecting Deltas: Heritage Helps
From 23 to 28 September 2013 ICOMOS Netherlands will be organising the conference ‘Protecting Deltas, Heritage Helps’ in Amsterdam. ... -
Sep 23, 2013 - Oct 4, 2013
Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: Evaluating and managing risks related to climate change
This workshop, taught by leading experts in the field, is the fruit of a three-year programme between the International Heritage ... -
Sep 18, 2013 - Oct 11, 2013
Call for applications for the « Risk Preparedness » workshop (deadline 11 Oct 2013)
UNESCO, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), ICCROM, Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), the Centre for Heritage ... -
Sep 17, 2013 - Sep 18, 2013
Workshop for National Focal Points from Mediterranean- Europe sub-region in the framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise
In the framework of the implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America, the National Focal Points for ... -
Sep 17, 2013 - Sep 19, 2013
International Meeting of Contemporary Architecture on Historic Settings
Organized by the City of Seville as a contribution to the UNESCO Recommendation on historic urban landscapes, the purpose of the conference is to ... -
Sep 9, 2013 - Sep 13, 2013
Pamana: World Heritage in the Philippines
The values and diversity of the Philippine people are revealed through this exhibit of five sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. Baroque ... -
Sep 7, 2013 - Sep 21, 2013
8th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ... -
Sep 4, 2013 - Sep 6, 2013
Workshop on Geo Engineering for Conservation of Cultural Heritage
A workshop on Geo Engineering for Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Role of Geo Engineering for Conservation of Word Heritage will be held in ... -
Sep 3, 2013 - Sep 5, 2013
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on the Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on the mainstreaming of the methodological approach related to the Recommendation on the Historic ... -
Sep 3, 2013 - Sep 13, 2013
Poland for World Heritage : Exhibition
The Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines and the Historic Centre of Krakow are among the first twelve sites inscribed on the World Heritage ... -
Sep 2, 2013 - Sep 6, 2013
The First Peopling of the Americas and the World Heritage Convention
Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), ... -
Aug 29, 2013 - Aug 30, 2013
Multidisciplinary Workshop on the Strategic Framework for the Conservation and Management of the Mount Athos Cultural and Natural Heritage
Within the framework of the World Heritage Committee’s Decision concerning the state of conservation of the World Heritage property Mount ... -
Aug 28, 2013 - Sep 1, 2013
Call of papers for the Conference: "Between dream and reality: Debating the impact of World Heritage Listing”
This conference organized by the University of Olso, will be held in Oslo, Norway, 14-15 November 2013. Since the 1990s World Heritage has ... -
Jul 15, 2013 - Jul 30, 2013
Historic urban landscape - CALL FOR PAPERS for the Spandrel journal, Bhopal, India
To promote quality research in the areas of Architecture, Planning and Design, the School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, publishes an ... -
Jul 15, 2013 - Jul 17, 2013
UNESCO presents its actions for safeguarding Mali’s cultural heritage at the ECOSOC-HAS
UNESCO will present its actions for safeguarding Mali’s cultural heritage and endangered manuscripts in an exhibition booth at the ... -
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Master in World Heritage & Cultural Projects for Development
This Master imparts the necessary competencies and skills in the conservation and promotion of World Heritage Sites as well as in the ... -
Jul 4, 2013 - Aug 25, 2013
Call for papers: International Symposium "Revisiting Kathmandu, Safeguarding Living Urban Heritage"
“Revisiting Kathmandu” is an international symposium on the conservation of living urban heritage. It takes place in the context of a ... -
Jun 26, 2013 - Jun 27, 2013
African cultural policies: cooperation, models and strategies
On 26 and 27 June 2013, an international colloquium on African cultural policies will be held: cooperation, models and strategies at ... -
Friday, June 21, 2013
Exchange and Information Meeting on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Europe and North America
On the occasion of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee, Phnom Pehn, Cambodia, an information meeting was held on the 2nd ... -
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Informal meeting of World Heritage-related Category 2 Centres during the 37th session of World Heritage Committee
An informal meeting of Category 2 Centres related to World Heritage took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 20 June 2013, on the side of the 37th ... -
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Capacity-Building Strategy Initiative for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Region
In the framework of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia, the World Heritage Center in ... -
Jun 8, 2013 - Jun 17, 2013
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
The World Heritage Youth Forum has become an annual event held in conjunction with the session of World Heritage Committee. As part of the 37th ... -
May 27, 2013 - May 29, 2013
Second experts meeting in the framework of the programme of safeguarding the heritage of architectural and urban modernities of the Arab world
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb (Rabat) and the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco, with the ... -
May 22, 2013 - May 24, 2013
Cities and heritage meeting: “Changing Cities and Heritage Management: New Players? New Practices?”
The city of Lyon (France) and the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) will host a meeting on World Heritage cities and historic cities ... -
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Session on "Heritage and Resilience: Issues and Opportunities for Reducing Disaster Risks"
The session on “Heritage and resilience” will take place on the morning of 22 May as a ‘featured event’ at the next UN-ISDR Global Platform ... -
May 14, 2013 - May 16, 2013
The International Seminar for religious representatives involved in the management and use of the World Heritage properties
The Seminar took place at two World Heritage properties, the Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent and at the Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity ... -
May 13, 2013 - May 17, 2013
2nd Caribbean Workshop on Disaster Risks Management for World Heritage
The 2nd Caribbean Workshop on Disaster Risks Management will take place at “Old Havana and its fortifications” World Heritage site in ... -
May 11, 2013 - May 12, 2013
The World Migratory Bird Day 2013
World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory ... -
May 6, 2013 - May 18, 2013
World Heritage Risk Preparedness workshop for African countries
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa ... -
May 2, 2013 - May 4, 2013
International Conference "Landscape & Imagination. Towards a new baseline for education in a changing world"
UNISCAPE and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette are jointly organizing the international conference ... -
Apr 23, 2013 - Apr 25, 2013
Application of the Recommendation concerning the historic urban landscape in the Arab region - Workshop on the city of Muharraq (Bahrain)
A workshop on the application of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, organized by the World Heritage Centre in collaboration with ... -
Apr 1, 2013 - May 20, 2013
Call for Applications: 8th International Training Programme on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage ... -
Mar 24, 2013 - Mar 28, 2013
Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013 (Follow-up)
The World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana in collaboration with the Antigua & Barbuda National Commission for ... -
Mar 21, 2013 - Mar 23, 2013
2nd Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol
The Second Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol will be held in Ponhpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) by the Ponhpei ... -
Mar 21, 2013 - Mar 22, 2013
European Symposium: Heritage and Accessibility
How can one work together accessibility and protection of heritage while dealing with statutory and architectural requirements? How can one break ... -
Mar 20, 2013 - Apr 2, 2013
Call for applications for World Heritage Risk Preparedness workshop, 6 -18 May 2013
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa ... -
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
[in French only] Contribution au renforcement des aires protégées : présentation des résultats, enjeux et perspectives de la première phase de l’Initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial Forestier du Bassin du Congo
[in French only] Le 19 mars 2013, en marge de la 12ème Réunion du Partenariat pour les Forêts du Bassin du Congo (PFBC) ... -
Mar 18, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013
Expert meeting: Identifying potential marine sites of Outstanding Universal Value in the High Seas
Conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of the High Seas has risen on the international agenda over the past years. ... -
Mar 11, 2013 - Mar 15, 2013
Capacity-building Workshop for Cook Islands
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Mar 11, 2013 - Mar 15, 2013
Training Course in the Management of Caribbean cultural resources in a natural environment: Sites of Memory and participation of local communities
Twenty experts from Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will attend the 5-day ... -
Mar 10, 2013 - Mar 13, 2013
Two Marine World Heritage sites set the stage for a new twinning arrangement
The World Heritage Marine Programme organised a working meeting from 10 to 13 March 2013 in Banc d’Arguin National Park (Mauritania). Mr. ... -
Mar 7, 2013 - Mar 8, 2013
The Conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes & Sustainable Development Conference
In a world where cities are ever increasing in size and significance, how can urban archaeology, heritage and development be ... -
Mar 6, 2013 - Mar 9, 2013
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Visual Integrity
At its 36th session (St Petersburg, 2012), the World Heritage Committee discussed a number of state of conservation reports where the question of ... -
Mar 5, 2013 - Mar 8, 2013
3rd Annual Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage-related Category 2 Institutes and Centres
The overall objective of the 3rd annual meeting of the C2 Institutes and Centres is to, through capacity building, collaboration and coordination ... -
Mar 5, 2013 - Mar 19, 2013
E-discussion on “Science, technology and innovation, and the potential of culture, for promoting sustainable development and achieving the MDGs” for the 2013 Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) of UN ECOSOC
UN DESA, UNDP and UNESCO are leading the e-discussion on the theme of the ECOSOC session “Building the future we want with science, ... -
Mar 4, 2013 - Mar 7, 2013
Capacity-building Workshop for Niue
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Feb 25, 2013 - Mar 1, 2013
Meeting “Human Origin Sites in Eurasia and the World Heritage Convention”
Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), ... -
Feb 19, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013
National Museum of Cambodia and UNESCO inaugurate “Our Common Heritage: Exploring World Heritage Sites of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam”
The National Museum of Cambodia, founded in 1920, possesses one of the world's greatest collections of Khmer artefacts. They include sculpture, ... -
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Events at UNESCO and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Paris Boutique to mobilize support for Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean
British stage and screen star Clive Owen and French filmmaker and actor Jacques Perrin will lend their support to the safeguarding of marine ... -
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Orientation Session for Members of the World Heritage Committee
On the occasion of the 37th session of World Heritage Committee ( 17-27 June 2013), the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation ... -
Jan 28, 2013 - Jan 30, 2013
World Heritage Volunteers 2013 - Call For Proposal
Following the successful WHV campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention with 50 projects organized in 40 World ... -
Jan 15, 2013 - Jan 31, 2013
World Heritage Internships in Benin, Kenya, South Africa: Application deadline 31 January
3 Months Internships Dates: 1 March – 31 May 2013 Venue 1: Midrand, South Africa (AWHF) Venue 2: Mombasa, Kenya (CHDA) Venue 3: Porto-Novo, ... -
Jan 4, 2013 - Jan 23, 2013
UNESCO hosts World Heritage earthen architecture exhibition
In the framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has organized an exhibition ... -
Monday, December 31, 2012
ASEAN Sub-regional Conference on “The 1972 Convention and Sustainable Development: Toward a synergy of the 1972 Convention and the MAB programme”
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Conference: UNESCO's Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
UNESCO's Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape : a new approach to urban conservation? In November 2011, UNESCO adopted a new ... -
Dec 17, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Exhibition on Hungarian World Heritage sites
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Dec 17, 2012 - Dec 18, 2012
Colloquium : World Heritage Earthen Architecture
UNESCO, as part of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), is organizing an International Colloquium on Conservation of World ... -
Dec 17, 2012 - Dec 18, 2012
[in French only] Colloque sur les Biens en série organisé par ICOMOS France, dans le cadre du 40ème anniversaire
[in French only] Dans le cadre des activités du 40ème anniversaire de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, ICOMOS France organise ... -
Dec 10, 2012 - Dec 14, 2012
Seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation
A 2-day itinerant seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation in Pune (Maharashtra) and Bangalore (Karnataka) to explore the interaction ... -
Dec 5, 2012 - Dec 7, 2012
Fourth HERITY International Conference: How The Cultural Heritage Is Communicated?
The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on "How The Cultural Heritage is communicated? Public, Specialists, Managers and ... -
Dec 3, 2012 - Dec 7, 2012
Exhibition "Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in the Curonian Spit"
The inauguration of a photo exhibition "Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in the Curonian Spit" will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in ... -
Dec 2, 2012 - Dec 5, 2012
Final Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, 3-5 December 2012, Santiago, Chile
In the framework of Document WHC-12/36.COM/10C and Decision 36 COM 10C adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint ... -
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Conference "World Heritage for tomorrow” - ICOMOS/UK
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Nov 27, 2012 - Nov 30, 2012
ICAHM's Annual Meeting: "The World Heritage Convention on its 40th anniversary"
ICAHM's (ICOMOS International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management) annual meeting, themed around the 40th anniversary of the World ... -
Nov 22, 2012 - Feb 15, 2013
Conservation Leadership MS Program - Colorado State University
Application deadline 15 February 2013 for coursework beginning August 2013 Society is faced with some of the greatest challenges in history, ... -
Nov 21, 2012 - Nov 30, 2012
Czech Republic exhibition for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
The exhibition "Get to Know the World Heritage"is organized by the Czech Commission for UNESCO and will present fifty photographs inscribed ... -
Nov 20, 2012 - Nov 21, 2012
Workshop on the Management Plan for Cidade Velha - “Heritage is our wealth, management is our responsibility”
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Saturday, November 17, 2012
First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting - Pompei (Italy)
The First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting will take place in Pompei (Italy) on 17 November 2012, within the framework of the project “Towards a ... -
Nov 16, 2012 - Nov 17, 2012
Round Table “Las Médulas Foundation, an example of a public/private association for sustainable development of a World Heritage Site”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a round table is organized to discuss public/private collaboration to ... -
Friday, November 16, 2012
40th anniversary celebration in Hungary
The Budapest College for Communication and Business, in cooperation with the Foundation for Information Society and ICOMOS ... -
Nov 15, 2012 - Nov 17, 2012
International Symposium: “Cultural Heritage Protection In Times of Risk – Challenges and Opportunities”
Yıldız Technical University and ICOMOS-ICORP are jointly organizing the International Symposium of “Cultural Heritage Protection In Times ... -
Nov 14, 2012 - Nov 16, 2012
Meeting of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe on the Implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
Workshop for World Heritage National Focal Points from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe within the framework of the Second Cycle of the ... -
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary ceremony in Berne, Switzerland
In the framework of the World Heritage Convention's 40th anniversary, the Culture Federal Office, in collaboration with the Environmental Federal ... -
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Symposium “World Heritage for Peace and Sustainability”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the University of Tsubuka, UNU-ISP and GEOC are organizing a symposium ... -
Nov 9, 2012 - Nov 11, 2012
Symposium “World Heritage, conservation and succession to the next generation”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Wakayama ... -
Nov 6, 2012 - Nov 8, 2012
World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary celebrations: Closing event
To conclude the 40th anniversary year, the World Heritage Centre and the Government of Japan will co-organize the "Closing Event of the ... -
Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 5, 2012
Youth Programme “World Heritage: the roles of local communities and youth for the next decade”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ritsumeikan University with the ... -
Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 5, 2012
Expert Meeting "Heritage and Societies: toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document on Authenticity, and beyond"
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Himeji City ... -
Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 5, 2012
Expert meeting “Conservation and Sustainability-from principle to practice”
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Toyama ... -
Nov 3, 2012 - Nov 5, 2012
Symposium “The Role of Community for Sustainable Cultural Development”
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Japan ICOMOS, the Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto City organize a symposium ... -
Oct 29, 2012 - Oct 30, 2012
Meeting: Towards a plan for the international conservation of Maya sites inscribed on the World Heritage List
In cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). -
Oct 29, 2012 - Nov 3, 2012
Euromed 2012: International Conference on Cultural Heritage
The International Conference on Cultural Heritage (CH) brings together researchers, policy makers, professionals and practitioners to explore ... -
Monday, October 29, 2012
Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, a Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation will be held in ... -
Oct 26, 2012 - Oct 27, 2012
Meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan for Durham World Heritage site, UK
The meeting on the Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan will be organized by the World Heritage Centre, Durham University's Institute of Medieval ... -
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Conference “40 years of World Heritage Convention”
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Oct 24, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
Annual Conference of German World Heritage Sites
In co-operation with the German Commission for UNESCO, the German Association of World Heritage sites will organize the annual conference of ... -
Oct 24, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4)
UNESCO will co-organize the 4th International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology (ICRSA4) with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in ... -
Oct 22, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
[in French only] Séminaire sur le patrimoine des royaumes et empires africains et semaine de rencontres des directeurs du patrimoine de l'espace sub-saharien francophone
[in French only] Le Ministère de la Culture français et les Directions générales des patrimoines, organisent ... -
Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 14, 2012
Cultural Landscapes: Preservation Challenges in the 21st Century
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on Cultural Landscapes, this ... -
Oct 12, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
Photo Exhibition for the Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre will organize a photographic exhibition “The Preservation of the World Heritage Site of the Koguryo Tombs ... -
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Conference: 40th Anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The Meaning of the Convention Today
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 ... -
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
World Heritage and Tourism Destination Management
3rd Seminar of the UNESCO Chair in "Culture, Tourism and Development" and UNITWIN-UNESCO Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" ... -
Oct 9, 2012 - Oct 28, 2012
International Workshop on Space Technologies for World Heritage
The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), under the auspices of UNESCO, is organizing the 1st ... -
Oct 8, 2012 - Oct 19, 2012
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park
Thirty-four young messengers (participants) from over 20 different marine World Heritage sites around the world gathered in ... -
Oct 3, 2012 - Oct 6, 2012
Finland’s culminating events on the 40th Anniversary of the Convention.
The two culminating events organized by the Finish preparation committee for the festivities of the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead (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 ... -
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Symposium on the World Natural Heritage of Japan
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of the Environment and the Forestry Agency in Japan ... -
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 5, 2012
International Meeting on the Cultural Landscapes of Agropastoralism
The International Meeting on the cultural landscapes of agropastoralism is scheduled from the 1st-5th October 2012 in Montpellier and the World ... -
Monday, October 1, 2012
Conference on extreme poverty and World Heritage
[in French only] Dans le cadre de la commémoration des 40 ans de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, le Centre du patrimoine mondial ... -
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 30, 2012
Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation
Forum on World Heritage Protection and Conservation; Award for architectural conservation of World Heritage sites in Asia-Pacific ... -
Oct 1, 2012 - Oct 5, 2012
Week-long meeting on the cultural landscape of agro-pastoralism
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Mediterranean Agrnomy ... -
Sep 26, 2012 - Sep 29, 2012
International Conference "Living with World Heritage in Africa"
The international conference will bring together high level decision makers and representatives from the heritage and development sector to ... -
Sep 26, 2012 - Sep 28, 2012
International Seminar: Guarani Jesuit Missions
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Fundación Ortega Gasset with the support of UNESCO ... -
Sep 24, 2012 - Oct 26, 2012
ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict
This international training course which will take place in Rome, with study visits to other cities in Italy from 24 September- 26 October 2012 ... -
Sep 24, 2012 - Sep 26, 2012
Periodic Reporting meeting for Western, Nordic-Baltic and Mediterranean Europe
In the framework of the implementation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America, the national Focal ... -
Sep 24, 2012 - Sep 27, 2012
Meeting “Human Origin Sites in Asia and the World Heritage Convention”
Within the framework of the World Heritage Centre Thematic Programme Human Evolution Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS), the ... -
Sep 20, 2012 - Sep 21, 2012
International Expert Workshop on the World Heritage Convention and Indigenous Peoples
The Danish Agency for Culture is organizing an international expert workshop on the World Heritage Convention and Indigenous Peoples under the ... -
Sep 19, 2012 - Sep 21, 2012
The International Protection of Landscapes
A global assessment on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and to promote the UNESCO International Traditional ... -
Sep 17, 2012 - Sep 20, 2012
Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
The Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads and World Heritage Nomination dossier ... -
Sep 13, 2012 - Sep 16, 2012
Agora 2012, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design “Heritage: Legacy/Heresy”
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, Agora, Biennal of architecture, urbanism and design of the city ... -
Sep 12, 2012 - Sep 14, 2012
Regional Conference of the OWHC Region of North Western Europe
The Regional Secretariat of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) for North Western Europe, based in Regensburg, Germany, invites ... -
Sep 10, 2012 - Sep 12, 2012
Joint International Symposium: Involving Communities for Better Conservation and Management of Asian World Heritage Sites
An International Symposium is to be held in Buyeo, the Republic of Korea from 10 to 12 September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World ... -
Sep 8, 2012 - Sep 22, 2012
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012 The ... -
Sep 6, 2012 - Sep 15, 2012
IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Republic of Korea
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest and most important conservation event, began 6 September on the Island of Jeju, ... -
Sep 6, 2012 - Sep 15, 2012
IUCN World Conservation Congress
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world's largest and most important conservation event. Held every four years, it aims to improve how ... -
Sep 4, 2012 - Sep 6, 2012
3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the Archaeological Remains of Jam World Heritage Property
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre will be holding the 3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the Archaeological Remains of ... -
Sep 3, 2012 - Sep 5, 2012
Regional workshop on Tentative Listing for East African countries
A Regional workshop on Tentative Listing for East African Countries will take place in Juba, South Sudan from 3 - 5 September 2012. The workshop ... -
Sep 2, 2012 - Sep 5, 2012
VSMM 2012: Virtual Systems in the Information Society & Applications to Heritage
The premier forum for the presentation of research on 3D acquisition, multimedia visualization, interaction technologies and their applications, ... -
Sep 1, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012
Training program for integrated Lake Ecosystem Conservation and sustainable use of Xochimilco’s "chinampa" agricultural production system
Organized in cooperation with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), this program will train individuals for lake ecosystem ... -
Aug 29, 2012 - Aug 30, 2012
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Mayors’ Forum for World Heritage Cities
UNESCO Bangkok and the Korean National Commission for UNESCO are co-organizing the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Mayors’ Forum for World Heritage ... -
Aug 27, 2012 - Aug 29, 2012
International Experts’ Meeting on Tiwanaku and the Akapana Pyramid
Following Decision 35 COM 7B.119 approved by the World Heritage Committee in June 2011, an international meeting of experts to elaborate ... -
Aug 27, 2012 - Oct 1, 2012
Prince Claus Fund call for proposals to rescue cultural heritage
The Prince Claus Fund, through its Cultural Emergency Response (CER) programme, provides first aid to stabilize cultural heritage in an ... -
Aug 26, 2012 - Aug 30, 2012
1st Asia Regional Forum of Site Managers and Youth NGOs: Linking networks
This Forum aims to create a meeting point between site managers and young people representing local communities so they can share collective ... -
Friday, August 24, 2012
Launch of the Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy
A new UNESCO–IAU online Portal to the Heritage of Astronomy has been launched today at the IAU’s 28th General Assembly in Beijing, ... -
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Celebration of the 40th anniversary and adoption of the planning process: “Planning for Peninsula Valdés: Our Common Interest Today and Tomorrow”
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Aug 9, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Symposium on strategic issues for Australian World Heritage
The Australian Committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ACIUCN) is organizing a Symposium 9th-10th August 2012 in North ... -
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
International meeting on "Apiculture and Development in the Old Maya City of Calakmul"
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Special Seminar on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and for the occasion of the 5th International Conference on the ... -
Jul 20, 2012 - Sep 18, 2012
“Portraying Kyoto’s Cultural Heritage” Contest
Tomorrow's Kyoto Cultural Heritage Platform is organizing a "Portraying Kyoto's Cultural Heritage" painting and drawing contest for primary ... -
Jul 19, 2012 - Jul 21, 2012
Symposium and Workshop “Understanding Each Other’s Heritage – Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World”
The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop ... -
Jul 17, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
International meeting on the 40th anniversary of the convention: World Heritage, Culture and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, The Mexican Secretary of Tourism, the National Council for Arts and ... -
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Call For Papers. Fourth HERITY International Conference: How The Cultural Heritage Is Communicated?
The Fourth Herity conference in 2012 will be focused on "How The Cultural Heritage is communicated? Public, Specialists, Managers and ... -
Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 21, 2012
International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainable Development
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention the "International Graduate School: Heritage Studies" at Cottbus ... -
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Side event at COP11 Ramsar Convention - Culture: contributing to wetland wise use
From 6 – 13 July 2012, the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP11) will be held in ... -
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Round-table discussion on the implementation of the World Heritage Committee Decisions regarding the Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage”.
As it was announced during the side-event held at the Pulkovo Observatory on 28 June 2012, a round-table discussion was organized on 4th July ... -
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Side event on the 2nd Cycle of the Europe and North America Periodic Reporting Exercise
On the occasion of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Center is holding an informal meeting on the ... -
Jul 1, 2012 - Jul 9, 2012
International Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee
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Jul 1, 2012 - Dec 24, 2012
The World Heritage Game: discover the world's heritage
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, ... -
Jul 1, 2012 - Jul 9, 2012
36th Session of World Heritage Committee Youth Forum: Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan)
The Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee, to be held in Kazan from 1 to 9 July, is designed to attract the attention of young people of ... -
Jul 1, 2012 - Jul 14, 2012
“Celebrating World Heritage in the Pacific”
The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), in conjunction with UNESCO Apia, is hosting an ... -
Jul 1, 2012 - Dec 1, 2012
Gold Museum: a look into archaeological heritage
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 ... -
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Gala event dedicated to the 40th anniversary at the Saint Peter and Paul Fortress
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Side event on the Capacity-Building Strategy Initiative for Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe Region
Side Event: World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy. On the occasion of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO ... -
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Invitation to the side-event on Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative
The Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) offered to host on 28 June 2012 a side-event during the 36th session of the World ... -
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Workshop -UNESCO and Heritage: What, How, When and Why should be disseminated?
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Jun 27, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
The UNESCO 2012 Youth Summit
The Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site is proud to host the UNESCO Youth Summit on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June 2012. Summer 2012 will be ... -
Jun 24, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
36th session of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 36th session in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. The Committee is responsible for the ... -
Jun 24, 2012 - Aug 17, 2012
40th anniversary Exhibition: the Hessian World Heritage sites
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World heritage Convention, 20 high school students of the Pestalozzi-School Idstein, a German high ... -
Jun 24, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Category 2 Centres Informal Meeting during the 36th Session of the Committee
During the 36th Session of the World Heritage Committee which was recently held in Saint Petersburg from the 24 June - 6 July 2012, an Informal ... -
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Conference on Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
40th anniversary ceremonial event at Stralsund
The German Commission for UNESCO will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention with a ceremonial event taking place ... -
Jun 15, 2012 - Jun 17, 2012
40th anniversary events in the Netherlands
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary World Heritage Convention The Dutch government, the Dutch World heritage sites and the Netherlands ... -
Jun 10, 2012 - Jun 20, 2012
4th World Heritage Youth Forum
The 4th World Heritage Youth Forum focusing on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention was held from 10 to 20 June 2012 in ... -
Saturday, June 9, 2012
“Living together”, 40th anniversary celebratory event at Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius
Activity oriented towards the youth and the local communities, with the aim to make better use of the resource potential of Gamzigrad as a World ... -
Jun 7, 2012 - Jun 8, 2012
World Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Role of Local Communities in the Management of UNESCO Designated Sites
In the framework of the 40th Anniversary of the Convention, the UNESCO Venice Office, in cooperation with the national authorities of Montenegro, ... -
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
National round table to share good practices in the management of World Heritage properties
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Jun 5, 2012 - Jun 19, 2012
Outdoor exhibition on World Heritage
Outdoor photographic exhibition on World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria. -
Jun 5, 2012 - Jun 15, 2012
Caribbean Training Course in the Preparation of Nomination Dossiers 2012-2013
The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the UNESCO Offices in Kingston and Havana will organize the Caribbean Training Course in the ... -
Sunday, June 3, 2012
2012 World Heritage Day in Germany (Potsdam)
The UNESCO World Heritage Day in Germany takes place yearly, on the first Sunday in June. Every year, a different World Heritage site hosts ... -
Jun 3, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012
Master in World Heritage & Cultural Projects for Development: Call for applications.
This Master imparts the necessary competencies and skills in the conservation and promotion of World Heritage Sites as well as in the ... -
Jun 1, 2012 - Jun 30, 2012
40th anniversary - 20 activities in Spain
Since the beginning of the 2012 year, the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport have been coordinating all the Spanish activities in ... -
Friday, June 1, 2012
International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment: Call for Applications
International Training Course on Heritage Impact Assessment 15-24 October 2012, Shanghai , China Application Deadline: 1 June 2012 In recent ... -
Friday, June 1, 2012
Deadline for registrations: Symposium and Workshop “Understanding Each Other’s Heritage – Challenges for Heritage Communication in a Globalized World”
The International Association of World Heritage Professionals e.V. (IAWHP e.V.) is organising a WHS Alumni Symposium and Workshop on ... -
May 31, 2012 - Jun 1, 2012
International colloquium on the conservation and management of World Heritage cities
International colloquium on the challenges and opportunities for the conservation and management of World Heritage cities. For more information: ... -
May 31, 2012 - Jun 2, 2012
15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium
The 15th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, will be held in San ... -
May 30, 2012 - Jun 3, 2012
UNESCO-MHURD (Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China) Joint Forum on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
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May 30, 2012 - Jun 20, 2012
International Youth Forum: Water and World Heritage
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Conference: "Tallin Old Town- Our World Heritage"
Tallinn City Centre Administration and Estonian National Commission for UNESCO are jointly organizing the CONFERENCE "TALLINN OLD TOWN - OUR ... -
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Cultural Heritage Day of Chile dedicated to the 40th anniversary
The 2012 edition of the Cultural Heritage Day of Chile will be celebrated in the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage ... -
May 23, 2012 - May 25, 2012
Conference “From past experience to new approaches and synergies: the Future of Protection Heritage Management for Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis”
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May 23, 2012 - May 25, 2012
World Heritage and Impacts of Developments in the Africa region
World Heritage and Impacts of Developments: impacts of development activities and resource extraction in and around World Heritage properties in ... -
May 23, 2012 - May 26, 2012
International capacity-building workshop: "World Heritage Properties: Cоnservation and Use for Sustainable Development"
In the framework of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Office in Moscow, the ... -
May 23, 2012 - May 25, 2012
Conference: The Future Of Protection Management For Archaeological Heritage In times Of Economic Crisis
ICOMOS Hellenic National Committee and ICAHM are jointly organizing an international conference on the future and new challenges facing the ... -
Sunday, May 20, 2012
iSimangaliso St Lucia Half Marathon to benefit iSimangaliso Wetland Park
iSimangaliso has partnered with race organisers Zululand Multisports Club (ZMSC) and the St Lucia Rate Payers for the iSimangaliso St Lucia Half ... -
Saturday, May 19, 2012
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012: Call for Applications
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012, 7th ... -
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Information Meeting of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention towards the preparation of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Centre is organizing an information meeting to discuss the overall preparation for the forthcoming 36th session of the World ... -
May 15, 2012 - May 18, 2012
Management of Historic Centres: "Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility"
10th Meeting on Management of Historic Centres: "Economic Sustainability of the Historic Centre, a Shared Responsibility" The Office of the ... -
May 14, 2012 - May 16, 2012
“Living with World Heritage”, Interregional conference
As a contribution to the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in 2012, Norway will host an ... -
May 12, 2012 - May 13, 2012
World Migratory Bird Day 2012
Each year on the second weekend in May, dedicated people and organizations plan World Migratory Bird Day events to celebrate migrating birds in ... -
May 12, 2012 - May 15, 2012
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
The Workshop on management for World Heritage site managers in South-Eastern Europe in the framework of the preparation of the Second Cycle of ... -
May 9, 2012 - May 14, 2012
Photographic exhibition on World Heritage sites
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Go4BioDiv 2012: Call for participation
From 6 to 19 October 2012, Go4BioDiv will take place for the third time – parallel to COP 11 in Hyderabad, India. It will be hosted by the ... -
Apr 30, 2012 - May 3, 2012
Capacity Building workshop for Indian Ocean SIDS
Capacity Building workshop for Indian Ocean SIDS: Enhancing capacities for the integration of World Heritage site management in the sustainable ... -
Monday, April 30, 2012
Call for Abstracts ICOMOS Symposium : Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters
The ICOMOS Advisory Committee, including the Scientific Council, will meet this year from 27 October to 1 November in Beijing, ... -
Monday, April 30, 2012
Call for nominations: Calouste Gulbenkian Prize
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has opened nominations for the CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN PRIZE until next April 30th. The Prize, worth ... -
Apr 26, 2012 - Apr 28, 2012
Qhapaq Ñan Harmonisation Meeting
Thanks to the generous invitation of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Ministry of Cultures, the 8th International Meeting of ... -
Apr 24, 2012 - Apr 26, 2012
4th Iberian Meeting of Site Managers
The fourth Iberian Meeting of Site Managers, in the framework of the 40th anniversary of the Convention is dedicated to "World Heritage and ... -
Apr 22, 2012 - Apr 27, 2012
Terra 2012: 11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture Heritage
The 11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architecture Heritage, Terra 2012 will be held in Lima, Peru, from 22 ... -
Apr 21, 2012 - Apr 24, 2012
International Workshop on the Monitoring and Management of Cultural Routes
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Conference celebrating 25 years of Budapest World Heritage
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Lecture-discussion “World Heritage Convention at 40: what is it there for Morocco?”
To celebrate the International Day of Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS Morocco organises a Lecture-discussion “World Heritage Convention at ... -
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
18 April, International Day for Monuments and Sites 2012 dedicated to World Heritage
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO ... -
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Presentation of the Management Plan of Choirokitia
In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary, the management plan for the conservation and development of the Neolithic ... -
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
From World Heritage to Local Heritage: protecting and managing change
The Meeting “From World Heritage to Local Heritage: protecting and managing change” jointly organized by IGESPAR and ICOMOS Portugal ... -
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Lecture “World Heritage and Economic Development”
The lecture “World Heritage and Economic Development”, organized by Edinburgh World Heritage together with the City of Edinburgh ... -
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Call for Applications - ICCROM Course : First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict (Deadline : 15 April 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 ... -
Apr 10, 2012 - Apr 12, 2012
“World Heritage: Sustainable Development” Annual Forum
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Apr 9, 2012 - Apr 13, 2012
1st International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid, together with the Consell Insular deMenorca are organizing this international conference to generate a ... -
Apr 5, 2012 - Oct 15, 2012
40th anniversary U.S. Video Challenge
To contribute to the 2012 celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the National Park Service, ... -
Apr 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Travelling exhibition "Cuba and its World Heritage Sites" for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
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Apr 1, 2012 - Sep 30, 2012
World Heritage Volunteers 2012
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the World Heritage Volunteers 2012, 'Beyond territories and boundaries', ... -
Mar 28, 2012 - Mar 30, 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)
At its 35th session (UNESCO, Paris, 2011), and within the wider framework of the Revisions to the Operational Guidelines, the World Heritage ... -
Mar 22, 2012 - Mar 23, 2012
Expert Meeting on the Silk Roads World Heritage Serial and Transnational Nomination
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in close cooperation with the UNESCO Offices in Almaty and Tashkent, and in active partnership with the ... -
Mar 22, 2012 - Mar 23, 2012
2012 edition of the program "Tourism, Heritage and School"
In the Framework of the 40th anniversary, the Argentinian National Office of Tourism Quality Management organizes the 2012 edition of the ... -
Mar 19, 2012 - Mar 23, 2012
Capacity Building Workshop on the international cooperation mechanisms in the Culture Sector
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Round table "Rescuing Latin American cultural heritage"
In the framework of the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Andalusian Institute of Cultural Heritage ... -
Mar 17, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012
Urban India 2030: History, Technology and Community for Sustainable Futures
Urban development in India is often seen as a choice between history and technology; local particularities and globalized unversality; timeless ... -
Mar 13, 2012 - Mar 15, 2012
20th session of the Congress on Archaeology and Cultural Heritage of the Arab World (ALECSO)
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Mar 12, 2012 - Mar 14, 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage
At its 35th session (Paris, UNESCO, 2011), and within the wider framework of the Revisions to the Operational Guidelines, the World Heritage ... -
Mar 12, 2012 - Mar 14, 2012
Sub-Regional Meeting for Central America, Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, Zacatecas, Mexico
Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America ... -
Mar 9, 2012 - Mar 20, 2012
Paper Submission Deadline for virtual heritage papers: VSMM 2012
The 18th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2012) is dedicated to address the challenges in the areas of 3D ... -
Mar 8, 2012 - Mar 9, 2012
[in French only] 10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial, 8-9 mars, Albi, France
[in French only] Les 10èmes rencontres de l'Association des biens français du patrimoine mondial (A.B.F.P.M) et ainsi qu'un ... -
Mar 5, 2012 - Mar 14, 2012
3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning to ... -
Friday, February 24, 2012
Aztec Ruins National Monument Hosts 25th Anniversary World Heritage Celebration
In 1987 Aztec Ruins National Monument was made a UNESCO World Heritage site as part of the Chaco Culture designation to recognize the uniqueness ... -
Feb 20, 2012 - Feb 24, 2012
Capacity Building workshop for Tonga
Within the framework of the Japanese Funds-in-Trust project "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and Enhance ... -
Friday, February 17, 2012
International Workshop on Large-scale Natural Disaster and Protected Areas
The event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views on roles of Protected Areas, including World Heritage natural ... -
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Expert Meeting on the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Tokyo
This event will bring together national and international experts to exchange views toward final outcomes for the closing event of the 40th ... -
Feb 15, 2012 - Feb 17, 2012
Sub-Regional Meeting for the Caribbean Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean (Dominican Republic)
Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting of Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America ... -
Monday, February 13, 2012
Launching Ceremony for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in Japan
This event will launch the 40th Anniversary celebrations in Japan. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be in attendance, along with ... -
Feb 9, 2012 - Feb 11, 2012
Sub-Regional Meeting for South America Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil)
Within the Framework of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Heritage Centre/Latin America ... -
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony
The first ceremony of 2012 to recognize children who have participated in the Eco Picture Diary Global Contest will be held at UNESCO ... -
Feb 6, 2012 - Feb 8, 2012
International expert meeting on “World Heritage and Sustainable Development”
With the inscription of nearly 1000 properties on the World Heritage List, including over 200 historic cities, the need to integrate a concern ... -
Monday, January 30, 2012
Ceremonial launch of the World Heritage Convention 40th anniversary year
The official ceremony for the launch of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention will take place on 30 January 2012, at UNESCO ... -
Jan 22, 2012 - Jan 23, 2012
2nd Coordination Meeting of UNESCO Category 2 Centres on World Heritage
The Second Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres for World Heritage took place in Milan, Italy, on 22 and 23 January 2012, hosted by ... -
Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
[in French only] 40e anniversaire : 10 activités en France
[in French only] Ville d’Albi Concours d'illustrations inspirées par le texte de la Convention de 1972 ouvert à toute personne professionnel ... -
Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012
Philatelic issue of special World Heritage stamps
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
World Heritage-related topic for final school exams and awareness campaign using the 40th anniversary logo
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
24th anniversary of the declaration of the Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán as a World Heritage Site
On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the declaration of the Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán as a ... -
Dec 6, 2011 - Dec 11, 2011
10th expert working group and 2 public symposiums on Bamiyan Valley
The 10th expert working group meeting for the preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley World ... -
Dec 6, 2011 - Dec 10, 2011
UNESCO Regional Meeting on the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Asia
The UNESCO Regional meeting on the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Asia will take place in the Republic of Korea from 6-10 December 2011. ... -
Dec 5, 2011 - Dec 9, 2011
Heritage Sites and Sustainable Tourism Workshop
This workshop will explore and design pilot projects for income generation to improve local communities' livelihoods and promote local ... -
Dec 3, 2011 - Dec 10, 2011
Stories and places – Movies and World Heritage Sites in Asia
UNESCO opens the exhibition “Stories and places – Movies and World Heritage Sites in Asia” in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, 3-10 ... -
Nov 27, 2011 - Dec 2, 2011
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 ... -
Nov 23, 2011 - Nov 26, 2011
Community Consultation on the Nan Madol Archaeological Site of Pohnpei
The Micronesian authorities are organizing a community consultation on the Nan Madol Archaeological Site of Pohnpei with a view to the ... -
Nov 23, 2011 - Nov 24, 2011
Live Streaming: “I Know Where I'm Going” - Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru, a Conference
Registration for the event has now closed, but due to demand the event is accessible online. To take part in the conference remotely, please read ... -
Nov 22, 2011 - Nov 25, 2011
11th OWHC-World Congress on "World Heritage Cities and Climate Change", Sintra (Portugal)
The World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, held every two years, brings together politicians and professionals who are ... -
Nov 19, 2011 - Nov 24, 2011
Training workshop: Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management
The UNESCO Venice Office and ICCROM are conducting a training workshop on Disaster Risk Preparedness and Management at the World Heritage site of ... -
Nov 14, 2011 - Dec 3, 2011
Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam
Revitalising World Heritage Site museums in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam Following the brainstorming session held in July in Siem Reap, Cambodia, ... -
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America
Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America -
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Information Meeting 2nd Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercice Europe and North America
Within the framework of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties an information meeting of National Focal Points of European and North ... -
Nov 7, 2011 - Nov 9, 2011
18th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and presentation of candidates for election of Committee members
The General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage will hold its 18th ... -
Nov 2, 2011 - Nov 4, 2011
[in French only] Entretiens du patrimoine de l'océan Indien : la ville patrimoniale
[in French only] Du 2 au 4 novembre 2011, au Théâtre du Grand Marché à Saint-Denis de La Réunion, se tiendront les premiers «Entretiens du ... -
Friday, October 21, 2011
International meeting of experts on the cultural heritage of Libya
Experts from Libya and from international archaeological missions will attend the meeting, altogether with international cultural institutions ... -
Oct 18, 2011 - Oct 21, 2011
Workshop of National Focal Points of Western and Nordic-Baltic European Countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for ... -
Oct 1, 2011 - Nov 10, 2011
Call for Papers for 1st International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: Archaeology
The Universidad Complutense de Madrid, together with the Consell Insular de Menorca are organizing this international conference (April 9-13, ... -
Sep 21, 2011 - Sep 24, 2011
Meeting of National Focal Points of Mediterranean European countries on the preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for ... -
Sep 21, 2011 - Sep 24, 2011
Meeting of National Focal Points of Mediterranean European countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise
In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for ... -
Sep 20, 2011 - Sep 24, 2011
Sub-regional Workshop on Documentation Standards and Reactive Expert Members Meeting of the Coordination Committee, Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination
Sub-regional Workshop on Documentation Standards and Reactive Expert Members Meeting of the Coordination Committee, Silk Roads World Heritage ... -
Sep 20, 2011 - Sep 22, 2011
[in French only] Colloque « Sauvegarde du patrimoine astronomique »
[in French only] Ce colloque organisé par la Société Astronomique de France et le pôle Patrimoine mondial du ... -
Sep 20, 2011 - Sep 24, 2011
Meeting on Megalithic Sites and the World Heritage Convention
In the framework of the World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments, more than 40 ... -
Sep 10, 2011 - Sep 24, 2011
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2011
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 6th ... -
Sep 5, 2011 - Sep 9, 2011
Pacific Regional World Heritage Workshop
A Pacific Regional World Heritage Workshop will be organized by UNESCO World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Ministry of Natural ... -
Jul 22, 2011 - Jul 25, 2011
Training for World Heritage Site Museums (2011-2013)
Revitalising World Heritage Site Museums for a Better Interpretation of Living Heritage Sites in Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam: Training for World ... -
Jul 11, 2011 - Jul 12, 2011
Expert Meeting for the Revision of the Haitian Law on the Protection of Built Heritage
The meeting will gather a team of legal experts to launch revision of the law in the framework of projects undertaken by UNESCO and its partners ... -
Jun 30, 2011 - Jul 1, 2011
Youth Volunteerism for Transformational change through Non-Formal Education to achieve Life Skills, Heritage Education and Literacy
In celebration of both the International Youth Year (IYY) and Tenth Anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10), a global youth ... -
Jun 19, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
35th Session of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Centre is pleased to inform you that, in agreement with the Chair of the World Heritage Committee, the 35th session of the ... -
Jun 19, 2011 - Jun 29, 2011
World Heritage Marine Programme Side Event
On 24 June 2011, the World Heritage Marine Programme hosted a special evening event dedicated to the cause of conserving marine World Heritage ... -
Jun 14, 2011 - Jun 24, 2011
3rd World Heritage Ibero American Youth Forum
In conjunction with the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee session at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, and in the framework ... -
May 26, 2011 - May 27, 2011
Workshop of National Focal Points of Central, South-East and Eastern European Countries on the Preparation of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting
In view of the preparation of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, a meeting will be hosted by the Czech authorities, namely the ... -
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Symposium: Redefining Progress: Architecture for a New Humanism
This first UNESCO / LOCUS Symposium presents and discusses ways of redefining progress today, changing from an industrial to a knowledge society. ... -
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Marine World Heritage Event at International Marine Conservation Congress
A Joint Special Event on Marine World Heritage was held by UNESCO's World Heritage Marine Programme and Intergovernmental Oceanographic ... -
May 13, 2011 - May 15, 2011
World Rock Art Archives to meet in Tanum
The World Rock Art Archive Working Group will meet in Tanum, Sweden, from 13 to 15 May 2011 to approve the base metadata model of the World Rock ... -
May 10, 2011 - Jul 31, 2011
"Niger, river and men" exhibition, Bamako, National Museum (Mali)
"Niger, river and men" will be opened to the public in Mali national museum, Bamako, from 10. May to 31. July 2011. The exhibition was produced ... -
May 3, 2011 - May 6, 2011
Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
The Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads is organized by the UNESCO World ... -
Apr 25, 2011 - Apr 27, 2011
The legal aspects of national cultural heritage and its relationship with the public international law on heritage protection
The overall objective of the meeting is to discuss and share experiences on the challenges of heritage management and its relationship with the ... -
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
UNESCO for Haiti
Culture as a vector for development and social cohesion, source of rebirth Culture is more frequently emerging as a essential resource in ... -
Monday, April 18, 2011
Expert Meeting 'International Protection of Landscapes'
A meeting on "International Protection of Landscapes", organized by UNESCO's Culture Sector in collaboration with the Permanent ... -
Apr 13, 2011 - Apr 15, 2011
Expert meeting on the global state of conservation challenges for World Heritage properties
At its 33rd session (Seville, 2009), within the wider framework of the reflection on the Future of the World Heritage Convention, the World ... -
Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 6, 2011
Caribbean Sub Regional Meeting for Periodic Reporting Exercise
From 4 - 8 April 2011, the State Party of Barbados will host the UNESCO Meeting on Small Island Developing States and the Periodic Reporting ... -
Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 6, 2011
CARICOM, SIDS, UNESCO World Heritage Meeting
From 4 to 6 April 2011, over 30 participants from 8 Caribbean States (Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, ... -
Apr 1, 2011 - Apr 29, 2011
Call for Applications: Business Skills for World Heritage Programme
The Business Skills for World Heritage Programme has been developed collaboratively by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the international ... -
Mar 31, 2011 - May 2, 2011
Stadsherstel organizes international forum on preserving urban heritage
As a complement to the current global debate on the preservation of historic urban landscape, Stadsherstel is organizing an international forum ... -
Mar 15, 2011 - Mar 16, 2011
40-year combat against illicit trafficking of cultural property - the past and future of the 1970 Convention
The prevalent problem of illicit archeological excavations and the trafficking of religious objects, the expansion of the international art ... -
Mar 14, 2011 - Mar 23, 2011
First steps towards a management plan for Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art
From 14 to 23 March 2011, an international workshop, Preparation of the Management Plan of Tchitundo-Hulu Rock Art Site, was held in Virei, ... -
Mar 3, 2011 - Mar 4, 2011
9th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Safeguarding of the Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
UNESCO is organizing, in close collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO and the Government of Afghanistan, the 9th ... -
Mar 1, 2011 - May 15, 2011
Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage: Application deadline 15 May
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 6th ... -
Feb 28, 2011 - May 31, 2011
Call for nominations: Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards 2012
The Ramsar Secretariat is launching a call for nominations for the 5th edition of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. A prize will be ... -
Feb 18, 2011 - Feb 28, 2011
Stadsherstel organizes international forum on preserving urban heritage
As a complement to the current global debate on the preservation of historic urban landscape, Stadsherstel is organizing an international forum ... -
Feb 14, 2011 - Feb 17, 2011
Final meeting of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle of the Africa region (restricted access)
The final meeting of the 2nd Periodic Reporting cycle of the Africa region will be held at Vredefort Dome, South Africa from 14 - 17 February ... -
Feb 8, 2011 - Feb 11, 2011
UNESCO meeting to promote African human origin sites and the World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is inviting international experts to take part in a meeting, African human origin sites and the UNESCO World ... -
Saturday, February 5, 2011
World Thinking Day (WTD 2011) - Empower and Change the World through World Heritage
Empower and Change the World with your Sister and Brother Scouts:An exciting day of discovery to celebrate World Thinking Day through Cultural ... -
Feb 1, 2011 - Jun 1, 2011
Comparative Regional assessment of potential new Marine World Heritage sites in the Indian Ocean
Based on an analysis of existing marine World Heritage sites and their distribution among the 18 IUCN marine regions, the Indian Ocean has been ... -
Dec 19, 2010 - Dec 20, 2010
1st Annual Meeting of the World Heritage Related Category 2 Centres and of Relevant UNESCO Chairs and other Higher Education and Research Institutions
The "Bahrain Report" is the outcome of the First annual meeting of World Heritage related Category 2 Centres and of relevant UNESCO Chairs and ... -
Dec 15, 2010 - Dec 17, 2010
Expert meeting on the decision-making procedures of the statutory organs of the World Heritage Convention
Within the framework of the approaching 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention in 2012 and the on-going reflection on the future of ... -
Dec 8, 2010 - Dec 10, 2010
Conference on The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences.
The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences is to be the first international conference arranged by The World ... -
Dec 8, 2010 - Dec 10, 2010
Follow-up Meeting on World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Western Europe Sub-region
This workshop was organized as a follow-up to the meeting in Dublin, Ireland, in 2009. The meeting was hosted by the Dutch authorities and ... -
Dec 7, 2010 - Dec 1, 2010
Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle - South America, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The first day was devoted to Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Value, with the managers of the Brazilian sites. The following days were ... -
Dec 4, 2010 - Dec 6, 2010
Third HERITY International Conference - Observing Cultural Heritage
Within the framework of the international conferences which HERITY organizes every two years, the first (2006) was on Quality in Cultural ... -
Dec 2, 2010 - Dec 12, 2010
World Heritage Nomination Training Course for Arabic-speaking African countries
The African World Heritage Fund, a Category II Center in South Africa under the auspices of UNESCO, is pleased to announce the launch of the ... -
Dec 1, 2010 - Dec 3, 2010
World Heritage Marine Site Managers Meeting, Honolulu, Hawai‘i (United States of America)
For the first time, all 43 marine World Heritage Site Managers will come together to discuss their common conservation challenges and management ... -
Nov 19, 2010 - Nov 20, 2010
Int'l Symposium on Heritage Recording & Information Management in the Digital Age (SMARTDoc Heritage)
The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation/School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the R. ... -
Nov 15, 2010 - Nov 19, 2010
2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism
Mbombela Local Municipality and the Tshwane University of Technology's Department of Tourism Management are pleased to announce the 2010 ... -
Nov 8, 2010 - Nov 14, 2010
[in French only] Le Roi s'en va-t-en guerre, Exposition gratuite aux Palais Royaux d'Abomey
[in French only] Après l'opération « les mercredis c'est gratuit » en partenariat avec le site des Palais ... -
Nov 1, 2010 - Nov 11, 2010
Advanced Course on Conservation and Restoration Techniques of Traditional Architecture for the Asia-Pacific Region
This Advanced Course is offered by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP), Suzhou ... -
Oct 23, 2010 - Oct 26, 2010
2nd International Meeting “World Heritage of Portuguese Origin”
The 2nd International Meeting "World Heritage of Portuguese Origin" (WHPO) will gather experts and decision-makers from 23 countries to formalize ... -
Oct 20, 2010 - Oct 23, 2010
VSMM 2010: Transdisciplinary Creativity – TransMedia in Art, Science, and Heritage in 21C
The 16th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia will bring information technology and multimedia specialist together with ... -
Oct 4, 2010 - Oct 6, 2010
Nordic-Baltic region Focal Point workshop on preparation of draft Retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
This workshop was organized as a follow-up to the meetings for Nordic and Baltic sub-region in Helsinki, Finland, 2007, and in Stockholm, Sweden, ... -
Oct 2, 2010 - Oct 3, 2010
Scientific Committee to meet on safeguarding New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting ... -
Sep 17, 2010 - Sep 19, 2010
2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy
The 2nd Yale-UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ... -
Sep 15, 2010 - Sep 17, 2010
Caribbean Sub-regional workshop on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention
The workshop, which is jointly organized by the UNESCO Havana and Kingston offices, aims at strengthening capacities in the Caribbean to ... -
Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 24, 2010
Course Announcement ‘Management Planning for Cultural Heritage’
WHITRAP (Shanghai) and ICCROM are pleased to announce the second training course on Management Planning for Cultural Heritage.The course responds ... -
Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 26, 2010
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2010
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th ... -
Sep 8, 2010 - Sep 10, 2010
Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa – Sub-regional meeting of Southern African States Parties
Following the Regional Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 20-22 January 2010) and the work ... -
Sep 6, 2010 - Sep 10, 2010
2nd UNESCO Sub-Regional Workshop on Serial Nomination for Rock Art Sites in Central Asia
The 2nd UNESCO Sub-regional workshop on the Central Asian Rock World Heritage Nomination is organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in ... -
Sep 6, 2010 - Sep 8, 2010
Marine World Heritage Exhibit at Expo 2010, Shanghai (China)
On Tuesday, 7 September 2010, the World Heritage Marine Programme launched an exhibit on Marine World Heritage in the United Nations Pavilion of ... -
Sep 6, 2010 - Sep 10, 2010
Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle - Mexico and Central America
The meeting was held in Zacatecas (Mexico) on 6-10 September 2010 at the Antiguo Convento Franciscano de Propaganda FIDE (Old ... -
Sep 1, 2010 - Sep 2, 2010
Sub-Regional Meeting of Southern Africa
This meeting will gather participants from 10 National Focal Points, 21 Site-Cordinators, Advisory Bodies, CHDA, EPA, Mweka, Mentor, ... -
Sep 1, 2010 - Sep 5, 2010
16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Architects (EAA)
The 16th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists will be held in the city of The Hague in the Netherlands from 1st-5th ... -
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Third HERITY International Conference - Call for papers deadline
Within the framework of the international conferences which HERITY organizes every two years, the first (2006) was on Quality in Cultural ... -
Jul 25, 2010 - Aug 3, 2010
34th session of the Committee
34th session of the World Heritage Committee in Brasília, Brazil. Working documents World Heritage Centre Session web page Brazilian ... -
Jul 7, 2010 - Jul 9, 2010
National Meeting of World Heritage Managers and 3rd Iberian Meeting of World Heritage Management
The Portuguese Institute for the Management of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage (IGESPAR) and the Portuguese Commission for UNESCO are ... -
Jun 30, 2010 - Jul 4, 2010
Expert Workshop for marine World Heritage, Vilm (Germany)
From 30 June to 4 July 2010, the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany, hosted an expert workshop that set the ... -
Jun 27, 2010 - Jul 5, 2010
Registration Open for the World Heritage Youth Forum
Brazilian government promotes educational meeting on actions in favor of Cultural Heritage with youngsters from 19 countries The National ... -
Monday, June 14, 2010
Information Meeting
Information Meeting of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention on the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee, Brasilia, Brazil, ... -
Monday, June 14, 2010
9th extraordinary session of the Committee
9th extraordinary session of the Committee at UNESCO Headquarter in Paris, France. Documents of the 9th extraordinary ... -
Jun 10, 2010 - Jun 12, 2010
Europa Nostra Annual Congress
The Europa Nostra Annual Congress in Istanbul, which is one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It will offer participants a ... -
Jun 2, 2010 - Jun 5, 2010
Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with Indian National Commission for UNESCO, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and the ... -
Jun 1, 2010 - Jun 30, 2010
MEDITERRANEO Training course in Entrepreneurship for the Internationalization of Italian Companies in North Africa
MEDITERRANEO is an entrepreunerial preparation course which includes both Italian and Mediterranean learners (from countries of Northern Africa: ... -
Thursday, May 27, 2010
One-day workshop "World Heritage Cities in France and Tourism: Protection, Management and Valorization"
Organized by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Tourism and Development of the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, with the support of the ... -
May 4, 2010 - May 6, 2010
Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa - Meeting of East, Central and West Africa Anglophone countries
Following the Regional Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting for Africa (Dakar, Senegal, 20-22 January 2010) and the works ... -
May 4, 2010 - May 15, 2010
Call for papers: 2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism
Mbombela Local Municipality and the Tshwane University of Technology's Department of Tourism Management are pleased to announce the 2010 ... -
May 3, 2010 - May 7, 2010
Fifth Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO Headquarters Paris (France)
The conference will feature presentations and structured discussions among all sectors on three major and interlinked conference themes: 1. ... -
Apr 27, 2010 - Apr 29, 2010
Expert meeting on Improvement to “upstream processes" prior to consideration of nominations by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Convention is approaching two important milestones: 40 years since it came into force and the inscription of the 1000th ... -
Apr 26, 2010 - Jun 15, 2010
Call for Papers: 2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy
The 2nd Yale - UNITAR Global Conference on Environmental Governance and Democracy will take place at Yale University, New Haven, USA from 17-19 ... -
Apr 19, 2010 - May 12, 2010
Sub-regional Workshop on the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural ... -
Apr 18, 2010 - Apr 23, 2010
7th Session of UNITAR Hiroshima Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage sites
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the Seventh Session in its Series on the Management and ... -
Apr 15, 2010 - May 26, 2010
VSMM 2010: Paper Submission Deadline 26 May
Full and short paper submission deadline for the 16th Int'l Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia with a special track on Virtual ... -
Apr 13, 2010 - May 4, 2010
Moenjodaro 4500 plus: Breathing new life into one of the world’s greatest Bronze Age cities
The photographic exhibition on Moenjodaro revisits one of the world's greatest riverine civilizations, recognized as World Heritage in 1980. ... -
Mar 25, 2010 - Mar 26, 2010
8th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site
The 8th Bamiyan Working Group meeting is organized by UNESCO (World Heritage Centre in close collaboration with UNESCO Kabul Office) for the 25th ... -
Mar 23, 2010 - Mar 26, 2010
European Meeting for Improvement of Tourism and Visitor Management Skills
The goal of the European Meeting for Improvement of Tourism and Visitor Management Skills is to improve the state of conservation of World ... -
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction for India’s Sundarbans National Park
After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre will organise a second auction on March 18, ... -
Mar 12, 2010 - Mar 18, 2010
Periodic Reporting follow-up Meeting for the European Mediterranean Sub-Region
This Periodic Report follow-up meeting is organized in close collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission of Israel and is the 5th gathering ... -
Mar 9, 2010 - Apr 15, 2010
Europa Nostra Annual Congress 2010: Call for applications
The Europa Nostra Annual Congress will take place from 10-12 June in Istanbul, one of three 2010 European Capitals of Culture. It ... -
Mar 8, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010
International Meeting on the Comparative Analysis of the Archaeological site Delta of Diquis
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Costa Rica and the UNESCO Office in San José, will ... -
Mar 5, 2010 - Apr 30, 2010
3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM
3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM and which will take place from 5 March to 30 April 2010 ... -
Feb 25, 2010 - Feb 27, 2010
International expert meeting on World Heritage and serial properties and nominations
The meeting was attended by 29 participants and experts from 17 countries, as well as by representatives of IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM, ... -
Feb 18, 2010 - Apr 15, 2010
The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences - Call for papers
The Significance of World Heritage: Origins, Management, Consequences is to be the first international conference arranged by The World ... -
Feb 17, 2010 - Apr 30, 2010
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage, 13-26 Sept 2010 - Application Deadline: 30 April 2010
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk ManagementInternational Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 20105th ... -
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Launch Event: Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture
This event will bring together high-level personalities from cultural organisations, the European Union, national and international institutions, ... -
Feb 1, 2010 - Feb 19, 2010
Call for applications: UNITAR Hiroshima Series session on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage sites
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Seventh Session in its ... -
Jan 27, 2010 - Feb 28, 2010
UNDP Equator Prize 2010 Call for Nominations
Awarded biennially, the Equator Prize recognizes community-based initiatives that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty ... -
Jan 20, 2010 - Jan 22, 2010
Launch Meeting of the Second Cycle of the World Heritage Periodic Reporting for Africa
This meeting, organized in partnership with the Government of Senegal, and with financial support from the African World Heritage Fund, ... -
Monday, January 11, 2010
Consultation Meeting on the Implementation of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) in the Arab States – Strategies and Approaches
The first one-day consultation meeting on the implementation of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) in the Arab States was ... -
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Marc de Montalembert grant 2010, application deadline
The Marc de Montalembert grant - 7000 Euros - helps young people from countries bordering the Mediterranean sea, and below 30 years of age, to ... -
Friday, December 18, 2009
'Heritage and development: diversity as an alternative' special session
The Special Session "Heritage and development: diversity as an alternative" will take place on the 18th of December 2009 in Marrakesh within the ... -
Dec 14, 2009 - Dec 16, 2009
Periodic Reporting Follow-Up Meeting for Western Europe
This follow-up meeting is jointly organised with and is hosted by Irish authorities. Representatives of West European countries and heritage ... -
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Periodic Reporting Follow-Up Meeting for Nordic countries
Representatives of the Nordic countries and heritage experts met in Stockholm in the framework of the follow-up to the world heritage periodic ... -
Dec 6, 2009 - Dec 12, 2009
Regional Capacity-building Workshop on Assessment of Vulnerability of World Cultural and Natural Heritage Properties to Disasters and Climate Change
A regional capacity-building Workshop on "Assessment of Vulnerability of Cultural and Natural World Heritage Properties to Disasters and Climate ... -
Nov 30, 2009 - Dec 3, 2009
Workshop on the Application of the concept of Historic Urban Landscapes in the African context
More than half of the Earth's population now lives in an urban area, and over the past three decades, due to the sharp increase in the world's ... -
Nov 26, 2009 - Nov 28, 2009
Periodic Reproting LAC: 2nd Cycle
The Buenos Aires meeting was the first meeting organized and 46 representatives from 24 countries in the Region took part, in addition to the ... -
Nov 25, 2009 - Nov 26, 2009
3rd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on "Use and Management of Water in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes"
Following the establishment of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes and its international conferences in 2007 and 2008, ... -
Nov 25, 2009 - Dec 4, 2009
Aksum Rediscovered
The exhibition illustrates the re-installation of the 152-ton and 24-metre high Obelisk, as well as the town of Aksum and its people, through the ... -
Nov 14, 2009 - Nov 17, 2009
2nd International Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction to Cultural Heritage
A second International Workshop on "Disaster Risk Reduction to Cultural Heritage" was held at Acre, Israel, from 14 to 17 November 2009, and ... -
Nov 12, 2009 - Nov 14, 2009
Second thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
The second thematic meeting of expert on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean will gather 40 participants, representing ... -
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Presentation of the Manifesto on the Future of Knowledge Systems - Knowledge Sovereignty for a Healthy Planet
On Thursday 12 November, leading personalities working for change will join at UNESCO Headquarters for the release of the Manifesto on the Future ... -
Nov 11, 2009 - Nov 14, 2009
First World Conference "Volcanoes, Landscapes and Cultures"
Insula, the International Scientific Council for Island Development, is pleased to announce the World Conference on "Volcanoes, ... -
Nov 2, 2009 - Nov 7, 2009
Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop 2009
A Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop was held in Maupiti (French Polynesia) from 2 to 7 November 2009. The workshop served as a follow-up of ... -
Nov 2, 2009 - Nov 13, 2009
World Heritage Nomination Training Course, Kingdom of Lesotho
The African World Heritage Fund, the Center for Heritage Development in Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho organise a World Heritage Nomination ... -
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Information Meeting for Committee Members
Presentation by H.E. Mr João Luiz Silva Ferreira Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee. -
Oct 28, 2009 - Nov 2, 2009
Valcamonica Symposium 2009, Prehistoric and Tribal Art: Making history of Prehistory, the role of Rock Art
Attended by over 100 participants from about 40 countries. Over the six days, 70 papers were presented in eight sessions. -
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Orientation session for Committee members and all States Parties
On the occasion of the 17th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention (23-28 October 2009), the World ... -
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Advisory Bodies’ meeting
Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Advisory Bodies' meeting -
Oct 26, 2009 - Oct 29, 2009
Regional Meeting of Experts on Heritage, Biodiversity & Community
The Regional Encounter of Experts on Heritage, Biodiversity & Community aims to improve management of natural heritage sites and protected ... -
Oct 23, 2009 - Oct 25, 2009
"World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education"
The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology is pleased to host an International Conference on "World ... -
Oct 23, 2009 - Oct 28, 2009
17th General Assembly of States Parties
The 17th session of the General Assembly will take place at UNESCO Headquarters, Room XII and II, from 23 to 28 October 2009. Opening of the ... -
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Drafting Committee Meeting
Towards an Action Plan on Prehistory, Drafting Committee Meeting -
Sep 13, 2009 - Sep 19, 2009
Intensive Course: Cultural Heritage Resources for Local Development and Tourism Strategies
The main objective of this project is to discuss - in an international forum- strategies to valorize local cultural heritage resources for local ... -
Sep 12, 2009 - Sep 14, 2009
Action Plan on Prehistory
Action Plan on Prehistory -
Sep 2, 2009 - Sep 15, 2009
Climate Change and Development Short Course 2009
This course is designed for people who want to gain a greater understanding of the implications of climate change for developing countries and ... -
Sep 1, 2009 - Oct 1, 2009
European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards
Europa Nostra is a framework which represents some 250 non-governmental organizations, 150 associate organizations and 1500 individual members in ... -
Monday, August 31, 2009
Deadline for receiving applications for the Regional workshop: Vulnerability Assessment of Disasters and Climate Change in World Heritage Properties
Please fill the application form and send it together with the following documentation (by mail or email) to the contact address below: A ... -
Aug 30, 2009 - Sep 12, 2009
Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ... -
Aug 19, 2009 - Aug 24, 2009
International conference: Astronomy and World Heritage: Across Time and Continents
During the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy, which took place on 15 January 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO ... -
Jul 31, 2009 - Sep 15, 2009
Application deadline 15 September 2009: The Caribbean Heritage Course in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
The first edition of the Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao is organized by the University of the Netherlands Antilles in ... -
Jul 17, 2009 - Jul 26, 2009
2009 International Youth Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage
This Summer Camp is open to young students of all nationalities between 16 and 20 years old, who are interested in Astronomy and World ... -
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Informational meeting on the follow up to the Europe periodic report first Cycle on occasion of the 33rd World Heritage Committee
On occasion of the 33rd COM all States Parties representatives from Europe and North America were briefed and provided with information regarding ... -
Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 30, 2009
33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 22-30 June in Seville, Spain
The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain from 22-30 June. During the session, the Committee will consider ... -
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Orientation Session for Committee Members
Provisional Programme Part 1:Welcome (14:30 - 14:35) Session 1.1: Welcome by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee Part 2:Statement ... -
Jun 12, 2009 - Jun 30, 2009
Application deadline 30 June: European Master-Doctorate Course on Vulnerability of Cultural Heritage to Climate Change
The European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) of the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European University Centre for ... -
Friday, June 5, 2009
World Environment Day 2009
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries. The theme for 2009 is climate change and the broader ... -
Jun 5, 2009 - Aug 31, 2009
Applications currently accepted for new MA in World Heritage Resource Management
The Master of Arts (MA) in World Heritage Resource Management is currently recruiting to start in late September 2009. This is an exciting, ... -
Friday, May 29, 2009
Expert Meeting: Nomination of Rock Art sites in Central Asia to World Heritage List
This meeting, which is being held in France, will bring together several experts from different countries (Kazakhstan, Norway, Uzbekistan, ... -
May 29, 2009 - Jul 31, 2009
Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage 2010 (CBH10)
Application deadline for the 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM and which will take place from 5 ... -
Friday, May 22, 2009
UNESCO UK World Heritage Site Youth Summit 2009
On the 22nd May 2009, over 60 young people from across the UK will be meeting in Lyme Regis for the first UK UNESCO Youth Summit to discuss and ... -
May 19, 2009 - Jun 1, 2009
Call for Papers:"World Heritage and Cultural Diversity - Challenges for University Education"
The UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology is pleased to host an International Conference on "World ... -
May 18, 2009 - May 24, 2009
UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
In spite of its remarkable historical background and numerous historic and cultural sites in the region, Central Asia and western China remain ... -
May 14, 2009 - May 16, 2009
Workshop: Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
This workshop "Climate change and cultural heritage" will allow scientists, end users and policy makers to debate the effects of changing climate ... -
May 10, 2009 - May 14, 2009
Prehistoric Sites and the World Heritage Convention
The International Meeting, Prehistoric Sites and the World Heritage Convention, Bahrain, 10 to 14 May 2009, included the participation of 20 ... -
May 9, 2009 - May 10, 2009
World Migratory Bird Day 2009
On their long journeys, migratory birds have to navigate through a multitude of man-made barriers. Their flyways are hindered by wind farms, ... -
May 8, 2009 - May 9, 2009
Periodic Report follow-up meting for focal points of the Mediterranean sub-region
This 4th follow up meeting dedicated to the Mediterranean sub-region was organized in cooperation with and with the financial support of the ... -
May 1, 2009 - Jun 14, 2009
Application deadline 14 June: Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
The UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural ... -
Apr 21, 2009 - Apr 24, 2009
Workshop for managers of Nordic World Heritage sites
The purpose of this workshop is to raise awareness among World Heritage site managers regarding the use of the IUCN/UNESCO Enhancing Our Heritage ... -
Apr 19, 2009 - Apr 24, 2009
UNITAR Hiroshima Training Workshop
UNITAR Hiroshima Office launches the second five-year cycle of its Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites. ... -
Apr 18, 2009 - Apr 19, 2009
10th Cambridge Heritage Seminar - The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities
For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most ... -
Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009
Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
This workshop is being held jointly by the World Heritage Centre, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the UNESCO New Delhi Office and ... -
Apr 5, 2009 - Apr 10, 2009
12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage
The Seminar is arranged around 3 major themes, physical integrity of historic urban landscapes, functional integrity of historic urban ... -
Apr 3, 2009 - Apr 8, 2009
Rock Art and the World Heritage Convention - International Experts Meeting
The International Meeting, Rock Art and the World Heritage Convention, uKhahlamba/ Drakensburg Park, South Africa, 3 to 8 April 2009 involved ... -
Mar 30, 2009 - Apr 2, 2009
CAWHFI 2009 Steering Committee Annual Meeting
CAWHFI 2009 annual Steering Committee meeting and official launch of the new CAWHFI segment financed by the European Commission. -
Mar 26, 2009 - May 25, 2009
Advanced Course in World Heritage Conservation and Management - Application deadline 25 May 2009
This Advanced Course is offered by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP), ... -
Mar 22, 2009 - Mar 28, 2009
"Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan"
Intensive international training course for francophone site managers A second intensive training programme for francophone managers of cultural ... -
Mar 21, 2009 - Mar 25, 2009
Human Evolution and the World Heritage Convention
The International Meeting, Human Evolution and the World Heritage Convention, Burgos, Spain, 21 to 25 March, 2009, considered sites containing ... -
Mar 18, 2009 - Mar 20, 2009
5th Annual Ename International Colloquium: Responding to Global Climate Change
CLIMATES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION: Responding to the Challenge of Global Climate Change throughPublic Engagement and Social Innovation This ... -
Mar 13, 2009 - Mar 16, 2009
Mediterra 2009: 1st Mediterranean Conference on Earth Architecture
Mediterra 2009 aims principally to state the art of research, to study recent achievements in heritage conservation and architectural design, to ... -
Mar 10, 2009 - Apr 30, 2009
Call for Candidates: The Jean-Paul L'Allier Heritage Prize
DescriptionThis prize is awarded every second year by the Organization of World Heritage Cities to a city that is a member of the OWHC and that ... -
Mar 3, 2009 - Mar 6, 2009
International Experts’ Meeting on Sustainable Development of the Arctic in the face of Global Climate Change
Climate change is accelerating the transformation of environmental, social and cultural landscapes across the Arctic and sub-Arctic. The ... -
Mar 2, 2009 - Mar 4, 2009
Workshop for the Preparation of Statements of OUV in the African Region
A retrospective inventory conducted by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre revealed that of the 76 sites in the Africa region, only 6 have a ... -
Feb 24, 2009 - Feb 26, 2009
Joint Workshop on Marine World Heritage site selection and Marine protected areas in the Gulf and Red Sea
The Kingdom of Bahrain, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and IUCN-WCPA, hosted the workshop on 'building capacity for marine World ... -
Monday, February 23, 2009
[in French only] Conférence sur le Centre historique de La Havane
[in French only] Monsieur Eusebio Leal, Directeur de la Oficina del Historiador de La Habana, donne une conférence magistrale sur le ... -
Monday, February 16, 2009
Jaeger-LeCoultre watch to be auctioned for World Heritage preservation.
In the context of the partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre, The International Herald Tribune and UNESCO, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture has ... -
Jan 19, 2009 - Jan 23, 2009
Symposium: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture
In the framework of the UN 2009 International Year of Astronomy, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is hosting a symposium on "The Role ... -
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Call for Papers: Responding to Global Climate Change
5th Annual Ename International Colloquium To be held 18th - 20th March 2009 in Ghent and Ostend, Belgium Climates of Heritage ... -
Dec 14, 2008 - Dec 17, 2008
First Regional meeting on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in the Arab States
Thanks to the generous invitation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, fourteen out of the eighteen States Parties from the Arab Region met in Manama to ... -
Friday, December 12, 2008
Final Steering Committee for Preservation of Ajina Tepa Monastery and Silk Roads World Heritage Serial Nomination
Final International Steering Committee of UNESCO/Japanese Fund-in-Trust for Preservation of Ajina Tepa - Buddhist Monastery on the Silk Road, and ... -
Dec 10, 2008 - Dec 12, 2008
International workshop on cultural heritage inventories in the Mediterranean countries, a collaboration with the Euromed Heritage IV programme of the European Union
This workshop is the outcome of a collaboration between the Regional and Monitoring Support Unit (RMSU) for the programme Euromed Heritage IV of ... -
Dec 4, 2008 - Dec 6, 2008
European Colloquium: "Heritage focused territorial planning"
The subject of this colloquium, organized by L'Association nationale des Architectes des Bâtiments de France (ANABF), is the ... -
Dec 3, 2008 - Dec 5, 2008
Second HERITY International Conference - Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage
The second HERITY International Conference, with the theme 'Measuring the Value of Material Cultural Heritage', will be held in Rome from 3 to 5 ... -
Nov 26, 2008 - Nov 28, 2008
Round Table: "Bridges: from construction to a heritage approach"
Today, many bridges protected at the national level or inscribed on the World Heritage List are threatened. How to reconcile new usage with ... -
Nov 24, 2008 - Dec 6, 2008
Training Course: Management Planning for Cultural Heritage
This is the first international training course prepared by the World Heritage Training and Research Institute for the Asia and the Pacific ... -
Nov 23, 2008 - Nov 25, 2008
International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management
International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management in Budapest, Hungary (Collegium Budapest, 23-25 November 2008) The ... -
Nov 20, 2008 - Nov 22, 2008
Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal
Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes ... -
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Call for Papers: The Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities
10th Cambridge Heritage SeminarThe Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities Department of Archaeology, University of ... -
Nov 6, 2008 - Nov 7, 2008
International Workshop on Disaster Risk Management at World Heritage Properties
The Workshop, which took place on 6th and 7th November 2008 in Olympia, Greece, was jointly organised by the World Heritage ... -
Nov 3, 2008 - Nov 4, 2008
Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention
The World Heritage Centre organized an International Expert Meeting, Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention: Towards an Action Plan and the ... -
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Deadline for submission of abstracts - 12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage
1. Abstracts or poster should be submitted electronically to: wh-info@unesco.org. and 2009seminar@fuuh.upv.es before 30 October 2008 and should ... -
Oct 28, 2008 - Dec 31, 2008
2009 Marc de Montalembert grant for a Cultural Project in the Mediterranean - Deadline for submission
Every year the Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a grant of 7,000 Euros to enable the implementation of projects furthering the knowledge ... -
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Award Ceremony: UNESCO-Association Vocations Patrimoine Fellowships
The UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers Programme aims to reinforce the capacity of professionals currently ... -
Oct 20, 2008 - Oct 26, 2008
VSMM 2008: Digital Heritage 2.0
VSMM2008, The 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: Digital Heritage 2.0 A joint event for the exchange and sharing ... -
Oct 16, 2008 - Oct 17, 2008
[in French only] Rencontres des biens français du patrimoine mondial
[in French only] Les sixièmes rencontres des sites français du patrimoine mondial se tiendront les 16 et 17 octobre 2008 au Havre. ... -
Oct 16, 2008 - Oct 17, 2008
French World Heritage Sites’ annual meeting
The 6th annual French World Heritage Sites meeting will be held in October. On the 16th October the meeting will focus on the theme of ... -
Oct 13, 2008 - Oct 17, 2008
Pacific Islands World Heritage Workshop regarding capacity-building for heritage site management
In the framework of the World Heritage Pacific 2009 Programme, which was approved by the World Heritage Committee in 2004, a Pacific Islands ... -
Oct 5, 2008 - Oct 14, 2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress
More than 8,000 of the world’s leading decision makers in sustainable development: from governments, NGOs, business, the UN and ... -
Sep 30, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008
2nd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes
2nd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on "Spirit of Place and Development" Following the ... -
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Call for papers - 12th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage
The theme of the 12th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage (FUUH) is both ambitious and crucial to the future of ... -
Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 16, 2008
Exhibition: Mont-Saint-Michel and sacred mountains of the world
Traveling Exhibition: Between heaven and earth: Mont-Saint-Michel and sacred mountains of the world. In many civilizations, humankind has chosen ... -
Sep 29, 2008 - Oct 4, 2008
ICOMOS 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium,
The 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) will take place in ... -
Sep 22, 2008 - Sep 25, 2008
Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction - Taking an Economic Perspective
New initiatives related to biodiversity put economics in the forefront to raise awareness for conservation needs, and to link biodiversity with ... -
Sep 16, 2008 - Sep 18, 2008
OWHC Northwest European Regional Conference “Earth, Wind, Water, Fire – Environmental Challenges to Urban World Heritage”
The City of Regensburg, a German medieval town, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2006, will host this year's OWHC ... -
Sep 16, 2008 - Sep 19, 2008
10th International DoCoMoMo Conference
From 16 to 19 September 2008 the tenth International DoCoMoMo Conference, also celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the organization, ... -
Sep 15, 2008 - Sep 16, 2008
Workshop for the World Heritage property of Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, Nepal
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre together with the UNESCO Kathmandu Office, in close collaboration with Nepal's Department of Archaeology and ... -
Sep 2, 2008 - Sep 5, 2008
World Heritage Sub-regional Consultative Workshop for Promotion of Transbounday co-operation
As a follow-up to the project "Preservation for the Frozen Tombs in the Altai Mountains", which highlighted the international significance of the ... -
Friday, August 29, 2008
Seminar: World Heritage and Public Works–Development Cooperation for Poverty Alleviation
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are organizing a one day seminar on “World Heritage ... -
Thursday, July 31, 2008
International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2008: Application Deadline 31 July
Course will take place 3-15 November 2008, Kyoto, Japan The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan ... -
Jul 2, 2008 - Jul 10, 2008
32nd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 2-10 July in Quebec, Canada
The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 32nd session in Quebec, Canada from 2-10 July. During the session, the Committee will consider ... -
Jun 24, 2008 - Aug 29, 2008
Call for candidates: International intensive training session for francophone site managers
"Preparing the future of heritage sites - Building a project and management plan" A second intensive training programme for francophone managers ... -
Jun 23, 2008 - Jun 27, 2008
Risk Reduction for Caribbean Heritage Workshop
Within the framework of the Caribbean Capacity Building Programme for World Heritage (CCBP) and within the framework of the United Nations ... -
Jun 12, 2008 - Jun 13, 2008
7th Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
The participants in the Seventh Expert Working Group note the importance of the participation of the Afghan Government representatives and ... -
Jun 9, 2008 - Jun 10, 2008
Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites
Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites -
Jun 2, 2008 - Jun 5, 2008
UNESCO Sub-regional Workshop on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
In spite of its remarkable historical background and numerous historic and cultural sites in the region, Central Asia and western China remain ... -
May 30, 2008 - Oct 1, 2008
2009 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Call for Entries
architectural heritage cultural landscapes works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance archaeological ... -
May 28, 2008 - May 31, 2008
11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
Developing a comprehensive approach to US participation in the global heritage communityThe 11th US/ICOMOS International Symposium will initiate ... -
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Information Meeting on the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing an information meeting to discuss the overall preparations for the forthcoming 32nd session of the ... -
May 11, 2008 - May 15, 2008
Korea Hosts International Conference on Heritage Interpretation
The Korean National Association for Interpretation (NAI) will host the third annual international conference on the subject of heritage ... -
May 7, 2008 - May 9, 2008
HERITAGE 2008 - World Heritage and Sustainable Development International Conference
The following conference, although not a UNESCO event, may be of interest to the World Heritage community:In a more globalized world, Heritage ... -
Apr 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008
Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
The second seminar of a series of itinerant workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture took place in ... -
Apr 18, 2008 - Apr 19, 2008
Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for the Mediterranean and South-eastern Europe subregions
The main objective of the meeting its to discuss the results of the First Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for the Mediterranean and ... -
Apr 8, 2008 - Apr 21, 2008
Exhibition of "The Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains"
Open to the public from Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.The towering, jagged Altai Mountains stretch some 2,100 km across China, Mongolia, ... -
Apr 3, 2008 - Apr 5, 2008
“Encounters with World Heritage: A past rich with prospects for the future”
In the context of their affiliation with the "Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage" network, students of the Professional Masters ... -
Apr 2, 2008 - Apr 6, 2008
CAA2008: On the Road to Reconstructing the Past
CAA 2008, the 36th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology: On the Road to Reconstructing the Past ... -
Apr 2, 2008 - Apr 4, 2008
2nd Iberian Meeting of Site Managers in Plasencia
The second meeting of Iberian of Site Managers (the first one took place in 2004 in Lisbon) aimed at exploring current gaps and challenges in the ... -
Mar 30, 2008 - Apr 4, 2008
5th Workshop in the UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation
The UNITAR Hiroshima Office Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites aims to enhance implementation of the 1972 UNESCO ... -
Mar 27, 2008 - Mar 28, 2008
2nd International Mid-Atlantic Ridge Expert Workshop
The main objective of this meeting is to define a scientific framework for the identification and recognition of sites related to the ... -
Mar 24, 2008 - Mar 28, 2008
UNWTO/UNESCO Conference on sustainable tourism management at heritage sites
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are jointly organizing an International Conference on Sustainable ... -
Mar 11, 2008 - Mar 14, 2008
International Expert meeting on World Heritage and buffer zones
Aim and Objectives The main objectives of the meeting are to: Review the provisions on buffer zones and boundaries in the Operational ... -
Mar 6, 2008 - Mar 8, 2008
First Workshop "Creating the Enabling Environment" to develop guiding principles and policies for World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
Workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in partnership with IUCN, ICOMOS, ICCROM and the France-UNESCO Convention, in ... -
Feb 27, 2008 - Mar 1, 2008
International Expert Workshop “Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Caspian Region”
The workshop was organized and financially supported by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) and the Nature and Biodiversity ... -
Thursday, February 21, 2008
French premiere of Pierre Guicheney’s film “Lady from Osogbo” at the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris
Nigeria's Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, one of the last remnants of primary high forest in southern Nigeria, was inscribed on UNESCO's World ... -
Feb 14, 2008 - Feb 15, 2008
Santa Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon’s Heritage Days
This event will take place on February 14 and 15, in the Centro Cultural de Belém (Sophia Mello Breyner Room) in Lisbon, and it aims to stimulate ... -
Feb 7, 2008 - Feb 10, 2008
International Symposium on "Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management"
An international Symposium on "Sharing Our Heritages: New Challenges for Site Conservation and Protection, and for Tourism Management" ... -
Saturday, February 2, 2008
World Wetlands Day 2008
Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People is the theme for World Wetlands Day 2008. The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an ... -
Feb 1, 2008 - Feb 5, 2008
Terra 2008: 10th Int'l Conference on Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage
The 10th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage, Terra 2008, was held in Bamako, Mali, from 1 ... -
Monday, January 28, 2008
First meeting of the open-ended Working Group for the reflection on the procedures of election of World Heritage Committee members
During its 16th session (UNESCO 24-25 October 2007), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided to establish ... -
Jan 21, 2008 - Jan 23, 2008
World Heritage: Science and Technology. An Expert Workshop in the Framework of the Global Strategy for a Balanced and Representative World Heritage List
The outcome of this meeting shall contribute to the development of guidelines and criteria for the review of sites of interest for the heritage ... -
Jan 20, 2008 - Jan 22, 2008
Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site
the Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site is organized by UNESCO (Kabul Office in close collaboration with ... -
Dec 18, 2007 - Dec 21, 2007
Site Management and Urban Conservation Workshop in Chandigarh, India
In the context of Chandigarh's nomination to the World Heritage List, as part of the serial nomination of "The Architectural and Urban ... -
Dec 17, 2007 - Dec 20, 2007
Meetings on 1954 Hague Convention and its 1999 Second Protocol for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
The second meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999 Second Protocol), the seventh ... -
Dec 12, 2007 - Dec 14, 2007
Phoenix Islands World Heritage Nomination – Stakeholders workshop
This stakeholders workshop is being organized in consultation with the Kiribati authorities and under the auspices of the UNESCO Apia Office and ... -
Dec 11, 2007 - Dec 12, 2007
International Expert Workshop on Integrity and Authenticity of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes
This workshop, conducted in English, will discuss the theme of integrity and authenticity of cultural landscapes with a view to contributing to ... -
Dec 4, 2007 - Dec 7, 2007
Sixth International Encounter on Management of Historic Centres
The theme of this meeting, which will take place in Spanish only, is "Innovation and Diversity". The event coincides with celebrations ... -
Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007
International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic
This international expert meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the natural and cultural heritage of the Arctic region, with ... -
Nov 28, 2007 - Nov 30, 2007
Val de Loire – World Heritage Interpretation, Training for guides
The Mission Val de Loire and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are co-organizing a training session on interpreting the Val de Loire - World ... -
Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007
First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
This workshop, which is being held in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is the first of a series of itinerant workshops which will bring together ... -
Thursday, November 22, 2007
1st Consultation meeting on The World Heritage Programme on Earthen Architecture (WHEAP)
The one day consultation meeting was convened in response to the WH Committee's decision 31 COM 21 C from Christchurch (2007) with the intention ... -
Nov 13, 2007 - Nov 14, 2007
3rd plenary session of the International Co-ordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq (ICC)
Following the 167th session of the Executive Board, the Director-General of UNESCO was authorized to create an International Co-ordination ... -
Monday, November 12, 2007
3rd ad hoc meeting of experts on Babylon
Following the request of Iraq's Ministry of Culture, a working group for the archaeological site of Babylon was created in June 2005. Its aim ... -
Nov 12, 2007 - Nov 14, 2007
Regional Conference: Historic Urban Landscapes in the Americas
UNESCO has launched an initiative for the safeguarding of Historic Urban Landscapes as a follow-up to the Vienna Conference on "World ... -
Nov 10, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007
Second session of the conference-workshop Journalism and World Heritage
A conference-workshop for French-speaking journalists ‘Journalism and World Heritage: a new look at heritage', is being organised following ... -
Nov 5, 2007 - Nov 17, 2007
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management - International Training Course on Disaster Risk
In cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS.Guideline for ApplicationThe criteria for selecting the participants for this ... -
Nov 5, 2007 - Nov 8, 2007
3rd International Conference on Natural World Heritage in the Asia and Pacific Region
The third International Conference on Natural World Heritage will take place at Mount E'mei World Heritage site in Sichuan Province of China ... -
Monday, November 5, 2007
Awards Ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers
The award ceremony for the 2007 UNESCO-VOCATIONS PATRIMOINE Fellowships for World Heritage Site Managers will take place at 6pm on Monday 5 ... -
Oct 31, 2007 - Nov 4, 2007
Tourism Planning and Management for Natural World Heritage Sites in Central and Eastern Europe
Central Europe's Natural World Heritage and the Future of Cultural Landscapes - Part VI: "Tourism Planning and Management for Natural ... -
Oct 30, 2007 - Oct 31, 2007
International Symposium on Application for World Heritage Listing of the Silk Road
This symposium, organized jointly by ICOMOS, the Chinese State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Shaanxi province People's Government and ... -
Oct 4, 2007 - Oct 26, 2007
Award ceremony for the 2007 Melina Mercouri International Prize
The award ceremony for the 2007 Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) ... -
Sep 23, 2007 - Sep 26, 2007
VSMM 2007 Int'l Conference including Virtual Heritage and Virtual Cultures
VSMM 2007: The 13th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultimediaExchange and experience in space and placewith themes onVirtual ... -
Sep 20, 2007 - Sep 22, 2007
Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
The thematic meeting of experts on the Mediterranean agro-pastoral cultural landscapes was attended by 44 participants, representing 9 countries ... -
Sep 20, 2007 - Sep 22, 2007
Thematic meeting of experts on the agro-pastoral cultural landscapes in the Mediterranean
The thematic meeting of experts on the Mediterranean agro-pastoral cultural landscapes was attended by 44 participants, representing 9 countries ... -
Sep 14, 2007 - Sep 15, 2007
Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for Eastern and Central Europe
The National Heritage Board of Poland is organizing the Periodic Reporting Follow-up Meeting for Eastern and Central Europe, to be in held in ... -
Sep 13, 2007 - Sep 14, 2007
International Conference on Four Modern Cities: Brasilia - Chandigarh - Le Havre - Tel Aviv
This international conference brings together four urban sites of the 20th century, three of which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.A ... -
Aug 20, 2007 - Aug 25, 2007
7th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific
Heritage or World Heritage are an international field where interests in politics, commerce, indigenous community relations, scientific research, ... -
Jul 18, 2007 - Jul 19, 2007
Sub-Regional Meeting on the Nomination of the West Tien-Shan as Transboundary Natural Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO Almaty office, are organising a "Sub-Regional Meeting on the Nomination ... -
Jul 2, 2007 - Jul 27, 2007
[in French only] AFRICA 2009: 5ème Cours Technique sur l’élaboration des propositions d’inscription de biens culturels sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial
[in French only] Lancé en mars 1998, le Programme AFRICA 2009 a pour objectif principal l'amélioration des capacités nationales en Afrique ... -
Jun 23, 2007 - Jul 2, 2007
31st Session of the World Heritage Committee
The 31st session of the World HeritageCommittee, Christchurch, New Zealand, 23 June to 2 July 2007. The World Heritage Committee consists of ... -
Jun 21, 2007 - Jun 22, 2007
International Congress on “Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Property”
An international congress on "Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Property" will be held at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna ... -
Jun 19, 2007 - Jun 23, 2007
9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities
The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) is a unique forum which brings together politicians and professionals committed to the ... -
Jun 18, 2007 - Jul 6, 2007
Reducing Risks to Collections 2007
ICCROM, the Canadian Conservation Institute and the Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage are pleased to announce the 2007 session of the ... -
Jun 13, 2007 - Jun 14, 2007
Conference: World Heritage Sites in Europe – A Network for Cultural Dialogue and Cultural Tourism
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe - A Network for Cultural Dialogue and Cultural Tourism This international conference will seek to develop ... -
Monday, June 11, 2007
2nd Session of the First Meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
The second session of the first meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict will take place ... -
Jun 9, 2007 - Oct 9, 2007
World Heritage Expo to be Held in Northeastern China
The city of Shenyang in northeastern China will hold the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Expo from June 9 to October 9, 2007. Sponsored by ... -
Jun 3, 2007 - Jun 14, 2007
Planning for Sustainable Management: Perspectives from Kaiping and Macao SAR
Join participants and instructors from the University of Victoria and the Architectural Conservation Program at the University of Hong Kong ... -
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Torch-Run Concert for World Heritage
In celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the ancient capital of Nara Heijo-Jyo, Japan, in 2010, and in the framework of events called ... -
May 30, 2007 - Jun 1, 2007
4th ICOMOS Regional Asia Pacific Meeting
4th ICOMOS Regional Asia Pacific Meeting will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, at the invitation of ICOMOS Korea with support by the Korean ... -
Friday, May 25, 2007
Europa Nostra Awards 2008 - Call for Entries
Europa Nostra Awards 2008- architectural heritage- cultural landscapes- works of art and collections of artistic and historic significance- ... -
May 21, 2007 - May 25, 2007
Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders in South Africa
Within the framework of the World Heritage Convention and the follow up to the Periodic Reporting in Africa, the World Heritage Centre with the ... -
May 12, 2007 - May 13, 2007
World Heritage Centre Recognizes 2nd World Migratory Bird Day
World Migratory Bird Day was first promoted in 2006 by the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) and the global Convention ... -
Friday, May 11, 2007
World Heritage Partners' Day 2007 at UNESCO Headquarters
Uniting with internationally recognized institutions and companies for better outreach is a crucial component in safeguarding World Heritage. ... -
May 4, 2007 - May 6, 2007
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007 at Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2007'Rising Seas' A Youth Climate Change Summit was held Friday, 4 May, primarily with activities for 900 ... -
May 3, 2007 - May 4, 2007
Meeting for the follow-up on Periodic Reporting for the Nordic and Baltic sub-region
The European Periodic Report was submitted to the World Heritage Committee at its 30th meeting in Vilnius in 2006. The Nordic and Baltic ... -
May 2, 2007 - May 3, 2007
Meeting for follow-up on Periodic Reporting for Western Europe
A meeting will be held in Vienna in May 2007 to continue the process of implementing the action plan of the countries of Western Europe as it was ... -
Apr 18, 2007 - Apr 20, 2007
1st Training Workshop on Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe
1st Training Workshop on "Conserving World Heritage Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes in South-Eastern Europe - Managing cultural ... -
Apr 18, 2007 - Apr 19, 2007
Training Course on Management Planning for World Heritage Sites
This two-day training course, led by the Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers, will give an overview of global challenges and new approaches ... -
Apr 16, 2007 - Apr 21, 2007
Central Asian and China Sub-regional Workshop on Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Road
This workshop, organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, will bring together the relevant authorities of each State Party in the sub-region ... -
Apr 15, 2007 - Apr 20, 2007
UNITAR Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites
World Heritage Management Over Time - Maintaining Values and Significance By focusing on the values associated with World Heritage sites, this ... -
Apr 14, 2007 - Apr 17, 2007
Bam and its Cultural Landscape: Stakeholders' Meeting for Management Plan
Stakeholders' Meeting for the Comprehensive Management Plan for Bam and its Cultural Landscape, IranThis is the sixth Stakeholders' ... -
Apr 10, 2007 - May 7, 2007
Exhibition of photographs: Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan
Open to the public as from 27 April 2007 With financial assistance from the Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione Italiana allo Sviluppo of the ... -
Apr 2, 2007 - Apr 6, 2007
Computer Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 2007: Layers of Perception
The 35th annual CAA conference to be held on April 2-6, 2007 in Berlin, Germany, brings together students, researchers, heritage managers and ... -
Apr 2, 2007 - Apr 3, 2007
Expert Meeting on Benchmarks and Chapter IV of the Operational Guidelines
Expert Meeting on Benchmarks and Chapter IV of the Operational Guidelines. -
Mar 26, 2007 - Mar 28, 2007
First Meeting of the Caribbean Capacity Building Network
The UNESCO Havana Office will host the first meeting of the Caribbean Capacity Building (CCBP) Programme Network from 5 to 7 March.Twelve ... -
Mar 21, 2007 - Mar 24, 2007
Colloquium: The Future of Heritage
The Future of Heritage: Changing Visions, Attitudes, and Contexts in the 21st CenturyThis colloquium will provide a unique global forum for ... -
Mar 11, 2007 - Mar 17, 2007
First Intensive Training Course on Management and Administration of Heritage Sites for French-speaking professionals
The intention and objectives of the training are to: Understand the issues of heritage in an international contextDialogue and exchangeShare ... -
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
SKCC Study Visit at Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
A Study Day at Ironbridge World Heritage Site is organized by Sustaining Knowledge for a Changing Climate (SKCC), funded by the Environmental and ... -
Mar 5, 2007 - Mar 8, 2007
International Experts' Meeting for Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Sites in Indonesia
International Experts' Meeting for the Rehabilitation of Earthquake-affected Prambanan World Heritage Site and Taman Sari Water Castle in ... -
Feb 19, 2007 - Feb 20, 2007
Meeting of Mediterranean European Sub-Region Focal Points on the follow-up to the Periodic Reporting Exercise
The objectives of this meeting are as follows: To review the results of the European Periodic Reports and to discuss the next steps for the ... -
Feb 19, 2007 - Feb 23, 2007
First Sub-regional World Heritage Education Training Workshop in Francophone West Africa
This workshop has been organized to introduce teachers and educators to the World Heritage in Young Hands Education Kit, and investigate the ... -
Feb 18, 2007 - Feb 23, 2007
Pacific Island World Heritage Workshop
A World Heritage Workshop is planned for delegates from Pacific Island nations in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand. This is a follow up to ... -
Feb 12, 2007 - Feb 17, 2007
Study Tour for Leaders from Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau to Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
Leaders from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau will visit Tongariro National Park in New ... -
Feb 8, 2007 - Apr 30, 2007
Call for Papers: 22nd IIC Congress, London 2008
22nd IIC Congress, London 2008Conservation and AccessThe 22nd IIC international Congress will take place in London, UK, 15-19 September 2008. The ... -
Feb 5, 2007 - Feb 6, 2007
Working Group Meeting to Develop the Policy Document on World Heritage and Climate Change
By its decision 30 COM 7.1 the World Heritage Committee endorsed the “Strategy to assist States Parties to implement management ... -
Jan 29, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007
Regional Seminar on Historic Urban Landscapes in Central and Eastern Europe
From 29 January to 2 February 2007 the city of St Petersburg, Russian Federation, will host a seminar on "Scientific and Technical ... -
Jan 29, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007
Our Sea of Islands
A Regional Forum for Oceania on Marine Managed Areas and World Heritage Oceania is an expansive geographic region dominated by an ocean that ... -
Jan 25, 2007 - Jan 26, 2007
Advisory Bodies Meeting
Preparation of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee, Christchurch, New-Zealand, 23 Juin - 2 July 2007 and progress review of the ... -
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Reflection year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Fourth Meeting
Agenda 10.00 - 13.001. Welcome by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Mr Tumu te Heuheu2. Opening by the Director, UNESCO World ... -
Jan 22, 2007 - Jan 23, 2007
Second Meeting of the Working Group on the simplification of the periodic reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators
Second Meeting of the Working Group on the simplification of the periodic reporting questionnaire and the setting up of indicators -
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Mid Atlantic Ridge expert workshop
This Workshop gathered specialists from Norway, Iceland, UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and Nordic World Heritage Foundation to discuss the ... -
Sunday, December 31, 2006
2007 Marc de Montalembert grant for a Cultural Project in the Mediterranean - Deadline for submission
Every year the Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a grant of 7,000 Euros to enable the implementation of projects furthering the knowledge ... -
Friday, December 15, 2006
National meeting for follow-up on Periodic Reporting
Following the decisions taken by the World Heritage Committee at its 30th session in Vilnius July 2006, a follow-up meeting on National level in ... -
Dec 14, 2006 - Dec 16, 2006
5th Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Valley
This technical meeting is the fifth gathering of international experts and Afghan officials to report on the recent on-site works implemented in ... -
Dec 10, 2006 - Dec 11, 2006
South East European Focal Point Meeting
World Heritage of Southeast Europe: Co-operation in the management of cultural sites and lanscapes. A follow-up to the Periodic Reporting ... -
Dec 7, 2006 - Dec 11, 2006
Conservation Workshop for Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park (Vietnam) and Hin Namon National Conservation Area (Lao PDR)
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and UNESCO Office in Hanoi, are jointly organizing a High-Level ... -
Dec 7, 2006 - Dec 8, 2006
ICCROM Seminar on "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture and Development: Management of the Historic Urban Landscape in the Baltic Countries"
Theme I "Importance and competitiveness of new development"Theme II "Preservation and continuity of urban landscape"Theme III ... -
Dec 6, 2006 - Dec 7, 2006
Periodic Report follow-up meting for the Canadian World Heritage Network
The meeting - organized with and fully sponsored by Canadian national authorities - was attended by 90 site managers, representatives of Parks ... -
Dec 5, 2006 - Dec 9, 2006
HERITY International Conference: 'Quality in Cultural Heritage Management: Assessment Models and Methods'
The goal of the Conference is the exchange of experience on internal and external evaluation instruments for the management of Cultural Heritage ... -
Dec 4, 2006 - Dec 7, 2006
From Space to Place: 2nd Int'l Conf. on Remote Sensing in Archaeology
An international conference focusing on the study and conservation of archaeological and ancient landscapes through integrated technologies and ... -
Dec 1, 2006 - Mar 31, 2007
Third Edition of the Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award
The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award is an international press competition dealing with the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage. ... -
Nov 23, 2006 - Nov 25, 2006
ICOMOS Germany conference: UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in Germany - perspectives in Preventive Conservation and Preservation
This conference will take up the current problems in the preservation of national monuments facing UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany, ... -
Nov 9, 2006 - Nov 10, 2006
Third Periodic Reporting reflection meeting
The World Heritage Committee decided at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) to suspend for two years the commencement of the next cycle of Periodic ... -
Nov 9, 2006 - Nov 10, 2006
Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Third Meeting
Provisonal agenda Background document Decision 30 COM ... -
Nov 6, 2006 - Nov 7, 2006
First meeting of the working group on the simplification of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire and the setting-up of indicators
At its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), and within the framework of the Reflection Year on the Periodic Reporting exercise, the World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Melina Mercouri International Prize Deadline
Nominations for the prize have to be at UNESCO by 1 November 2006. -
Oct 31, 2006 - Apr 30, 2007
Call for papers: World Heritage - International and Pacific Perspectives
7th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific in Visby, SwedenAugust 20-25, 2007Call for papers deadline: May 1, 2007Heritage and ... -
Oct 30, 2006 - Nov 4, 2006
The e-volution of Information Technology in Cultural Heritage, October 30 – November 4, 2006
The island of Cyprus and the organizing committee are pleased to announce a joint conference to be held in Cyprus from the 30th of October to the ... -
Oct 25, 2006 - Oct 28, 2006
Denkmal, European Professional Event for Monument Maintenance and Restoration, and Urban Renewal
Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes ... -
Oct 23, 2006 - Oct 24, 2006
West European Focal Points Meeting
This meeting aimed to favour the exchange of viewpoints and ideas among the focal points of Western European countries about the follow-up of the ... -
Oct 22, 2006 - Nov 3, 2006
International Training Course on Risk Management of Cultural Heritage
First International Training Programme for Risk Management starts this autumn in Kyoto, under the leadership of Dr. Kanefusa Masuda, ICOMOS ... -
Oct 16, 2006 - Oct 20, 2006
12th Int'l Conference on Virtual Systems & Multimedia (VSMM 2006), Xi'an, China
Interactive Technologies & Sociotechnical Systems:New Developments and Solutions for Cultural Heritage, Healthcare, Gaming, Robotics and the ... -
Sep 28, 2006 - Sep 30, 2006
York Spaces: ICOMOS-UK Cultural Tourism Committee Seminar
York Spaces is the first of two seminars organised by the ICOMOS-UK Cultural Tourism Committee exploring links between the tangible and ... -
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Workshop: ICOMOS Int'l Scientific Committee on Interpretation & Presentation
Interpretation Standards at World Heritage Sites: Is There a Need for Assessment Criteria for On-Site Interpretation Programmes and Emerging ... -
Sep 18, 2006 - Sep 23, 2006
Conference “Why Save Historic Timber Structures” and 15th Int’l Wood Conservation Symposium
The aim of the conference is to provide a platform to explore sustainable strategies for the conservation of historic timber structures in an era ... -
Sep 16, 2006 - Sep 17, 2006
[in French only] Vingt-troisième édition des Journées européennes du Patrimoine
[in French only] Les monuments sont bien vivants. Berceaux de la création, lieux de représentation, scènes et lieux de spectacles, les monuments ... -
Sep 11, 2006 - Sep 16, 2006
11th International Seminar Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage
Documentation for Conservation and Development: New Heritage Strategies for the Future Note: DEADLINE for submission of Abstracts is 31 January ... -
Sep 1, 2006 - Sep 15, 2006
Call for entries 2006 : European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage
CALL FOR ENTRIES 2006Closing date for applications:Category 2: 1 September 2006Categories 1 & 3: 15 September 2006Outstanding heritage ... -
Thursday, August 31, 2006
International Disaster Reduction Conference (IDRC), Special Session
A special session organised in the International Disaster Reduction Conference by the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM. The purposes of the ... -
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Heritage and Risk Management Strategies at Int'l Disaster Reduction Conference
Special Session on "Integrating traditional knowledge systems and concern for cultural and natural heritage into risk management ... -
Aug 15, 2006 - Aug 20, 2006
Int'l Committee for the History of Technology's 33rd Symposium
Transforming Economies and Civilizations: The Role of Technology While open to all proposals, the program committee suggests the following themes ... -
Aug 1, 2006 - Aug 8, 2006
UNESCO Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on the Silk Road World Heritage nomination
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has been working together with the Government of China on a methodological approach for the preparation of a ... -
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Periodic Reporting Europe, Presentation and discussion of sub-regional reports on Section I and II
Lunchtime meeting during 30th session of the World Heritage Committee Agenda Introduction and Background: Presentation by Ms Mechtild ... -
Jul 8, 2006 - Jul 16, 2006
30th Ordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee
By the Decision 29 COM 20, adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 29th ordinary session (Durban, 2005), the 30th ordinary session of the ... -
Jun 14, 2006 - Jun 18, 2006
Int'l Symposium "Heritage Education – Capacity Building in Heritage Management"
The heritage of mankind is a product of human knowledge, human ingenuity and technical developments and can only be protected by further ... -
May 31, 2006 - Jun 2, 2006
Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development
A follow-up to the International Conference on Cultural Heritage Management and Urban Development, which was held in Beijing (China) in July ... -
May 31, 2006 - Jun 3, 2006
Safeguarded Cultural Heritage, Understanding and Viability for the Enlarged Europe
The aim of the conference is the consolidation and impact assessment of results achieved in EU research projects related to movable ad immovable ... -
May 29, 2006 - Jul 8, 2006
Training Courses on Project Design and EU Financial Resources
The Regional Management Support Unit (RMSU) of the Euromed Heritage Programme is pleased to announce two new training sessions on "Project ... -
May 22, 2006 - May 25, 2006
Conservation in Changing Societies: Heritage and Development
In 2006 the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation will celebrate its 30 th anniversary… After 30 years of multidisciplinary ... -
May 15, 2006 - May 19, 2006
Training Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Planning and Management at World Heritage sites in China
China has 31 World Heritage sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, and the volume of mass tourism in China has been a major challenge for ... -
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Intangible – Tangible Cultural Heritage : a sustainable dichotomy ?
7th Annual Cambridge Heritage Seminar, 13th May 2006 Call for papersThe Cambridge Heritage Seminars bring together researchers, policy makers and ... -
May 11, 2006 - Jun 2, 2006
Call for Nominations: Young Conservationist Award
The International Ranger Federation (IRF) and IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) call for nominations for the prestigious ... -
May 7, 2006 - May 11, 2006
Sub-regional Conference on Outstanding Universal Value, Authenticity & Integrity in a Caribbean Context
The representatives of 18 Caribbean States Parties will meet in Barbados to participate in a sub-regional conference on "Outstanding ... -
May 3, 2006 - May 6, 2006
First Expert Meeting for Trans-national nomination of Amerindian Rock Art to the World Heritage List
The World Heritage Centre organized a thematic "First Expert Meeting on Rock Art in the Caribbean and the UNESCO World Heritage List, for a ... -
May 1, 2006 - May 3, 2006
Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India
Within the framework of a technical cooperation between India and Israel, a workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish ... -
Apr 27, 2006 - Apr 29, 2006
World Heritage of Portuguese Origin
The 1st International Meeting on World Heritage of Portuguese Origin will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, from April 27th to 29th, 2006. The ... -
Apr 24, 2006 - Apr 28, 2006
Capacity-Building Workshop for Cultural and Natural Heritage Professionals in the Pacific Region
Capacity building of cultural and natural heritage professionals from Niue, Samoa and Tonga with regard to the preparation of Tentative Lists and ... -
Apr 20, 2006 - May 20, 2006
"Treasures of Coiba" Photo Exhibition
The Fundación Albatros Media is presenting an exhibition of 40 large-format photographs and videos called "Treasures of Coiba" from 20 ... -
Apr 19, 2006 - Apr 22, 2006
The 9th US/ICOMOS Int'l Symposium
The 9th US/ICOMOS International Symposium will convene to look once again at the World Heritage Convention and its List as a rich source of ... -
Apr 17, 2006 - Apr 20, 2006
Heritage at Risk: Preservation of 20th Century Architecture and World Heritage
This conference is organized in co-operation with ICOMOS International, with the support of World Monuments Fund and DOCOMOMO International, the ... -
Mar 27, 2006 - Mar 31, 2006
Workshop for the Preparation of the Tentative List of the Solomon Islands
Within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, and with financial support from ... -
Mar 22, 2006 - Mar 25, 2006
Who Owns the Past? Heritage Rights and Responsibilities in a Multicultural World
A special feature of this year's colloquium will be a day of Round Table discussions focused on practical problem-solving and the formulation of ... -
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Launch of Partnership between the World Heritage Centre, HP and National Geographic Maps: the World Heritage Map
The launch of the partnership between UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, Hewlett Packard and National Geographic Maps will take place at UNESCO ... -
Mar 20, 2006 - Mar 24, 2006
Workshop for the Preparation of a National World Heritage Strategy and Tentative List of Papua New Guinea
Within the context of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage - Pacific 2009 Programme, a World Heritage National Strategy ... -
Mar 16, 2006 - Mar 17, 2006
Climate Change and World Heritage: Expert Meeting
The impacts of climate change are affecting many natural and cultural World Heritage properties, and are likely to affect many more in the years ... -
Mar 13, 2006 - Mar 14, 2006
New Heritage Conference: Cultural Heritage and New Media
A working conference that will discuss current practices and future directions in which to expand and re-define the scope and nature of digital ... -
Mar 9, 2006 - Mar 10, 2006
Regional Meeting for Natural World Heritage Capacity Building in Southern and Eastern Africa
Thanks to the continued support of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation and in collaboration with UNEP and IUCN, a meeting of key ... -
Mar 2, 2006 - Mar 3, 2006
Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting
The World Heritage Committee has decided to postpone, for one year, the beginning of the next cycle of Periodic Reporting: 2007 will be the ... -
Mar 2, 2006 - Mar 3, 2006
Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, Second Meeting
Please note that the documents are only available in the language in which they have been presented during the meetingInvitation letter ... -
Feb 27, 2006 - Mar 3, 2006
Caribbean Regional Training Workshop on Marine World Heritage
A training workshop will be held to train national authorities and IGO's and NGO's about recognizing and protecting marine World Heritage values ... -
Feb 24, 2006 - Feb 28, 2006
Mexico's World Heritage Sites Photographic Exhibition at UN Headquarters
A photographic exhibition showcasing Mexico's renowned World Heritage sites, as recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ... -
Feb 19, 2006 - Feb 23, 2006
Seminar for Tourism Planning at Major World Heritage Archaeological Sites
The central purpose of the Seminar is to draw up a proposal on standards for the planning of the public and tourist use of archaeological sites ... -
Feb 10, 2006 - Feb 12, 2006
Mediterranean sub-region informal meeting
The focal points of the Mediterranean gathered in Rome to discuss items of Action Plan relevant to the conservation and management of world ... -
Feb 1, 2006 - Mar 1, 2006
Call for Papers for ICOHTEC 2006: Deadline 1 March 2006
The International Committee for the History of Technology's 33rd Symposium in Leicester, UK, 15-20 August 2006'Transforming Economies and ... -
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Call For Papers: Deadline For Submission Of Abstracts 15 February 2006
Documentation for Conservation and Development: New Heritage Strategies for the Future 11th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR (11-16 September 2006) FORUM ... -
Jan 30, 2006 - Feb 1, 2006
Meeting on Implementing the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas: Conservation NGOs and WH Sites
The World Heritage Centre, in an effort to develop a more systematic approach to cooperation with our natural heritage conservation partners, and ... -
Monday, January 30, 2006
Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex Celebrates Inscription on World Heritage List
The Complex was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2005 and a special ceremony will take place to mark this event. The Plantin-Moretus ... -
Jan 26, 2006 - Jan 27, 2006
[in French only] Séminaire pour la préparation du plan de gestion du site de Ouadi Qadisha, Liban
[in French only] La réunion porte sur la présentation de la problématique et des documents préparatoires tels que: - l'état de la question, la ... -
Jan 16, 2006 - Jan 26, 2006
Sharing Our Heritages (SOH) - Paris / Val de Loire Master Class
Over the past two years the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has defined a strategy that aims to encourage universities worldwide to develop World ... -
Jan 16, 2006 - Jan 21, 2006
Seeing with Young Eyes – Teacher Training Workshop
The objective of this third sub-regional South-East Asian Teacher Training Workshop is to bring educators and heritage experts together in order ... -
Jan 9, 2006 - Jan 15, 2006
Management Plan Workshop - Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor World Heritage site
The purpose of the Workshop is to gather all stakeholders in the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor World Heritage site and involve ... -
Jan 5, 2006 - Jan 8, 2006
Archaeological Institute of America's Annual Meeting
The Archaeological Institute of America will hold its 107th Annual Meeting in Montréal, Québec, January 5-8, 2006. The AIA/APA Annual Meeting ... -
Jan 1, 2006 - Mar 31, 2006
The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award
The Euromed Heritage Journalistic Award is an international press competition dealing with the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage. ... -
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Call for applicants - The 2006 Marc de Montalembert Grant for the Understanding of Mediterranean Cultures
A grant of 7,000 Euros and the possibility of spending six months at the Marc de Montalembert Foundation in the old town of Rhodes is offered to ... -
Dec 14, 2005 - Dec 16, 2005
International Seminar on the Protection of World Cultural Heritage
This international seminar is held as a follow-up to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in January 2005 in Kobe, Japan. The seminar ... -
Dec 12, 2005 - Dec 16, 2005
UNESCO Regional Workshop on Periodic Reporting Follow-up for North-East and South-East Asia
The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are jointly organizing a Regional Workshop as a ... -
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
European Forum "Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe"
At the current uncertain phase of the building of Europe which is marked by a growing gap between Europe’s citizens and Europe’s Institutions as ... -
Dec 7, 2005 - Dec 9, 2005
Fourth Expert Working Group on the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site
The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan includes some of the most important examples of Gandharan ... -
Dec 5, 2005 - Dec 8, 2005
Training Workshop for Strengthening the Protection and Management of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
The objective of the workshop is to raise the awareness of the local people and local authorities on the outstanding universal value of the World ... -
Dec 4, 2005 - Dec 7, 2005
Implementation of the Regional Programme for the Arab States: Regional Consultative Meeting
The World Heritage Centre will organize a regional consultative meeting with the Arab States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, to be held ... -
Nov 28, 2005 - Dec 2, 2005
International Conference on the Use of Space Technologies for the Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage
Space experts and experts in conservation representing more than 30 countries will be united at an International Conference on the Use of Space ... -
Nov 25, 2005 - Nov 27, 2005
International Conference "Innovative Policies for Heritage Safeguarding and Cultural Tourism Development"
This conference is organized by UNECSO Moscow Office, Russian Federation Ministry of Culture and Mass Communication, State University – Higher ... -
Nov 25, 2005 - Nov 26, 2005
Culture Ministers of South-East Europe Meet in Venice
One year after the inauguration of the Old Bridge of Mostar, ten Culture Ministers from South East Europe will meet on the Venetian island of San ... -
Nov 22, 2005 - Dec 2, 2005
UNESCO World Heritage Mentoring Programme for Chinese Experts and World Heritage site managers
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has initiated with Ecotourism Australia a new cooperation programme: World Heritage Mentoring Programme. This ... -
Nov 18, 2005 - Nov 19, 2005
Modern Architecture and World Heritage
A conference organized by the University of Naples Federico II in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.It will be divided in 3 ... -
Thursday, November 17, 2005
UNESCO Round Table “Discovering the Heritage of Humanity”
On the occasion of its 60th anniversary, UNESCO is hosting, from 16th to 18th November 2005, an international symposium on the Organization’s ... -
Nov 14, 2005 - Dec 16, 2005
African Regional Programme for Capacity Building and Sustainable Development of Natural World Heritage Sites in Africa
The World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Kenyan National Commission for UNESCO and thanks to the Italian Funds in Trust, is pleased ... -
Nov 10, 2005 - Nov 11, 2005
Reflection Year on World Heritage Periodic Reporting, First Meeting
Please note that the documents are only available in the language in which they have been presented during the meetingAgenda List of participants ... -
Nov 10, 2005 - Nov 11, 2005
World Heritage and Tourism - Strategies and Models
This 8th Tourism Forum, held in the World Heritage Site “Historical Centre of Salzburg”, brings together experts in the fields of preservation of ... -
Nov 8, 2005 - Nov 9, 2005
Meeting on “World Heritage Periodic Reporting in Europe: Towards an Action Plan”
Meeting on "World Heritage Periodic Reporting in Europe: Towards an Action Plan" -
Nov 8, 2005 - Nov 18, 2005
Exhibition “A plastic view of the Chinchorro Culture’s Mummies 7000 years back” by the artist Paula Rivera del Sol
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has the honor to invite you to the inauguration of the exhibition “A plastic view of the Chinchorro Culture’s ... -
Nov 8, 2005 - Nov 13, 2005
10th European Ecological Congress
This congress is organized by the European Ecological Federation (EEF), the Turkish Ecological Society and the Ege University Centre for ... -
Nov 7, 2005 - Nov 11, 2005
Regional workshop on the World Heritage Convention and the Conservation of African cultural landscapes.
Regional workshop on the World Heritage Convention and the Conservation of African cultural landscapes. -
Nov 7, 2005 - Nov 14, 2005
[in French only] Exposition de photographies sur le Monastère de Probota
[in French only] L’UNESCO accueille du 7 au 14 novembre 2005, une exposition de photographies consacrées à la restauration du Monastère de ... -
Nov 7, 2005 - Dec 11, 2005
Cultural Landscapes in the Caribbean: Identification and Safeguarding Strategies Workshop
This workshop will include, amongst other activities: interactive panels, discussion sessions and a visit to the Coffee Plantation of the ... -
Oct 17, 2005 - Oct 21, 2005
15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium
'Monuments and sites in their setting - Conserving cultural heritage in changing towns and landscapes'Moveable objects such as collections or ... -
Oct 3, 2005 - Oct 7, 2005
VSMM 2005: Heritage, Arts, Education, Entertainment
Virtual Reality at Work in the 21st Century: 11th Intl. Conference on Virtual Systems & Multimedia. This year marks the return of the ... -
Friday, September 30, 2005
Conference: The Charles Darwin Research Station and Foundation in Galapagos: New Directions and Challenges for the Future
Dr Graham Watkins, Executive Director of the Charles Darwin Foundation, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, will give a lecture at UNESCO on Friday, ... -
Monday, September 26, 2005
Seminar “Networking for Sustainable Spatial Development of the European Continent”
The Council of Europe is organising, in co-operation with the authorities of the Russian Federation an International CEMAT Seminar on “Networking ... -
Sep 21, 2005 - Sep 24, 2005
EUROPARC 2005 at the European Nature Conference 2005 “Our Landscapes: Space for Nature, Opportunities for People”
EUROPARC is the umbrella organization of Europe’s protected areas. It unites national and regional parks, nature parks and biosphere reserves in ... -
Sep 15, 2005 - Sep 16, 2005
“Heritage Led Regeneration Delivering Good Practice” European Symposium
This is a launch symposium of a three-year European project called INHERIT which is led by the European Association of Historic Towns and ... -
Sep 12, 2005 - Sep 18, 2005
Conference on “Ecological Restoration – a Global Challenge”
The 4th European Conference’s main objectives are to bring researchers and practitioners together to exchange knowledge and experience. The ... -
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
2005 Melina Mercouri International Prize
The Director-General of UNESCO will present the Melina Mercouri Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes (UNESCO-Greece) ... -
Sep 6, 2005 - Sep 8, 2005
HERMES Project Symposium II “Practical Aspects of Heritage”
Within the HERMES Project, this is the second of four symposiums to be held and sixteen partners from eight countries will join forces in order ... -
Sep 5, 2005 - Sep 8, 2005
Regional Workshop on Potential Themes for Serial and Transboundary Cultural World Heritage Sites in the Pacific
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Cluster Office in Samoa, Department of Conservation in New Zealand, and ... -
Sep 5, 2005 - Sep 8, 2005
Regional Workshop on Potential Themes for Serial and Transboundary Cultural Heritage Sites in the Pacific
The regional workshop has been proposed within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the World Heritage – Pacific 2009 ... -
Sep 2, 2005 - Sep 4, 2005
Conference on ‘Conservation of the Historic Gardens of Eastern Europe'
This conference, which is organized by the Landscape Conservation & Change at the Architectural Association and the Historic Royal Palaces Trust, ... -
Aug 22, 2005 - Aug 24, 2005
3D-ARCH'2005
Main Focus : The process of creating virtual environments from multiple data sources. Topics include, but not limited to: Image-based 3D ... -
Aug 18, 2005 - Aug 20, 2005
Awareness Raising Workshop for the application of the World Heritage Convention
Eritrea ratified the World Heritage Convention in 2001, but does not yet have a site inscribed on the List, or a complete Tentative List of ... -
Jul 28, 2005 - Jul 31, 2005
Sustainable Development and World Heritage: Preservation of the Environment Workshop within the framework of the Great Volga River Route World Heritage Education Project
This workshop will gather teachers and students from ASPnet schools in countries participating in the Great Volga River Route Intersectoral ... -
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Partners for Africa
On the occasion of the first meeting of the World Heritage Committee in sub-Saharan Africa, a full day of special presentations is being devoted ... -
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Lunchtime meeting during 29th session of the World Heritage Committee
Agenda Introduction and Background: Presentation by Ms Mechtild Rössler, World Heritage Centre Nordic and Baltic European ... -
Monday, July 11, 2005
Conference on The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom
Sir Peter Crane, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will evoke the botanic activities in relation to UNESCO's programmes relating to the ... -
Jul 7, 2005 - Jul 8, 2005
Heritage Impact 2005
Organised by the European Commission's EPOCH Network of Excellence and the University of Brighton, Heritage Impact 2005 is an opportunity for ... -
Jun 26, 2005 - Jun 28, 2005
HERMES Project Symposium I “Between the Seas - In Search of Common Cultural Roots in Central and Eastern Europe”
The first of four HERMES symposiums will be held in the newly restored Wieland estate in Ossmanstedt near Weimar. The event will bring together ... -
Jun 26, 2005 - Jun 29, 2005
42nd IFLA World Congress on “Landscape Leading the Way”
The opening sentence of Geoffrey and Susan Jellicoe’s book ‘The Landscape of Man’, published in 1975, reads: “The world is moving into a phase ... -
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Launching of the proceedings of the Seventh DOCOMOMO Conference
The proceedings of the Seventh Conference of DOCOMOMO, held at UNESCO from the 16th-19th of June 2002, will be presented to the press on the 23rd ... -
Jun 22, 2005 - Jun 23, 2005
The Second Plenary Session of the International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq
This Meeting is the follow-up of the First Session which took place on 24 and 25 May 2004. The aim of the Meeting will be (i) to review the ... -
Jun 17, 2005 - Sep 11, 2005
Passages to India, Yesterday and Today
Under the auspices of UNESCO, this exhibit presents for the first time in Europe 73 aquatints of the 18th century, with their mirror reflection ... -
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Colleagues Honoured for 25 and 30 years at UNESCO
Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura awarded diplomas and medals to colleagues who had completed 25 and 30 years of service to UNESCO at a June 14 ... -
Jun 13, 2005 - Jun 15, 2005
Seminar on Forestry and our Cultural Heritage
The Seminar is organized by the Swedish Authorities under the auspices of the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Experts Network for Implementation of Sustainable ... -
Jun 9, 2005 - Jun 12, 2005
Youth Forum on Sustainable Development and World Heritage: Cultural Implications
Teachers and students from ASPnet schools in some 16 countries participating in the Great Volga River Route Crosscutting Project will attend this ... -
Jun 9, 2005 - Jun 12, 2005
2nd Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Forum, "Urban Heritage – Collective Privilege"
The Forum is organized by the Ministry of Education of Finland, the Ministry of Environment of Finland and the National Board of Antiquities of ... -
Jun 8, 2005 - Jun 9, 2005
English Historic Towns Forum (EHTF) Conference “Using heritage & cultural assets in regeneration”
This Conference offers an opportunity to show how cultural and heritage assets can be used to regenerate historic towns and cities. In ... -
Jun 4, 2005 - Jun 8, 2005
International Heritage Development Conference ‘Creating Economic Futures: One Story at a Time’
The 2005 Conference explores how heritage development compares with economic development by creating an interactive forum on best practices, ... -
May 30, 2005 - Jun 2, 2005
International Symposium on ‘Conserving Cultural and Biological Diversity: The Role of Sacred Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes’, Aichi, Japan
This International Symposium is an activity of the World EXPO 2005 to take place from 25 March-25 September in Aichi, Japan. It aims to highlight ... -
May 30, 2005 - Jun 3, 2005
Training Workshop for the Preparation of Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List
A training workshop organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on the preparation of nominations of cultural properties to the World Heritage ... -
May 23, 2005 - May 31, 2005
Intensive Training Workshop on World Heritage for French-speaking Journalists
An intensive workshop on World Heritage will be held for French-speaking journalists at Laval University, Quebec from May 23-31, 2005. The ... -
May 20, 2005 - May 21, 2005
Regional Forum 'Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe'
The regional Forum entitled “Cultural Corridors in South-East Europe: Common Past and Shared Heritage - A Key to Future Partnership” will be held ... -
May 12, 2005 - May 14, 2005
International Conference : World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture
Managing the Historic Urban Landscape The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the City of Vienna are pleased to announce this international ... -
May 10, 2005 - May 11, 2005
Conference of the Network of Austrian World Heritage Properties, Rust, Austria
This is the first conference of all site managers of World Heritage properties in Austria, which takes place in Rust in the transboundary World ... -
May 5, 2005 - May 8, 2005
8th Annual US/ICOMOS International Symposium on ‘Heritage Interpretation' , Charleston, South Carolina, USA
‘Heritage Interpretation: Expressing Heritage Sites’ Values to Foster Conservation, Promote Community Development, and Educate the ... -
May 4, 2005 - May 7, 2005
International Conference ‘Heritage of Technology - Gdansk Outlook 4’, Gdansk, Poland
The 21st century requires a rethinking of human needs and values. They are not only tangible, but also intangible, and the immaterial comfort of ... -
Apr 18, 2005 - Apr 21, 2005
Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites: Value-Based World Heritage Management
In 2004 a three-year series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites was launched with a view to better utilizing the UNESCO ... -
Apr 14, 2005 - Apr 17, 2005
Periodic Reporting Training Workshop for the States Parties of Central and Eastern Europe
The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic and Slovak National Commission for UNESCO are organizing the International Training Workshop on the ... -
Apr 11, 2005 - Apr 16, 2005
10th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage
"Cultural Landscapes in the 21st Century: Laws, Management and Public Participation: Heritage as a Challenge of Citizenship". The Tenth ... -
Apr 11, 2005 - Apr 17, 2005
Follow-up to the Asia-Pacific Periodic Reporting for World Heritage Cultural Properties in South Asia
Following the decision of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Pakistan National Commission ... -
Apr 11, 2005 - Apr 15, 2005
Tripartite Convention ‘UNESCO – Government of Islamic Republic of Mauritania – World Bank’
A presentation of the results of the Cultural Heritage Project realized within the framework of the Tripartite Convention of collaboration ... -
Apr 6, 2005 - Apr 9, 2005
The World Heritage Convention: The Concept of Outstanding Universal Value
The World Heritage Committee at its 28th Session requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a special meeting of experts of all regions on ... -
Apr 6, 2005 - Apr 11, 2005
World Heritage Education Forum
The WHEF is hosted by the University of Newcastle in conjunction with the Council for British Archaeology and the Hadrian’s Wall Community and ... -
Friday, April 1, 2005
3rd Sub-regional meeting on periodic reporting for Nordic and Baltic countries, Section II
The focal points from the Nordic countries met to go over the process of completing Section II of the Questionnaire and agreed to call a meeting ... -
Mar 29, 2005 - Mar 31, 2005
5th Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage: Mediterranean Basin
Local counterparts for this expert meeting are the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Cairo University Centre for ... -
Mar 21, 2005 - Mar 23, 2005
International Workshop on multimedia material for World Heritage Education
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Mar 16, 2005 - Mar 17, 2005
Towards an African world heritage fund/foundation
This workshop is designed to contribute directly to the formulation of an African World Heritage Fund/Foundation, and to its network of partners. ... -
Mar 15, 2005 - Mar 18, 2005
African world heritage experts meeting
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Mar 14, 2005 - Mar 16, 2005
Sub-Regional Kiswahili Teacher-Training course on the use of the Kiswahili version of the "World Heritage in Young Hands" education kit
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Mar 9, 2005 - Mar 11, 2005
'UNESCO and the World Heritage Convention Contributing to Forest Conservation and Sustainable Development' BERASTAGI + 7, Experts Meeting
The meeting will take place at the French National Forestry College, Nancy campus within a broader "International Forestry Week". ... -
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Coordination Meeting of the European and North America Region on World Heritage Periodic Reporting
Mr Bandarin warmly welcomed the participants of the Coordination meeting. He highlighted important points to be taken into account by the ... -
Jan 28, 2005 - Jan 30, 2005
An International Workshop on UNESCO’s World Heritage Education Project
The workshop, organized by Inter Connections 21 – ASPnet USA, will present to educators the World Heritage Convention, it’s implementation and ... -
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Information meeting on Periodic Reporting, 7th Extraordinary Session
An Information Meeting will be held in UNESCO during the 7th Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee to inform the States Parties ... -
Dec 6, 2004 - Dec 11, 2004
7th extraordinary session of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO Headquarters
From 6-10 December in Room II and on 11 December in Room XI for the Adoption of the Report. -
Nov 29, 2004 - Dec 2, 2004
Latin America and Caribbean Regional Workshop for promotion of UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
This regional workshop is part of UNESCO’s regional awareness-raising strategy for providing adequate and appropriate information and tools to ... -
Nov 29, 2004 - Dec 2, 2004
Training course in "The Object-ID Standard and Additional Information for Inventorying"
UNESCO is conducting a training course in the application of the Object-ID* standard, and the technical aspects of establishing preliminary ... -
Nov 26, 2004 - Nov 27, 2004
Workshop and Training of Focal Points from Central Asian countries
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Nov 26, 2004 - Nov 30, 2004
Maghrebin Workshop on « Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology
Maghrebin Workshop on « Heritage and National and Regional Development: Preventive Archaeology (“Patrimoine et aménagement du ... -
Nov 23, 2004 - Dec 3, 2004
Workshop for writers, illustrators and publishers of children’s books for Arab States.
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Nov 22, 2004 - Nov 24, 2004
Regional meetings for promotion of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
In order to promote the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO’s General Conference in October ... -
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Round Table “Women Migrants and HIV/AIDS in the World: An Anthropological Approach”
This round table is being organized on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2004 as part of the joint UNESCO/UNAIDS project “A Cultural Approach to ... -
Friday, November 19, 2004
Presentation of the work « Histoire de l’autre »
Presentation of the work « Histoire de l’autre » (The other’s story) by Sami Adwan (Palestinian, Professor of Education at the University of ... -
Nov 17, 2004 - Nov 19, 2004
VSMM 2004 featuring 7th Special Session on Virtual Heritage
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia and the founding of the Society. VSMM ... -
Nov 17, 2004 - Nov 25, 2004
World Conservation Congress (WCC)
From 17 to 25 November, the World Conservation Congress (WCC) is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. WCC is the general assembly of IUCN members, ... -
Nov 17, 2004 - Nov 19, 2004
Thematic meeting: "Algerian World Heritage Sites and Conservation Areas: Management, Protection, Enhancement"
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Nov 14, 2004 - Nov 19, 2004
Directors Seminar on Conservation and management of African immovable cultural heritage sites associated with the slave trade
Within the framework of Africa 2009 Programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG and African cultural heritage organizations are ... -
Nov 10, 2004 - Nov 13, 2004
4th Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage: North America
Organised by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the University of Florida (College of Design, Construction and Planning Preservation Programs). ... -
Friday, November 5, 2004
Tribute to Vittorio De Sica
The Permanent Delegation of Italy to UNESCO, the Instituto Italiano di Cultura and UNESCO are organizing a tribute to Vittorio De Sica , the ... -
Nov 2, 2004 - Nov 5, 2004
The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage
The Fourth European Summer School – Val de Loire World Heritage will take place on 2-5 November and will centre on the theme: “Economy and ... -
Nov 1, 2004 - Nov 4, 2004
International meeting on the Harmonization of the Tentative List in the Mesoamerican sub-region
This training seminar, organized by the World Heritage Centre, in close collaboration with the San Jose UNESCO Office, the Advisory Bodies ... -
Monday, November 1, 2004
Third Session of UNESCO DigiArts E-learning SEMINARS - MEDIA ARTS PROSPECT
The third session of the UNESCO DigiArts E-learning seminars about Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), one of the greatest media theorists of the ... -
Nov 1, 2004 - Nov 6, 2004
African Regional Conference on “Education for Cultural Heritage Development”
The main objective of the Conference is to bring together professionals, museologists, educationists and responsible officers of specialized ... -
Friday, October 29, 2004
Service of Remembrance Dr. Hisao Arahi 1967-2004
The Raymond Lemaire Centre for Conservation (KU Leuven) and the many friends of Dr. Hisao Arahi invite you to attend a Memorial Service in his ... -
Oct 17, 2004 - Oct 22, 2004
Roundtable meeting to develop and launch the World Heritage Programme for the Pacific
As a logical follow-up to the Periodic Reporting exercise for Asia and the Pacific in 2003 a World Heritage Programme for the Pacific (World ... -
Oct 5, 2004 - Oct 9, 2004
The World Heritage Central Pacific project - National workshop in Kiribati
The Pacific region and marine sites are underrepresented on the World Heritage List. Despite its huge potential and importance, the Pacific ... -
Sep 19, 2004 - Sep 23, 2004
International Seminar on Archaeological Sites of the Caribbean likely to be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List
The UNESCO/World Heritage Centre and the Regional Council of the Martinique with the financial support of the Spanish Funds-in-Trust, Italian ... -
Sep 10, 2004 - Sep 26, 2004
Congo - Heritage in Danger - Protecting the wonders of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Is it possible to protect heritage in time of war? This was the challenge facing UNESCO in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) in 2000 and ... -
Sep 10, 2004 - Sep 26, 2004
Congo: Heritage in Danger
Programme of the Workshops and Conference Ensuring the protection of sites in DRC: An Experts’ Workshop 13-14 September 2004 ... -
Sep 9, 2004 - Sep 10, 2004
[in French only] Réunion sur la soumission des rapports périodiques de tous les gestionnaires de site français
[in French only] Le 23 juin 2004, les Ministères français de la Culture et de l’Environnement ont mis en place un ... -
Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Earth Heritage-World Heritage Conference at the Dorset- and Devon Coast
The International Conference on World Heritage – Earth Heritage took place at the World Heritage site, the Dorset and East Devon Coast, U.K., ... -
Aug 30, 2004 - Aug 31, 2004
Nordic World Heritage Fundation Meeting
Changed frameworks and new working documents 10 years after - status of work at State Party level - experiences and lessons learned for future ... -
Aug 24, 2004 - Aug 27, 2004
5th International Symposium on Fauna and Flora of Atlantic Islands
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Aug 19, 2004 - Aug 21, 2004
Alpbach Architecture Symposium
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Aug 18, 2004 - Aug 20, 2004
International conference of the Association of German World Heritage Sites
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Aug 15, 2004 - Aug 20, 2004
30th Congress of the International Geographical Union "One Earth - Many Worlds"
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Jul 14, 2004 - Jul 16, 2004
Dialogue on tourism, cultural diversity and sustainable development
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Jul 8, 2004 - Jul 9, 2004
Conservation 2004: Working with the Project Culture - The UKIC Annual Conference
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Jul 7, 2004 - Jul 9, 2004
International Conference on Sustainable Tourism 2004
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Monday, July 5, 2004
Information meeting during the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee
The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was taken as an occasion to brief all the States Parties from Europe and North America on the ... -
Monday, July 5, 2004
2nd Sub-Regional meeting on periodic Reporting for Nordic and Baltic countries
The aim of this meeting was to find possible ways to create a model format for the sub-regional synthesis (executive summaries) to facilitate the ... -
Jun 28, 2004 - Jul 3, 2004
Conference on Silk Road Grotto Sites
Preparations are underway for the conference organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Dunhuang Academy, and the State Administration of ... -
Jun 28, 2004 - Sep 24, 2004
Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours
The travelling exhibition Lasting Mediterranean Impressions and Colours is a meeting with the creativity and dynamism of Mediterranean arts and ... -
Jun 28, 2004 - Jul 7, 2004
28th Session of the World Heritage Committee
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Sunday, May 30, 2004
Deadline for Submissions: Heritage Management - Centre & Periphery
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May 14, 2004 - May 15, 2004
Periodic Reporting of the Iberian Peninsula
The meeting on 14-15 May 2004, which focuses on management of World Heritage sites, will bring together site managers from the Iberian Peninsula ... -
May 7, 2004 - May 9, 2004
Future Landscapes
University of Oxford, Department of Continuing Education -
May 6, 2004 - May 8, 2004
Periodic Reporting Workshop for Central Europe
Under the terms of Article 29 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the States Parties shall ... -
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Tokyo Broadcasting System's (TBS) special event commemorating the 400th episode of "The World Heritage"
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Apr 30, 2004 - May 30, 2004
[in French only] Première phase du Programme Régional Afrique 2004-2007
[in French only] Cette Session francophone du Séminaire de formation rentre dans le cadre du Programme pluriannuel de formation en Afrique ... -
Apr 29, 2004 - May 2, 2004
Follow-up meeting Russia and CIS countries
Conclusions and Recommendations as adopted by the participating States PartiesNational Coordinators from Russia, Ukraine and representatives of ... -
Friday, April 23, 2004
Periodic Report meeting for site managers from German speaking countries
Focal points from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands met in Potsdam to discuss the work plan (submission calendar) and common ... -
Thursday, April 8, 2004
Tri-National Workshop on conservation and management of the Jebel Ouenat, Libya
Jebel Ouenat is an isolated massif emerging some 2000 meters above the flat and remote planes of the Sahara desert between Egypt, Libya and ... -
Mar 31, 2004 - Apr 2, 2004
Regional Workhop on the Marine Conservation Corridor of the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape (between Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador)
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Mar 29, 2004 - Mar 30, 2004
UNESCO-WHC & Conservation International planning workshop
International planning workshop to discuss the project activities and prepare project document for the Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape project -
Mar 21, 2004 - Mar 27, 2004
International Conference on the Restoration and Revitalization of Olinda
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Mar 17, 2004 - Mar 19, 2004
First international expert meeting on the World Heritage Centre project "Archaeo-astronomical Sites and Observatories"
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Mar 15, 2004 - Mar 19, 2004
Sub-regional Workshop at Itchan Kala, World Heritage site (Central Asian Earth 2002-2012 Programme)
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Mar 14, 2004 - Mar 17, 2004
Sub-regional Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Modern Cities: the Case of La Plata
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Mar 12, 2004 - Mar 16, 2004
The International Tourism Exchange (ITB Berlin)
As part of its tourism programme, UNESCO World Heritage Centre will host its first stand ever at the International Tourism Exchange (ITB), the ... -
Thursday, March 11, 2004
World Heritage Information Meetings, 28th Session
Information Meeting for all States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, (10h00 - 13h00) Europe and North America Periodic Reporting, ... -
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Europe Periodic Reporting information meeting
During this meeting States Parties representatives from Europe and North America were: (i) updated of the progress made in the periodic report ... -
Mar 4, 2004 - Mar 7, 2004
3rd Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Sub-Saharan Africa
Organised by the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Government of Eritrea and Africa 2009 (ICCROM, UNESCO-WHC, CraTerre-EAG, ... -
Mar 3, 2004 - Mar 7, 2004
South Eastern Europe Periodic Reporting Meeting
The twenty-ninth General Conference of UNESCO, held in 1997, decided to activate Article 29 of the World Heritage Convention concerning the ... -
Feb 29, 2004 - Mar 4, 2004
Meeting of the Second International Working Group on the safeguarding of Hué
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Feb 28, 2004 - Mar 3, 2004
Expert meeting on intervention in American Fortifications (Caribbean and Pacific)
Expert meeting organized by Nuria Sanz in cooperation with the World Monument Fund -
Feb 23, 2004 - Feb 27, 2004
Caribbean Sub-regional Conference on the Development of a Caribbean Action Plan and Capacity Building Programme
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Feb 17, 2004 - Mar 4, 2004
Workshop on recording, documentation and information systems. Development of World Heritage information management.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Flemish Goverment, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Egypt's Centre for Documentation of Cultural and ... -
Feb 15, 2004 - Feb 29, 2004
Sub-regional Workshop on the joint nomination for the site of Jebel Ouenat
The World Heritage Committee has expressed the need to have a more balanced World Heritage List, which should be representative of the diversity ... -
Feb 9, 2004 - Feb 20, 2004
Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
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Feb 2, 2004 - Feb 5, 2004
The organization "Capuli" in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Peru to UNESCO are hosting an exhibition on "Modern Peru"
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Jan 26, 2004 - Jan 30, 2004
Plain of Jars World Heritage Nomination Review Workshop
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Jan 24, 2004 - Jan 29, 2004
International Workshop to elaborate a long-term archaeological research strategy for the site of Paharpur
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Jan 21, 2004 - Jan 23, 2004
Second North American Periodic Reporting Meeting
All World Heritage Site Managers are expected to leave the meeting understanding the purpose of periodic reporting, the process and timetable ... -
Thursday, December 4, 2003
Special session on "African Cities and Heritage", Africities Summit
Within the Africities 2003 congress, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing a special session on "African Cities and Heritage", to be ... -
Nov 21, 2003 - Nov 23, 2003
Australia ICOMOS Annual Conference and Workshop 2003
The 1999 amendments to the Australia ICOMOS Burra Charter incorporated the concept of interpretation in conservation, as an essential part of ... -
Sep 22, 2003 - Sep 26, 2003
Periodic Reporting meeting for cultural heritage for Russia and Eastern European CIS countries
National Coordinators from Russia, Ukraine and representatives of the national coordinators from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Belarus will ... -
Sep 18, 2003 - Sep 19, 2003
Periodic Reporting meeting for the Baltic Region and Nordic countries
In 1998 the World Heritage Committee adopted a Format and Explanatory Notes for Periodic Reporting on the protection of the world’s ... -
Aug 11, 2003 - Aug 16, 2003
Periodic Reporting for Russian Natural World Heritage Managers
Organized by: the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry ... -
Aug 11, 2003 - Aug 17, 2003
Management of Natural World Heritage Sites in the Russian Federation
Organized by: the World Heritage Center, UNESCO, IUCN, and the Natural Heritage Protection Fund (Russia) with support from the German Ministry ... -
Jul 9, 2003 - Jul 10, 2003
Periodic Reporting meeting for site managers from German speaking countries
The meeting on 9-10 July 2007, which focuses on management of World Heritage sites, will bring together site managers from German speaking ... -
Wednesday, July 2, 2003
Meeting on Periodic Reporting for Europe and North America
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Thursday, June 12, 2003
Information Meeting for States Parties
Information concerning the forthcoming 27th Session of the World Heritage CommitteeRegional Programme for the Arab StatesLinking Universal and ... -
May 22, 2003 - May 24, 2003
Linking Universal and Local Values: Managing a Sustainable Future for World Heritage
These conclusions and recommendations were agreed upon by the participants at the conference Linking Universal and Local Values: Managing a ... -
May 7, 2003 - May 10, 2003
First Joint European and World Heritage network meeting
The First Joint European and World Heritage network (Nicosia, Cyprus, 7 to 11 May2003) is co-organized by the Council of Europe and ... -
Feb 27, 2003 - Feb 28, 2003
2nd Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Asia and the Pacific
Organized by the World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Municipal Government of Chandigarh and the Chandigarh School of Architecture. It ... -
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Information Meeting for States Parties
This was the second informational meeting organized for all States Parties representatives of Europe and North America regions (first one being ... -
Jan 13, 2003 - Jan 16, 2003
Joint USA-Canada World Heritage Site Manager’s Meeting regarding Periodic Reporting
Expected outcomes All World Heritage Site Managers leave the meeting understanding the purpose of periodic reporting, the process and timetable ... -
Dec 11, 2002 - Dec 13, 2002
1st Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage, for Latin America
Organised by the World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO and the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico (INAH). Attended by more ... -
Dec 1, 2002 - Dec 5, 2002
ICOMOS 13th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium
"Strategies for the world's cultural heritage - preservation in a globalised world: principles, practices, perspectives" -
Nov 14, 2002 - Nov 16, 2002
World Heritage International Congress of Experts
Preliminary workshops , 11 to 12 November, venues to be announced. -
Nov 5, 2002 - Nov 8, 2002
Space Applications for Heritage Conservation
Virtual Heritage Congress (EISRY, ISU, WHC). Call for Papers, deadline 31 May 2002. -
Oct 29, 2002 - Nov 1, 2002
Bishkek Global Mountain Summit
Organized by the Government of Kyrgyzstan in collaboration with various UN agencies including UNESCO, FAO, UNEP, UNDP, UNU and other ... -
Oct 15, 2002 - Oct 17, 2002
30th Anniversary Virtual Congress: World Heritage in the Digital Age
Technology and New Media for Documentation, Preservation, Management, Sustainable Tourism and Education. -
Sep 23, 2002 - Sep 26, 2002
The 7th International Symposium of the Organization of World Heritage Cities
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Sep 23, 2002 - Oct 2, 2002
"Fire between Air and Water, Volcanic Islands in Science and Myth, Preservation and Valorization"
International conference to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. -
Friday, September 20, 2002
[in French only] « Patrimoine Mondial - Patrimoines industriels »
[in French only] A l'occasion des 20 ans de son inscription sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial, et des 30 ans de la Charte de l'UNESCO, ... -
Sep 16, 2002 - Sep 21, 2002
The Seventh International DOCOMOMO Conference
"Image, Use and Heritage - The Reception of Architecture of the Modern Movement". -
Sep 11, 2002 - Sep 13, 2002
"Heritage, New Technologies, and Local Development"
Ename Center for Public Archaeology, Province of East-Flanders. -
Sep 2, 2002 - Sep 4, 2002
"The Politics of World Heritage"
International Institute for Culture Tourism and Development (IICTD) 2 to 11 September: Johannesburg 2002: World Summit on Sustainable Development ... -
Saturday, August 31, 2002
World Heritage Inscription Ceremony for the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
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Aug 19, 2002 - Aug 23, 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development, Parallel Event on World Heritage in Africa and Sustainable Development
Adopted on the occasion of the meeting of African experts on heritage managementheld in Johannesburg from 19th to 23rd August 2002, as a parallel ... -
Tuesday, June 25, 2002
Information meeting during the 26th Session of the WH Committee
The 26th session of the World Heritage Committee was taken as an occasion to brief all the States Parties from Europe and North America on the ... -
Feb 25, 2002 - Mar 1, 2002
World Heritage Marine Biodiversity Workshop: Filling Critical Gaps and Promoting Multi-Site Approaches to New Nominations of Tropical Coastal, Marine and Small Island Ecosystems
Workshop participants gathered to assess the marine biodiversity of the tropical realm and identify opportunities to expand World Heritage ... -
Jul 17, 2001 - Jul 19, 2001
Regional Experts Meeting on Plantation systems in the Carribean
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Jul 17, 2001 - Jul 19, 2001
Regional Experts Meeting on Plantation systems in the Carribean, Paramaribo, Suriname, 17-19 July, 2001
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Jul 5, 2001 - Jul 8, 2001
States Parties Meeting towards a joint nomination of areas of the Alpine Arc for the World Heritage List (Turin, Italy 5-8 July 2001)
States Parties Meeting towards a joint nomination of areas of the Alpine Arc for the World Heritage List (Turin, Italy 5-8 July 2001) -
Friday, February 16, 2001
Information Meeting for States Parties
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Sep 27, 2000 - Sep 29, 2000
Regional Experts Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in Central America, San José, Costa Rica, September 27-29, 2000
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Sep 22, 2000 - Oct 1, 2000
World Heritage Fossil Sites Workshop
The meeting participants wished to bring to the attention of all relevant organisations and authorities concerned with World Heritage, fossil ... -
May 26, 2000 - May 29, 2000
Meeting on Authenticity and Integrity in an African Context
Final report Saouma-Forero, Galia,Expert Meeting on Authenticity and Integrity in an African Context; Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe; ... -
Apr 10, 2000 - Apr 14, 2000
International Expert Meeting on the Revision of the Operational Guidelines
The Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention were initially drafted in 1978 to inform States Parties to the ... -
Sep 29, 1999 - Oct 3, 1999
Regional Experts Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in Eastern Europe, Bialystok, Poland, 29 September - 3 October, 1999
Regional Experts Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in Eastern Europe, Bialystok, Poland, 29 September - 3 October, 1999 -
Aug 24, 1999 - Aug 27, 1999
Second World Heritage Global Strategy Meeting for the Pacific Islands region
The meeting was attended by representatives from Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, New Caledonia, ... -
Mar 9, 1999 - Mar 14, 1999
Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999
Expert Meeting on African Cultural Landscapes, Tiwi, Kenya, March 9-14, 1999 -
Mar 9, 1999 - Mar 12, 1999
Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa
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Jul 2, 1998 - Jul 4, 1998
International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century
Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International ... -
Jul 2, 1998 - Jul 4, 1998
International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century
Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International ... -
May 17, 1998 - May 22, 1998
Regional Thematic Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in the Andes, Arequipa / Chivay, Peru, May 17-22, 1998
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Nov 21, 1997 - Nov 25, 1997
Asia & West Pacific Network For Urban Conservation (AWPNUC) Announces 6th Symposium
The Symposium will focus on:Grassroots mobilization and professionalism in conservation workConservation politics and policiesEconomic ... -
Nov 19, 1997 - Nov 24, 1997
Asia-Pacific Heritage Site Managers' Workshop
Draft agenda Venue: UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP)920 Sukhumvit Road (between soi 40 and 42) Tel: (66-2) ... -
Oct 5, 1997 - Oct 10, 1997
Universities and Heritage: Towards a New Convergence
We wish to inform you that from Octobre 5 to Octobre 10 1997, Laval University, in Quebec, will host ForumUNESCO International Seminar under the ... -
Sep 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 1998
Bikeabout To Launch Circum-Mediterranean Tour Of World Heritage Sites
June 10, 1997, New York, NY -- The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today announced its support for BikeAbout's educational Internet adventure in the ... -
Sep 23, 1997 - Sep 24, 1997
Rountable On Internet And Heritage Promotion In Central Asia
The Round Table on the Use of the Internet in the Promotion of National Heritage and Cultural Tourism in Central Asia is being organized by ... -
Sep 15, 1997 - Sep 21, 1997
Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum
The Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum in Beijing, China, 15-21 September 1997, will gather some 100 students and teachers from 21 countries ... -
Sep 13, 1997 - Sep 17, 1997
Workshop For Cultural Heritage Managers On Disaster Planning For Central And Eastern Europe And New Indepedent States
In an effort to encourage coordinated disaster planning, mitigation and relief, the United Nations General Assembly established 1990-2000 as the ... -
Jul 27, 1997 - Jul 30, 1997
Preservation Seminar in Brazil
ICOMOS Brasil has announced the II International Seminar on Roads to Preservation, to be celebrated at the Museu Brasileiro de Escultura in Sao ... -
Jul 13, 1997 - Jul 15, 1997
Fourth International Conferences of Gaudinist Studies
Monographic topic: Art and technology in the work of Antoni Gaudi Gaudi's architecture tends to be approached from one of two viewpoints, one ... -
Jul 7, 1997 - Jul 11, 1997
Seminar in Joya de Ceren
The long-awaited international seminar on the management and conservation of Joya de Ceren and its surroundings (El Salvador) will be held from ... -
Jun 21, 1997 - Dec 31, 1997
The Treasures of Mount Athos
Discover the TREASURED RELICS OF ORTHODOXY by means of the FULL catalogue of the exhibition. -
May 16, 1997 - May 18, 1997
Aim 20th anniversary conference: 'Spirit of Time and Place'
The Association of Independent Museums will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 1997. Joint hosts for this special anniversary conference will ... -
Dec 2, 1996 - Dec 7, 1996
Africa Revisited
During the 20th Section of the World Heritage the exhibition Africa Revisited took place. It was designed and produced by Galia ... -
Sunday, April 21, 1996
Expert Meeting on European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value, Vienna, Austria, 21 April 1996
Expert Meeting on European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value, Vienna, Austria, 21 April 1996 -
Mar 22, 1996 - Mar 24, 1996
Expert Meeting on 'Evaluation of general Principles and Criteria for Nomination of natural World Heritage Sites', Parc national de la Vanoise, France, March 22-24, 1996
Expert Meeting on 'Evaluation of general Principles and Criteria for Nomination of natural World Heritage Sites', Parc national de la Vanoise, ... -
Mar 22, 1996 - Mar 24, 1996
Experts Meeting on Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites
The expert meeting on "Evaluation of general principles and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites" was held from 22 to 24 ... -
Oct 11, 1995 - Oct 13, 1995
African Cultural heritage and the World Heritage Convention - First Global Strategy Meeting
The scientific conception and preparation of the Harare meeting was set up by a scientificcommittee which met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on ... -
Apr 27, 1995 - Apr 29, 1995
The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Associative Cultural Landscapes, New South Wales, Australie April 27-29, 1995
The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Associative Cultural Landscapes, New South Wales, Australie April 27-29, 1995 -
Mar 28, 1995 - Apr 4, 1995
Regional Thematic Study Meeting 'Asian Rice Culture and its Terraced Landscape', Manila, Philippines, 28 March - 4 April, 1995
Regional Thematic Study Meeting 'Asian Rice Culture and its Terraced Landscape', Manila, Philippines, 28 March - 4 April, 1995 -
Sep 15, 1994 - Sep 19, 1994
Expert Meeting on Heritage Canals, Chaffey Lock, Canada, September 15-19,1994
Expert Meeting on Heritage Canals, Chaffey Lock, Canada, September 15-19,1994 -
Apr 19, 1983 - Apr 20, 1983
Meeting to integrate the indicative lists of cultural properties presented by the F.R.G., France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Spain and Switzerland
A double objective motivated the meeting organized by ICOMOS within the framework of the studies requested by the world Heritage Committee ...