An interactive exhibition at the Croydon Clocktower, April to July 2009
The Museum of Croydon and the London Sitar Ensemble will open a major exhibition in the Croydon NOW gallery of the Museum of Croydon, and other public display areas at Croydon Clocktower, from April to July 2009. The exhibition will showcase the outputs of the [...]
3 December, 2008
Categories: Features & Reviews . Tags: Asia, intangible . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: No Comments
Tuesdays at 7.30pm BBC2 Wales from 4 November
A new five-part television series following the investigative work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. The Commission and the FBI are both 100 this year – watch the ‘Welsh bureau of investigation’ uncovering clues to our past.
4 November - Building Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. [...]
3 November, 2008
Categories: Features & Reviews . Tags: Wales . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: 2 Comments
Simon Jenkins (The Guardian) wrote on Friday 12th September 2008 a critical article on the current condition of World Heritage Status in the UK, challenging new British developments and questioning the role that UNESCO is playing in preserving these sites and their context. He claims,
“World heritage status, enjoyed by 885 sites on the planet, means [...]
18 September, 2008
Categories: Features & Reviews, World Heritage . Tags: architecture, UK World Heritage, urban . Author: icomos-uk . Comments: No Comments