Mending the heart of a neighbourhood
The restoration of the principal pagoda at a Bangkok temple has gained international recognition and fostered a sense of community.
View ArticleBrian Ward Memorial Lecture 2013: ASEAN's lessons learned since Nargis
Bangkok, Thailand – Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, former Secretary-General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will deliver a lecture on the lessons learned and the country’s progress since Cyclone...
View ArticleConservation on Track: Maryborough Railway Station Shines at Ceremony
UNESCO Bangkok recently held an award ceremony to honor the painstaking, years-long conservation and restoration project aimed at returning the Maryborough Railway Station to its early days of glory...
View ArticleUNESCO model to protect historic sites
A new flood-prevention model, proposed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), by building 1.6-metre-high permanent wall, dykes, new road elevation and...
View ArticleCall for Conference Applicants - “Tastes of Asia – A Cultural Journey” Asian...
20-26 January 2014, Curtin University, Sarawak – IOV Youth Asia Committee, Miri, Malaysia
View ArticleHanoi’s relics win UNESCO awards
The Bomb Shelter of the Sofitel Legend Metropole received an Honorable Mention at a ceremony held on Monday 14.
View ArticleThe Lost Bomb Shelter hosts award ceremony
The ceremony was attended by Mr Tim Curtis (Chief of Culture Unit, UNESCO Bangkok and Chair of the Awards), Ms. Pratibha Mehta (UN Resident coordinator), Ms. Katherine Müller-Marin (Director, UNESCO...
View ArticleSecond Technical Training Workshop on Cultural Statistics of Thailand, 11-13...
Thailand moves toward a comprehensive system to analyze its cultural data with the second technical training workshop on religion, art and cultural statistics. The Technical Training on the Cultural...
View ArticleCall for Entries: 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage...
Bangkok, 12 November 2013 – Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The Awards recognize the successful efforts of private sector and...
View ArticleUNITAR Series: Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites | 2014...
Call for Registrations
View ArticleUNITAR - Call for Registrations
UNITAR Series: The Management and Conservation of World Heritage Sites 2014 Workshop World Heritage Nominations: Justification For The Inscription of Cultural Landscapes 14-18 April | Hiroshima, Japan
View ArticleWorld Culture Forum, 24-27 November 2013, Bali, Indonesia
The 2013 World Culture Forum (WCF), themed “The Power of Culture in Sustainable Development”, will be held Nov. 24-27 at the Bali International Convention Center (BICC) in Nusa Dua. Around 1,000...
View ArticleCall for Entries: 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage...
Bangkok, 12 November 2013 – Entries are now being accepted for the 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. The Awards recognize the successful efforts of private sector and...
View ArticleThailand's new language policy helps enhance cultural democracy
The Asia-Pacific region is known for its linguistic diversity, thanks to the different tongues used in countries such as Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Heritage Conservation 2013 – Latest Movements in...
The conference provides an opportunity for international exchange of insights experience among esteemed heritage conservation professionals from both the public and private sectors.
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