The Latest Breaking News from UNESCO

Edakkal Cave, a Neolithic site, has been waiting 128 yrs for UNESCO World Heritage Site status. In 1895, Fred Fawcett found the petroglyphs and reported them in 1901. State govt. allocated ₹50 lakhs to expedite the process, but 10 yrs later, it remains a distant dream due to alleged apathy.…

Togo's International Fashion Festival (FIMO), which recently celebrated its tenth anniversary in Lomé, has organised a catwalk show in Paris to promote African fashion. Jacques Logoh, FIMO's founder, is an outspoken advocate of fashion that's designed and produced on the African continent. A recent UNESCO report says that Africa is…

Abha Narain Lambah has been a pioneer in India's conservation field, restoring iconic buildings from Elphinstone College to Mumbai's Opera House. Her practice has won several UNESCO awards and she has crafted management plans for Ajanta Caves and prepared the dossier for Santiniketan’s UNESCO listing. She has worked with governments…

Venice authorities have rolled out a pilot program to charge day-trippers 5 euros ($5.45) apiece to enter the fragile lagoon city on peak weekends next year

After Unesco recognized Ohio’s Indigenous ceremonial grounds, Native communities hope to spark a land return movement

Tourism Minister H.K. Patil said a technical committee was being constituted to look into issues like seeking UNESCO heritage tag for some monuments, cities and circuits.

Forget Europe; from the ruins of Carthage to the El Jem amphitheatre, Tunisia’s restoration efforts show off its storied past. Richard Collett takes a deep dive into the country’s fascinating history

Mysuru monuments to be proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Site: Tenders to be invited to conduct study of Shravanabelagola & Lakkundi. DAMH Commissioner Devaraj says entry into UNESCO tentative list is prerequisite for final inscription. Belur & Halebidu temples waited 9 yrs, Somanathapur included in serial nomination. Shravanabelagola is ancient…

Battambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes

Expert claims to have identified copies of mosaics at sites and in museums in Italy, Tunisia, Algeria and Turkey

A row had erupted with the Visva-Bharati University administration putting up plaques at the University to commemorate the inclusion of Santiniketan as a UNESCO World Heritage Site