Statistics on the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee
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Summary of the 41st WHC Session
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow since 2 July, closed its annual meeting. During the Session, the Committee inscribed 21 new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It also extended or modified the boundaries of five sites already on the List. read more
Security during the 41st Session - summary of police operations
Police operations were run with the support of Governor of Malopolska Province and Department of Security and Crisis Management of Malopolska Province Office. These activities were also joined by: State Fire Department, Armed Forces Operational Command, ( among others responsible for airspace security and they also took over medical security ), Military Gendarmerie, National Tax Administration and many other institutions. read more
Special Issue - World Heritage in Poland
This year, the World Heritage Committee will meet for its 41st session in the World Heritage site of the Historic Centre of Kraków. We are very pleased to be hosted by Poland, an early supporter of the World Heritage Convention whose experts even participated in the drafting of the Convention itself. Poland’s heritage sites represent many aspects of World Heritage: a diversity of values, a rich history, and transboundary cooperation, among others. read more
World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum
From 30 June to 6 July 2017, in Kraków, took place the first in history World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum, an event accompanying the 41st World Heritage Committee session. The initiator and organizer of the Forum was the National Heritage Board of Poland, with cooperation with ICCROM and support of World Heritage Centre, IUCN and ICOMOS. read more
Civil Society World Heritage Meeting
Europa Nostra, the Voice of Cultural Heritage in Europe, together with the Host Country represented by the National Heritage Board of Poland, for the first time in the history of the discussions of the World Heritage Committee, in conjunction with the 41st Session organized a companion event entitled Civil Society World Heritage Meeting. It took place in Cracow on July 5, 2017 at the ICE Kraków Congress Center. read more
Warsaw Rising Museum invites for film screening on Thursday 7th of July 2017; 7:00 pm, Theatre hall (S2).
“Warsaw Uprising” is a 87-minute film, made of completely restored, colorized archive footage, which shows the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 in an extremely touching way, and Uprising with unparalleled realism. Based on 6 hours of original footage from the Warsaw Uprising, 1440 hours of colorizing, 112.000 selected frames, 648.000 minutes of film frame-by- frame reconstruction work, 22.971.520 megabytes of data. The world's first documentary made entirely of original footage. Filmed by the people that fought for the Country. read more
Invitation: side event “for a structured dialogue with civil society on world heritage matters”.
It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the discussion entitled “For a Structured Dialogue with Civil Society on World Heritage matters” (followed by a cocktail reception) accompanying the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee in Krakow. read more
Solidarity with Aleppo - charity action
The 41st session of the World Heritage Committee will be accompanied by a charity event for the residents of Aleppo. It is planned to raise funds during the session (2-12 July), as well as a concert on the Wołyński Boulevard (July 9), where Kasia Kowalska, Sebastian Karpiel-Bułecka, Dariusz Malejonek and Halina Mlynkova will perform. read more
Accreditation for the Opening Ceremony of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee
July 2, 2017 (Sunday) at 20:15 The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda will take part in the Opening Ceremony of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee at the Wawel Royal Castle (Cracow). read more
34 nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage List during the 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee
Paris, 19 June—The World Heritage Committee will assess the nomination of 34 sites for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 41st Session, which will be chaired by Jacek Purchla, founder and director of the International Cultural Centre in Krakow, the Polish city that will host the session from 2 to 12 July. read more
Culture isn't merchandise: it embodies history and has a symbolic value for the local people.
UNESCO Beirut Office in the framework of the Emergency Safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage project, funded by the European Union and supported by the Flemish Government and the Government of Austria has produced a movie paying attention to the illegal trade of cultural goods. read more
Press briefing at the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Warsaw
On the 26th of May 2017, the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage hosted a morning press briefing for journalists and editors interested in themes relating to the protection of cultural and natural heritage, as well as efforts being made to preserve world heritage sites. read more
Informational meeting in Paris on the organization of the 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee
On the 23rd of May, the UNESCO headquarters in Paris hosted an informational meeting with the Deputy Culture Minister Magdalena Gawin, focused on the theme of organizing the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee in Poland. read more
UNESCO signed an agreement with Poland on the organization of 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee
April 19th, in Paris, UNESCO signed an agreement with Poland on the organization of 41st Session of the World Heritage Committee. Signing on behalf of UNESCO was the Director-General Irina Bokova, with the Culture and National Heritage Minister Prof. Piotr Gliński representing Poland. read more