Space2Place – Expert Survey
Space2Place is a project within the framework of the EU Copernicus programme which aims at enabling site managers of UNESCO world heritage and biosphere reserves to use Earth Observation data for monitoring and development purposes. The project will develop online and offline learning material covering theoretical and practical knowledge of earth observation analysis techniques. Space2Place […]
Continue Reading...11th meeting of the International Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
Paris, 8 December 2016 The Historical Monuments of Mtskheta (Georgia) were granted the status of Enhanced Protection at the 11th meeting of the International Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. During the same meeting the status of Enhanced Protection was also granted to the World Heritage site […]
Continue Reading...Cultural Heritage, Disaster resilience and Climate change
Bruxelles, 7 December 2016 A policy seminar and workshop focusing on ‘Cultural Heritage, Disaster resilience and Climate change. The contribution of EU Research and Innovation’ took place in Bruxelles with the participation of policy makers, civil society, researchers and innovators. The event was opened by a background review of policies and actions undertaken by the […]
Continue Reading...WE MED
the launching conference of the ENI CBC Med Programme will take place in Athens, Greece, on the 16th of December 2016 at the Hotel Grande Bretagne. The event will gather over 300 participants from the 13 countries involved in the ENI CBC Med Programme, the multilateral initiative funded by the European Union worth €209 million in order to foster cross-border cooperation in […]
Continue Reading...ECCO is now 25!
On June 6, the European Confederation of Conservator Restorers’ Organisations (ECCO) celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event which was graciously hosted by the German Association of Conservator-Restorers (VDR) within the beautiful halls of the Bode Museum a day after the General Assembly and a meeting of the Presidents that took place at the […]
Continue Reading...Public consultation on: Intentional destruction of cultural heritage as a violation of human rights
The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Karima Bennoune, is inviting all relevant stakeholders to contribute to a consultation on the intentional destruction of cultural heritage as a violation of human rights, in particular cultural rights. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/CulturalRights/Pages/Intentionaldestructionofculturalheritage.aspx Deadline: June 10 2016
Continue Reading...Cultural Heritage in Today’s Southern Mediterranean Region: exploring the state of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and contemporary safeguarding efforts
Rome, May the 17th 2016 A round table will take place on May the 18th at the ‘Speakers Corner’ of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Hague University, The Hague (NL) to review what is the current state of affairs in cultural heritage protection in the South Mediterranean region and the perspective role of […]
Continue Reading...Call for registration to STREMUM
The 2nd call for registration to STREMUM is open until May 27th. Candidates interested in applying to STREMUM may visit the webpage at www.stremum.uminho.pt and submit their application form. Scholarships are available to outstanding candidates. This new programme from the University of Minho, Portugal, confidently addresses the emerging challenges of Structural Engineering, including Eco-efficiency, Advanced […]
Continue Reading...FOCUH Friends of Cultural Heritage – 10th anniversary
Istanbul, March 11 2016 FOCUH Friends of Cultural Heritage (KUMID in Turkish) celebrated its 10th anniversary today with an event organised at the Maritime Museum in Istanbul. An NGO created in 2005 by a group of highly qualified professionals, scholars, researchers and private citizens who are passionately engaged in the protection of cultural heritage in […]
Continue Reading...ELARCH – Call 2
ELARCH – Euro-Latin America partnership in natural Risk mitigation and protection of the Cultural Heritage project is a mobility and scholarship project funded by the European Commission. The project is organized by a Partnership of prestigious universities in Europe and in Latin America and aims at fostering scientific cooperation in the field of “risk mitigation […]
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