The World Heritage Convention is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and a series of events will take place to celebrate and reflect on the convention’s history and future.
One event – a conference entitled “Living with World Heritage” is to take place in the Røros in May. A conference web page, a Facebook page and a Flickr account have been set up so that you can take part in the discussions and share your photos:
“Living with World Heritage website”
Read more about the World Heritage Site of Røros – an old mining town first World Heritage listed in 1980.
If you want more information about the celebrations world-wide have a look at UNESCO’s celebration pages for the World Heritage Convention.
So join in and take part!
[...] It is now only a matter of days until the World Heritage Convention can celebrate its 40th anniversary. As part of the 40th anniversary Norway hosted a conference and twinning experiment entitled “Living with World Heritage“. [...]
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[...] Røros – once a dirty mining town now a pretty, clean small town – or very large living museum – and the host city for the World Heritage conference Living with World Heritage. [...]
By: 18 Dec: Røros « Sites of transformations? on December 18, 2012
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