UNESCO and World Heritage: Conserving Heritage Values

This course focuses on best practice in identifying, conserving and presenting the cultural values of World Heritage sites. Students will have the opportunity to learn practical heritage management skills as well as gaining a thorough understanding of the theoretical and political issues relating to World Heritage and, more generally, cultural heritage management. In details, the course analyses World Heritage philosophy, guidelines and protocols, cultural heritage management and its critics, the challenges and politics of World heritage, and the relation between World heritage and local communities. This intensive topic is offered only in online mode. Presenters will include heritage experts who have worked locally and internationally in the field of heritage.