World Heritage Webinars – Introducing European World Heritage Sites # 1

The first in a series of five webinars, that will showcase a handful of World Heritage Sites from across Europe.

This webinar will be an introduction to: World Heritage Sites across Europe and the challenges they face; this webinar series and the Sites covered; and the European Network of World Heritage Associations. It will be given by WHUK’s President Chris Blandford OBE.

Chris Blandford was elected as the first president of World Heritage UK in 2017. Since then he has worked tirelessly in the cause of the World Heritage Collection and was the author of the seminal report UK World Heritage – Asset for the Future published in 2019. Previously, Chris was the founder and managing director of CBA Studios the international planning, heritage and landscape consultancy. Chris was awarded the OBE in The King’s New Year Honours list 2024, in recognition for his work for World Heritage in the UK.

World Heritage UK is a member of the European Network of World Heritage Associations, (ENWHA) which is a union of associations and initiatives that regularly exchange information and experience about the World Heritage. The aim is to raise general awareness of European World Heritage, to advocate its protection and conservation, and to discuss common issues and topics using an open and transparent approach.

WHUK hopes this series will be the first of many drawing on WHSs from across the ENWHA membership and will allow attendees the opportunity to discover World Heritage outside of the UK.

• Tuesday 7th October – Val de Loire Cultural Landscape, France, with Bruno Marmiroli
• Tuesday 21st October – Hanseatic Old Towns of Wismar and Stralsund on the Baltic Sea in Germany, with Miles Spohr
• Tuesday 11th November – Western Norwegian Fjords, with Katrin Blomvik
• Tuesday 25th November – Italy’s Historic Centre of Florence, with Dr Valentina Ippolito and Dr Carlo Francini

Details:

• Talks will be given in English
• Webinar timings – 6-7pm UK time, 7-8 CET
• Online platform – All webinars will run on Zoom
• All webinars will be recorded and uploaded to WHUK’s private YouTube account; all ticket holders will be provided the link later in the week after the webinar
• Single tickets are £5; a series ticket for all five is £20

Images: Sully-sur-Loire, AXP Photography; Wismar, Lobo Studio Hamburg; Western Norwegian Fjords Silvia Dovega; Florence Ilse Orsel – all Unsplash