A stand... and an explanation

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks.

The table below presents the list of files being treated for the 2026 cycle that are to be examined by the Committee at its twenty-first session in November/December 2026. This list includes nominations for the Urgent Safeguarding List or the Representative List, and proposals for the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices. The nomination files submitted by the States Parties are published by the...

Melbourne Rare Book Week 2026 is a free, city-wide festival celebrating the written, printed and illustrated word. Talks, exhibitions, tours and more.

A Working Brief exploration of a current conflict

A Field Note

Excavators and fencing began appearing at the Brisbane park earlier this week, but the federal government has not yet assessed challenges under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Prote...

Close Enough to See Well

This session will reflect on how archival records and archives-led initiatives have supported communities affected by social inequalities.

Resolution and Invitation

A woman gives a book to a library

In January 2012 the Wesley Hobart Museum produced a Significance Assessment, researched and authored with the assistance of Colleen Wood and Andrew Wood, and compiled by Veronica Macno, consultant.…

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists. By clicking on the inscribed elements listed below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of communi...