Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials E-Book Routledge Taylor and Francis Group This e-book is a collection of essays that examine our relationship to physical objects that invoke, commemorate, and honor the past. It can be accessed through the website of the Routledge Taylor and Francis Group....
2022 EU Report on the Progress in the Implementation of the “Concept on Cultural Heritage in Conflicts and Crises. A Component for Peace and Security in European Union’s External Action” and the Dedicated Council Conclusions Document European External Action Service (EEAS) This document provides a comprehensive overview covering not only aspects pertaining to EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), but also EU’s broader approach to cultural heritage in contexts of conflicts and crises. It can be accessed through the website of the European External Action Service (EEAS).The document provides an analysis based on data collected from the EEAS and the European Commission...
Stockholm Declaration Document United Nations This document contains 26 principles that mark the start of a dialogue between industrialized and developing countries on the link between economic growth, the pollution...
Rome Declaration of the G20 Ministers of Culture Document University of Toronto This document provides information on the founding principles of the declaration adopted by G20 Culture Ministers, in Rome, on July 29 and 30, 2021, for the protection of cultural heritage. It...
ARCHES (At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series) Lecture Smarthistory (funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities) The lecture series on At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series (ARCHES) is offered as a mini-course on endangered heritage around the globe. ARCHES is a collaborative project that relied on scholars from many...
Covid-19 Basics: Disinfecting Cultural Resources Tutorial National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) This webinar on isolating, cleaning, or disinfecting historic materials was part of the Facebook live video, streamed on March 23, 2020. It was hosted by Mary Striegel, a conservation scientist with about 25 years with National Center for...
Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage Course Sapienza University of Rome This course presents an inter-disciplinary perspective to the evolution and change of archaeology. It is offered by Sapienza University of Rome through Coursera, an online education platform.Within this frame, Ebla, which is the glory of the...
Europeana Space: Creative with Digital Heritage Course KU Leuven University This course taught by KU Leuven University describes how professionals of the Europeana Space network creatively reuse digital cultural content. It is hosted by edX, an online education...
Arts and Heritage Management Course Bocconi University This course has been conceptualized to address the need of skills and techniques to help professionals and managers in running art and cultural institutions. It is offered by Bocconi University...
A Global History of Architecture Course Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) This online course from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describes humanity’s rich architectural history around the globe -- from 100,000 BCE to ca. 1,600 CE. It is hosted by edX, an online education...
Roman Architecture Course Yale University This course discusses the power of Roman architecture in shaping politics, society, and culture. It is offered by Yale University through Coursera, an online education...
Module 9: UNESCO World Heritage Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This module is devoted to France's contribution to the UNESCO World Heritage List, in terms of actors, procedures and criteria. It is taught by knowledge experts from the French Ministry of Culture and...
Module 8: Architectures and Heritage Works- Techniques and Restoration Approach Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This course presents different actors of heritage restoration, providing examples of cultural goods and objects from several countries. It is taught by knowledge experts from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. This is...
Module 7: Post-Conflict and Cataclysms: Challenges and Prospects Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This course illustrates the treatment of different types of heritage after exposure to conflicts or cataclysms. It is taught by knowledge experts from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. This is available through...
Module 4: Safety and Security Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This module provides an overview of protection measures for heritage against theft, malicious acts, fire, natural disaster and flood risks. It is designed by safety and security specialists from the French Ministry...
Module 3: Preventive Conservation Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This course, devoted to the conservation of heritage in museums, offers some methodological approaches to risk management. It is taught by knowledge experts from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication....
Module 2: General Inventory Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This module intends to answer the question of the implementation of inventories of movable and immovable cultural property, tangible or intangible (with the exception of museum collections...
Module 1: Illegal Trafficking Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) This course is dedicated to the fight against theft and illicit trafficking of cultural property. It is taught by knowledge experts from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. This...
Module 14: Rock Art in Africa Course World Digital Francophone University (UNFM) The objective of this course is to provide information on tools to meet the challenges of research, conservation, protection, and management of rock art sites on the African continent. It is taught by knowledge...
History of Mesopotamia: Part 1 (2900-2000 BC) Course Yerevan State University This course provides an introduction to the political and cultural history of third millennium Mesopotamia. It is taught by Nshan Kesecker, a lecturer in the Department of Middle Eastern...
