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Consultants to Support the Implementation of the Action Plan and Strategy for World Heritage in Africa The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 by the African Union and UNESCO to support the effective conservation and protection of cultural and...

What is the WHV Initiative? The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and to play an active role in the protection, preservation, and promotion of World Heritage sites. It consists of action camps organized by youth organizations or institutions...

Marble has been widely used as a decorative stone in art and architecture for: inlays (e.g. pietre dure or intarsia using cut and polished stones to create an image); revetment; flooring; table tops; chimney pieces as well as numerous other applications. This seminar will define the word ‘marble’ as...

This virtual seminar will introduce igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and their suitability as building materials in a wide range of settings from Medieval churches to Victorian lighthouses. Case studies will examine the ways in which geological properties influence the suitability of stone...

This seminar introduces three of the main instrumental non-destructive techniques routinely used to identify pigments on works of art – scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), X-ray fluorescence and Raman microscopy. The processes, applications and limitations...

This virtual seminar on Zoom introduces the techniques involved in identifying pigments visually with the aid of a polarising light microscope. The different optical properties of pigments observable with the microscope will be described and demonstrated and methods by which the observed properties...

Applications for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions are open until January 20, 2025. This is the leading international course on the conservation of heritage structures, winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage "Europa Nostra,"...

En el dia d'avui es fa pública la resolució de la Universitat de Barcelona per la qual es convoca concurs de 226 places per a la selecció de professorat lector en règim de contracte laboral temporal (Programa María Goyri). El termini de presentació de sol·licituds comença el dia 28 de novembre de...

The Global Rock Art Research and Heritage Conference is a premier international event that brings together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from around the world to explore the rich cultural legacy of rock art. This is an exciting opportunity for participants to chair topic-based sessions...

The Specialized Course will provide participants with a fundamental understanding of heritage crime and how heritage organizations, law enforcement bodies and judicial systems are responding to the issue. It offers professional, legal, social, scientific, and academic perspectives through live...