Introduction: On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the "Ancient Kyoto Sites (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Castle)" on the World Heritage List in 2024, Kyoto University will hold a symposium on 50 Years of World Cultural Heritage, "Japan's Contributions to the Past and the Future" on 20 January to ...

Introduction: UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee - ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature)- have released a ...

Introduction: The UNESCO WHIPIC World Heritage Interpretation and Exhibition Forum will be held in Seoul on November 15th, with the theme of mobilizing broader social forces to participate in world heritage protection. The forum will invite representatives from ICCROM, ICOMOS Korea, as well as academia, governmen...

Introduction: From 2 to 7 October 2023, the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, together with George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) and in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea and the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage (KNUCH), organized t...

Introduction: On 17 October, ICCROM's flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR), convened its partners in a productive strategic planning meeting. The objective of the meeting was to identify ways to amplify our efforts in meeting new and unknown risks to heritage...