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Blog, Built Heritage, Heritage, Restoration

Restoration in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

September 28, 2015March 16, 2016

5 years after a devastating earthquake, Haiti’s restoration continues. A brief look at the efforts to restore lost heritage throws an encouraging picture. Haiti is …

Ladakhi outfit - chunky jewelry and patchwork hats add to the beauty of the outfit

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Intangible Heritage, Spotlight

Ladakh: The land of hidden fervor, frolic and festivity

September 23, 2015December 24, 2015

Ladakh’s festivals and dances: a commentary on its cultural heritage and why we need to talk about it. Bhangra, Dandiya, Lavani are the obvious names …

#makeheritagefun, Blog, Campaigns, Participate

Make Heritage Fun! September 2015

September 22, 2015December 24, 2015

Background The first ‘Make Heritage Fun!’ event in June 2015 was a test of our beliefs. At GoUNESCO, we have believed that the tone of …

Blog, Spotlight, World Heritage Sites

Ticking Time Bombs: Threats to World Heritage Sites in Danger

September 21, 2015March 16, 2016

United Nations on Monday confirmed that the Islamic State destroyed Palmyra,a 2,000-year-old city described by UNESCO as “one of the most important cultural centers of …

Blog, Intangible Heritage, Spotlight

The Indian Memory Project

September 18, 2015May 24, 2017

All information is invaluable, and visual information in the form of photographs can be captivating as the India Memory Project demonstrates. The Indian memory Project …

The Roman Agora in Athens when a school was visiting, located to the north of the Acropolis and the east of the Ancient Agora - photo by N. Platia

Blog, Conservation, Heritage, Opinion, World Heritage Sites

Greece?s Economic Crisis and its impact on the country?s Cultural heritage

September 8, 2015December 24, 2015

Can we create a new future for Greece?s cultural heritage while in the middle of an ongoing economic meltdown? Greece was once the world’s fastest …

Arts and Crafts, Blog, Capturing Culture, Intangible Heritage, Student Program, Traditions

Theyyam

September 7, 2015December 24, 2015

In a world where gods are considered to reside in heaven, there are certain places in our ?Gods own country” ? Kerala, where it is …

Blog, World Heritage Sites

Contrasting Scenarios in the World Heritage Spectrum: The Timbuktu Mausoleums and the?Bamiyan?Buddhas

August 27, 2015March 16, 2016

The mausoleums have been restored, but the?Bamiyan?Buddhas?are still in a state of flux between destruction and restoration. Architectural masterpieces?across?the world?were built?by great builders with minds …

Blog, Built Heritage

Kolkata: Balancing between modernity and heritage

August 26, 2015December 24, 2015

While the other metropolitan cities continue to grow into glass facades, the city of Kolkata has frozen in time. With minimum alterations since 1980s, the …