Today, many bridges protected at the national level or inscribed on the World Heritage List are threatened. How to reconcile new usage with restoration rules, or the respect for authenticity with traffic and safety concerns? How to integrate contemporary projects into protected sites? These are a few of the problems examined by this colloquium organized by the French Ministry of Culture, ...

This is the first international training course prepared by the World Heritage Training and Research Institute for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP) in collaboration with the International Organization for Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM), on Management Planning for Cultural Heritage.  The course will be led by advisors from ICCROM and the International ...

International Conference on the Historic Urban Landscape and its management in Budapest, Hungary (Collegium Budapest, 23-25 November 2008) The goal of the conference is to: 1. contribute to the global reflection on the concept of historic urban landscape in an interdisciplinary perspective and on its relevance for the management of historic cities; 2. share the perspectives and to compare ...

Denkmal is the largest European event for monument maintenance and restoration, and urban renewal. It is the only salon to approach these themes in a complete and complex manner. Since its creation in 1994, it has been held every 2 years in Leipzig. Denkmal unites an in-depth exhibition with an extensive international professional programme (conferences, meetings, seminars, workshops, ...

10th Cambridge Heritage SeminarThe Future of Historic Cities: Challenges, Contradictions, Continuities Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, UK18-19 April 2009 Deadline for paper proposals: 15 November 2008For the past ten years the Cambridge Heritage Seminars have brought together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to explore the most pressing issues in heritage ...

The Workshop, which took place on 6th  and 7th November 2008 in Olympia, Greece, was jointly organised by the World Heritage Centre and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with ICCROM and with a financial contribution from the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs Marianna Vardinoyannis. It brought together participants from various regions of the world as well as ...

The World Heritage Centre organized an International Expert Meeting, Prehistory and the World Heritage Convention: Towards an Action Plan and the related thematic studies, at UNESCO Headquarters on 3 to 4 November 2008, to establish the foundations for the future development, strategy and implementation of the initiative, based on discussions between 18 international experts and ...

Every year the Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a grant of 7,000 Euros to enable the implementation of projects furthering the knowledge and understanding of Mediterrean cultures. To apply for the 2009 Marc de Montalembert grant candidates should send a project outline along with a request for an application form to: Fondation Marc de Montalembert,Fondation de France40, Avenue Hoche ...