World Heritage USA

6 days ago

🌐 Our fourth IEP internship update comes from Audrey in Kosovo where she is spending the summer working with the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage!

“My first few weeks in Pristina have been spent understanding existing frameworks for recognizing and protecting heritage within Kosovo, and conducting policy and academic research on best practices in safeguarding intangible heritage, guided by the 2003 UNESCO Convention.

In addition, the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage have brought me along to different cultural heritage initiatives, including a folk festival in Deçan and a workshop facilitated by Habitat-UN on the adaptive reuse of the Former Courthouse Building in Vushtrri.

In my free time, I have been exploring the historic center of Pristina and joined a local hiking group! Some pictures are from last weekend’s hike around Livadh Lake in the Brezovica region of Kosovo.”

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World Heritage USA

2 weeks ago

🌐 Our third IEP internship update comes from Olivia who is working with the Center for Heritage Conservation in Ahmedabad, India!

“After a bit of a delayed start, I have finally made it to Ahmedabad, India and have completed my first full week of work here. We started with a nice orientation to the CEPT University campus (where the Heritage Conservation Lab is housed), as well as the CEPT Research and Development Foundation/Center for Heritage Conservation offices. I received a sample collection demo, and also conducted research on sample collection data management methodologies, guided mostly by ICCROM’s 2021 initiative. I have also started the process of organizing and mapping historic building materials sample data.

In my free time, I decided to take the coveted Heritage Walking Tour of the Old Walled City of Amdavad, where I saw temples, mosques, neighborhoods (called pols), havelis, and of course, the famous bird feeders. The food here is definitely my favorite part, though. You can see a picture of me enjoying chai at the 120-year-old restaurant Chandravila’s, as well as a Gujarati thali. I’m looking to traveling, trying more food, and spending time with some of the new friends I have met at work.”

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World Heritage USA

2 weeks ago

🌐 Our second IEP internship update comes from Marnie where she and Subika are working with Ohio History Connection at the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks!

“It has been a busy few weeks here in Newark, Ohio! We’ve made a start on our project for the summer - which will form the archival recording of the site. The Octagon Earthworks are one of eight sites included in the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023.

Alongside documenting, we’ve also had the chance to learn about how these great earthworks were built including the methods and tools used and the time taken along with the vast range of exotic materials that have been found.

We’ve also had the chance to visit some of the other earthworks sites including Serpent Mound where we got to listen to a talk given by Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee tribe and watch the Summer Solstice. Some fun sightseeing has also been done!”

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World Heritage USA

2 weeks ago

Next week, join the Monuments Toolkit for the first episode of our summer webinar series: "Digitally Mapping the Monuments Landscape." We'll be joined by Huy Pham from APIAHiP: Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation.

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World Heritage USA

3 weeks ago

🌐 Our first IEP internship update comes from Sabina in Lithuania!

“Im excited to share some photos from my first two weeks at my IEP internship with Fixus Mobilis in Lithuania! I’ve already had the opportunity to travel to two project sites in Rusnė and Palanga, and I’ve been learning how to collect material samples to investigate deterioration as well as performing preventative maintenance tasks. I’ve also been enjoying some sightseeing along the way too!”

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World Heritage USA

3 weeks ago

🌐 Day 3 of the 2025 IEP Orientation began with a meeting with the National Trust for Historic Preservation where we learned about their portfolio of sites throughout the country. We discussed at length how they interpret these sites to convey their stories and significance. We also talked about different forms of visitor engagement from signage and tours to events and workshops.

🏛️ The entire afternoon was spent inside the National Museum of African American History and Culture. With six enormous floors full of engaging and interactive exhibits, we stayed inside the museum until it closed and still felt like we had barely scratched the surface!

✨ Finally, to close out a wonderful week and launch what is sure to be an amazing summer for our interns, we hosted an IEP Meet & Greet! We were joined by IEP Alumni, program donors and supporters, and members of the World Heritage USA Board who had the opportunity to meet this year’s cohort and continue some of the poignant discussions we’d touched upon during our meetings and tours.

🔗 To see more content from Washington DC, check out our IEP 2025 highlight on Instagram! If you would like to support the activities of World Heritage USA and International Exchange Program, you can make a donation at this link: usicomos.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/usicomos/donation.jsp?campaign=7&

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