BLUE SHIELD meeting in the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
We were just informed by the Austrian and Belgian Blue Shield Committees of a Blue Shield meeting in the European Parliament in Bruxelles, from November Sunday 4 through Tuesday 6, 2018. The meeting will take place on the occasion of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 and it constitutes one more important step towards […]
Continue Reading...International workshop “The management of digital audiovisual collections” in Vilnius
Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council (BAAC), Lithuanian Central State Archive and Lithuanian Archivists’ Association are organizing the international workshop “The Management of Digital Audiovisual Collections” in Vilnius 9-10 April, 2018. It will be hosted by Lithuanian National M.Mažvydas Library. More
Continue Reading...World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018
‘Protecting Heritage in an Ever-Changing World’ As an integral part of the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities will host the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 under the theme of ‘Protecting Heritage in an Ever-Changing World’ […]
Continue Reading...Who stole 314 items from the Carnegie Library rare books room?
Valuable atlases, maps, and large plate books that show the colorful breadth of Western civilization have been stolen from the rare books room of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland, right under the gaze of Andrew Carnegie’s portrait. The theft of 314 items was discovered last April when an appraisal for insurance purposes began […]
Continue Reading...First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis 2018
Dates: 31 July – 24 August 2018 – Deadline to apply: 23 March, 2018 – Place: Tilburg, Netherlands Cultural heritage is of great value to communities worldwide. It connects us to the past, serves as a basis for our identity and as a source of knowledge. Furthermore, it can contribute to economic growth and sustainable […]
Continue Reading...Cultural heritage facing catastrophe: Prevention and recoveries
The Icelandic section of the Nordic Association of Conservators is pleased to announce the XXI NKF Congress – Cultural heritage facing catastrophe: prevention and recoveries to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland 26 – 28 September 2018. The theme of the congress is the impact of natural and man-made catastrophes on cultural heritage and recoveries. During the last few […]
Continue Reading...HERITAGE for PLANET EARTH 2018 PHOTOCONTEST
International Photo Prize Contest “Heritage for Planet Earth®” http://h4pe.lifebeyondtourism.org/. From 1st January 2018, the registration for participation will be open. The award Heritage for Planet Earth® is intended to be a part of a wider awareness-raising strategy – especially addressed to young generations – dedicated to the theme of fragility of heritage -cultural and natural– strongly […]
Continue Reading...Protecting the Past 3 (Tunis, 2-4 December 2017)
The Tthird Protecting the Past conference entitled ‘Documentation as a Tool for Heritage Protection’ will take place between Saturday 2 December and Monday 4 December 2017 in Tunis (Tunisia), at the headquarters of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO). A preliminary programme is now online here. This conference is co-organised by EAMENA, […]
Continue Reading...XX International Assembly and Symposium of the Experts of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation (Florence, March 3-4, 2018)
The Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco and its International Institute Life Beyond Tourism® are pleased to inform and invite you to the Symposium HERITAGE for PLANET EARTH 2018, to be held during the 20th International Assembly of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, in Florence (Italy), on 3-4 March 2018. Following the successful approach and international resonance […]
Continue Reading...III Congreso Internacional de Buenas Prácticas en Patrimonio Mundial
15th October 2017: Abstract deadline The “3rd International Conference on Best Practices in World Heritage: Integral Actions” will take place in less than one year (2-5 of May 2018) and we would like to repeat the success of previous events which were dedicated to People and Communities (2015) and Archaeology (2012). We encourage you to […]
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