1373 Events
18-Sep-2023 - 23-Sep-2023
Every three years, managers of the 50 marine sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List come together to share their best practices, discuss solutions, and forge a path forward together. The 5th edition will be held in the Wadden Sea (Denmark, Netherlands, Germany) from 18 to 22 September 2023.
World Heritage marine managers all face similar challenges in protecting their special ocean place ...
Sunday, 1 January 2023
The Next 50 culminates in Florence, Italy, with a major conference dedicated to the anniversary. The event is to take place in 2023.
The Next 50 Conference methodically takes stock of the year-long reflections on the five priority areas. Possible modalities include thematic meetings, panel discussions and presentations.
The list of invitees mirrors the interdisciplinary spirit of The Next ...
21-Dec-2022 - 22-Dec-2022
Online seminar with 6 sessions to promote Heritage Impact Assessment in Southeast Asia.
Session 1: Three Decades of Ayutthaya World Heritage Session 2: Redefining greater Ayutthaya Session 3: Understanding the significance of greater Ayutthaya Session 4: Lessons learned in the sustainable management of Ayutthaya Session 5: Future of Ayutthaya - Approaches towards holistic management Session ...
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Celebration event held at Kingfisher Bay Resort on K’gari (Fraser Island) Australia - details to be confirmed.
01-Dec-2022 - 02-Dec-2022
A high-level meeting in South Africa concludes the year-long The Next 50 programme hosted around the world.
This event dedicates particular attention to “Balanced Representation of theInscribed Sites“ among the five key areas of The Next 50. At the same time, othermajor issues facing sites in Africa, such as climate change, shall be explored byhigh-level guests and experts in ...
01-Dec-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Photo exhibition of the restoration works in the Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine).
Sunday, 27 November 2022
Based on the side event meeting World Heritage Education for the Future in the 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Fuzhou (China) in 2021, the organizers update and extend related activities, in order to explore a new method of World Heritage education based on technology and creativity, establish a more inclusive partnership of different stakeholders, which will lead to a new ...
Friday, 25 November 2022
The world's cultural and natural heritage is an important outcome of the development of human civilization and natural evolution, and an important vehicle for the exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Chinese National Commission, in collaboration with the State Administration of Forestry and Grassland and ...
17-Nov-2022 - 18-Nov-2022
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Permanent Delegation of Greece to UNESCO in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing an international Conference in Delphi (Greece) on 17-18 November 2022, entitled: The Next 50 - The future of World Heritage in challenging times ...
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
World Heritage as a source of resilience, humanity and innovation
16-Nov-2022 - 17-Nov-2022
The forum, which will be held in Macau, China, will exert and make use of Macau as a platform for " exchange and cooperation base with Chinese culture as its mainstream and the co-existence of different cultures".
The forum is hosted by the National Cultural Heritage Administration and the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao SAR government, and undertaken by the Cultural ...
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
In order to celebrate 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Ministry of Culture and Media of Montenegro will prepare a publication related to World Heritage sites in Montenegro. The publication will present both national and transnational inscriptions, with special emphasis on implementation of conservation measures on the Natural and Cultural Historic Region of Kotor, after ...
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
UNESCO, the Asian Academy for Heritage Management Secretariat at Southeast University, and the Beijing Cultural Relics Protection Association invite submissions for an upcoming International Symposium.
This symposium is organized to bring together leading academics and practitioners to reflect on key milestones and opportunities for cultural heritage and sustainable development in the ...
Friday, 4 November 2022
As a celebration to 50 years of the World Heritage Convention, the Institute Heritage Studies (IHS) is holding a conference and book presentation “50 Years World Heritage Convention: Times of Peace, Conflict and War”.
This event aims to communicate the importance of World Heritage for our common future, define the resulting requirements, and confirm it as a commitment of the international ...
01-Nov-2022 - 02-Nov-2022
The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage dedicates its annual symposium in 2022 to the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, looking back at past successes and future challenges, with a critical focus on heritage in conflict. The symposium, titled "Heritage bridges over troubled waters. 50 years of World Heritage and the importance of implementation of ...
28-Oct-2022 - 01-Nov-2022
The celebration of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention will coincide with the Babylon International Festival. The program will include a photo exhibit by the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, and a fashion show by the Iraqi Fashion House (Ministry of Culture, Tourism and ...
26-Oct-2022 - 28-Oct-2022
Lectures about archaeological works at Ban Chiang Archaeological Site and the knowledge of Ban Chiang Civilization from 30 years ago to the present day by archaeologists and scholars. The lectures concern the World Heritage Convention by experts from UNESCO Bangkok and other involved institutes and ends with a Site visit at Ban Chiang World Heritage Site.KanokwaleeSuriyathamDirectorBan ...
17-Oct-2022 - 19-Oct-2022
A celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Convention will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon in October 2022.
Date: 17 - 19 October 2022Organisers
Ministry of Arts and Culture in partnership with the UNESCO Central Africa Regional Office
Ministry of External Relations
Ministry of Forests and Wildlife
UNESCO National Commission for Cameroon
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
African ...
16-Oct-2022 - 20-Oct-2022
The workshop will include training young architects on modern and digital techniques of heritage documentation, mainly the use of laser scanner, as this documentation will be a sustainable tool for management the property.
10-Oct-2022 - 11-Oct-2022
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1972 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion are organizing two days of debate around the 49 French properties inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some sites will present their initiatives to preserve and ...
