Vanuatu's cultural heritage taught in secondary school
Students at Port-Vila's Lycee Antoine de Bougainville learn about traditional skills and values
View Article2013 Annual Jury Meeting for Heritage Awards, 10-12 June 2013
Over 45 entries were submitted, covering a wide range of project types, from a Sailmaker’s Shed in Western Australia to an ancient city wall in China. Each project will be deliberated by a panel of...
View ArticleProtecting World Heritage from water-related disasters to increase resilience...
Chiang Mai, Thailand - UNESCO Bangkok presented the project exhibition "Developing a Flood Risk Mitigation Plan for the World Heritage site of Ayutthaya" and participated in a technical workshop on...
View ArticleCall for Papers/Abstracts: AIMA13 Session 8 "Capacity Building in UCH –...
Co-chairs: Martijn Manders and Hans Van Tilburg As part of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 2013 conference to be held at the Australian National University, Canberra, 4-6 October...
View ArticleA Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage
UNESCO Media Advisory N°2013-15 Paris, 21 May - The looting and pillaging of wrecks, the historical importance of the submerged relics of the First World War or of Kublai Khan’s fleet in Japan and the...
View ArticleNurturing The Arts, Fostering Communities
Growing the Arts Education Community in Singapore Date: 1 June 2013 Time: 11.00 - 13.30 Venue: Esplanade Library
View Article"Releasing the Power of the Arts" Photo Narratives
Celebrate the 2nd UNESCO International Arts Education Week with our photo narratives from around the world on Facebook!
View ArticleUNESCO holds an Inception Partners’ Meeting for Asia-Pacific ICH-ESD Project
A Partners’ Inception Meeting for the Project “Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for Educators to Reinforce Education for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region” will take place...
View ArticleAsia Conserved: Sharing Regional Best Practices from the UNESCO Heritage...
Date: 13 June 2013 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.) Place: The Siam Society (สยามสมาคมในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์)Sukhumvit Soi 21 near Sukhumvit MRT station and Asok BTS...
View ArticleProject to restore heritage proves a winner
When you go to see ancient architecture in China the chances are you may only be admiring concrete imitations. Not at Beijing's Temple Hotel. Behind the heavy wooden doors, a 600-year-old shrine stands...
View ArticleWorld Heritage Committee inscribes East Rennell (Solomon Islands) on the List...
The World Heritage Committee determined that logging is threatening the outstanding universal value of East Rennell. It asked the national authorities to provide an impact assessment study of this...
View ArticleLao PDR on its way for safeguarding its rich intangible cultural heritage...
Lao’s national capacities to safeguard its intangible heritage are increasing, culminating with an eight-day workshop from 11 to 18 June 2013 at Thalat, Vientiane Province.
View ArticleProject to integrate intangible heritage in education system to start in 4...
The meeting took place at UNESCO Office in Bangkok from 5 to 7 June 2013. It was the first meeting between representatives of all four countries, from both governmental and non-governmental sectors,...
View ArticleClosing ceremony of World Heritage Committee brings to life the ancient...
Some 500 of the 1400 participants of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee made the journey from Phnom Penh to Siam Reap and visited the Terrace of the Elephants at Angkor Thom ahead of the...
View ArticleCall for Abstracts - 34th World Congress of the International Society of...
The InSEA2014 Committee invites you to submit an abstract to be considered for inclusion in the Program.
View ArticleUNESCO Vietnam honours cultural champion
VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Hoa, 71, has been honoured by UNESCO associations for her dedication to restoring and preserving folk culture in Ca Temple, located in Pho Chau Town in the central province...
View ArticleUNESCO’s Tentative List adds new Turkish artifacts
The UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List was renewed to include the Turkish artifacts of the archaeological site of Laodikeia, the Ancient City of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, Lake Tuz...
View ArticleCall for Participants-7TH INTERNATIONAL FIELD SCHOOL ON BOROBUDUR SAUJANA...
Center for Heritage Conservation DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA Call for Participants 7 TH INTERNATIONAL FIELD SCHOOL ON...
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