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World Heritage USA supports the work of the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-USA), an organization that is part of a global network dedicated to preservation of the world’s cultural heritage. Our activities provide a gateway for U.S. citizens to experience and participate in international heritage conservation programs and activities and for the international community to learn about the rich and diverse heritage of our nation. In doing so, we uphold and advance the broad goals of ICOMOS, the World Heritage Convention, and the preservation of cultural heritage globally.
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International Exchange Program Orientation 2024

This year, we celebrate 40 years of the International Exchange Program (IEP)! Since 1984, our organization has worked with partners around the world to provide hands-on training opportunities for emerging cultural heritage professionals. To date, more than 700 interns from over 100 countries have participated in the program. Prior to…

Learn to Use Your ICOMOS Card

Going someplace this summer? If so, do not forget to use your ICOMOS card. After an informal poll of our members, I was surprised at how many are not aware of the strong advantages of doing so. Using your card is remarkably simple. No advance reservations are needed for entry…
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Annual Meeting 2023

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Statue of Liberty National Monument World Heritage Site (1984)

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Call for Papers: Future Anterior | Earthly Memorial Landscapes
“Earthly Memorial Landscapes” is a special issue of Future Anterior—a peer-reviewed journal and forum for the critical examination of historic preservation— that proposes to explore historic landscapes that challenge ideas of nature in heritage and preservation. Submissions are now being accepted through 1 October 2024 for publication in 2025.
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Call for Papers:  Future Anterior | Earthly Memorial Landscapes
“Earthly Memorial Landscapes” is a special issue of Future Anterior—a peer-reviewed journal and forum for the critical examination of historic preservation— that proposes to explore historic landscapes that challenge ideas of nature in heritage and preservation. Submissions are now being accepted through 1 October 2024 for publication in 2025.

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Katherine Chalmers, International Exchange Program intern, updates us on what she and Janet Adesina, have been up to in Alabama working on the Selma to Montgomery National Historical Trail:
The past two weeks in Alabama have been busy! We got started on our main project, the preparation of the Long Range Interpretive Plan for the trail, which will guide the team in the future implementation of interpretive services across the site. Between analysing documents and data, Janet and I had the chance to visit several important civil rights sites including the Rosa Parks Museum and the Freedom Riders museum, as well as the Tuskegee Airman and Tuskegee Institute where we toured the house of Booker T Washington. We have also been able to help the park rangers with some of their duties including hosting activities for summer camp kids and helping with the memorial event and panel discussion in honour of civil rights activist Reverent Richard Boone!
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Katherine Chalmers, International Exchange Program intern, updates us on what she and Janet Adesina, have been up to in Alabama working on the Selma to Montgomery National Historical Trail:
The past two weeks in Alabama have been busy! We got started on our main project, the preparation of the Long Range Interpretive Plan for the trail, which will guide the team in the future implementation of interpretive services across the site. Between analysing documents and data, Janet and I had the chance to visit several important civil rights sites including the Rosa Parks Museum and the Freedom Riders museum, as well as the Tuskegee Airman and Tuskegee Institute where we toured the house of Booker T Washington. We have also been able to help the park rangers with some of their duties including hosting activities for summer camp kids and helping with the memorial event and panel discussion in honour of civil rights activist Reverent Richard Boone!Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

World Heritage Webinar Alert: join us to learn about the history of el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Our experts will discuss this Spanish colonial trail and its significance to both the U.S. and Mexico, as well as the challenges faced by those advocating for World Heritage inscription of the U.S. section of the trail. 🗓️ 25 July 12 pm ET
📢 Learn more and Register for this free virtual event: worldheritageusa.org/webinars/
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World Heritage Webinar Alert: join us to learn about the history of el Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. Our experts will discuss this Spanish colonial trail and its significance to both the U.S. and Mexico, as well as the challenges faced by those advocating for World Heritage inscription of the U.S. section of the trail. 🗓️  25 July 12 pm ET
📢 Learn more and Register for this free virtual event: https://worldheritageusa.org/webinars/

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Looking for a good time to visit Yellowstone National Park and World Heritage Site?(News Release with Yellowstone Forever) "Voices of Yellowstone: First Peoples Celebration" will take place Aug. 4-10, 2024, in Gardiner, Montana. This week-long event, hosted by Yellowstone Forever in partnership with Yellowstone National Park and in collaboration with the Pretty Shield Foundation, Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, and Gardiner Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, aims to honor and celebrate the diverse cultures of the Indigenous Peoples of Yellowstone—past, present, and future.

The event will commence on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 4 with an opening ceremony featuring a blessing, drumming, and opening remarks, marking the beginning of a week filled with cultural immersion and community engagement. Event highlights throughout the week include the Illuminated Teepees, cultural demonstrations, an Indigenous art market, a Native games night, cultural tours, and a community potluck.

The event will conclude on Saturday, Aug. 10 with an evening closing ceremony featuring guest speakers, a drum circle, and the final lighting of the Illuminated Teepees, bringing the celebration to a poignant and powerful close.

To view a detailed scheduled of events, visit: www.yellowstone.org/voices-of-yellowstone/
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Looking for a good time to visit  Yellowstone National Park and World Heritage Site?

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Newark Earthworks Open House July 22nd! Come experience this @WorldHeritageSite for yourself. 🙌 Hopewell Ceremonial EarthworksDon't miss out on your chance to get the full Newark Earthworks experience on July 22! A few times a year, visitors are invited to fully experience all three segments of the Newark Earthworks Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2023, these massive artifacts of creative genius served social, ceremonial and astronomical functions for their early Native American builders. Learn more at www.ohiohistory.org/events/newark-earthworks-open-houses-2024/ We hope to see you there! #OhioHistory #HopewellEarthworks #OpenHouse #Newark ... See MoreSee Less

Newark Earthworks Open House July 22nd! Come experience this @WorldHeritageSite for yourself. 🙌 Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

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Brandy Nguyen, intern with @ElementAdvisory in Perth, Western Australia, wrote in about his first 2 weeks in Australia:
"It's no surprise that heritage here looks a little different than what I'm used to in the US. Only two weeks in, and I've already laid hands on Jarrah wood floors, mud plaster, and honeycomb limestone. I've participated in site visits, conditions assessment reports, materials testing, and pre-bid meetings for four different buildings in the span of just 10 days... with a few cute animals spotted along the way!
With Element, heritage is defined far beyond the building's existing fabric. Aboriginal cultural heritage, natural heritage, scientific heritage—both tangible and intangible—all come together to inform how historic buildings are treated. It is a completely different way of thinking. I'm excited to share what I've learned at the end of the summer.
Over the next few weeks, I will be researching the iconic South Fremantle Power Station for its adaptive reuse potential. Can't wait to see what's ahead!"
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Brandy Nguyen, intern with @ElementAdvisory in Perth, Western Australia, wrote in about his first 2 weeks in Australia:
Its no surprise that heritage here looks a little different than what Im used to in the US. Only two weeks in, and Ive already laid hands on Jarrah wood floors, mud plaster, and honeycomb limestone. Ive participated in site visits, conditions assessment reports, materials testing, and pre-bid meetings for four different buildings in the span of just 10 days... with a few cute animals spotted along the way!
With Element, heritage is defined far beyond the buildings existing fabric. Aboriginal cultural heritage, natural heritage, scientific heritage—both tangible and intangible—all come together to inform how historic buildings are treated. It is a completely different way of thinking. Im excited to share what Ive learned at the end of the summer.
Over the next few weeks, I will be researching the iconic South Fremantle Power Station for its adaptive reuse potential. Cant wait to see whats ahead!Image attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment

Adesina Janet Ti-oluwaleyi and Katherine Chalmers are interns in Alabama this summer. They've done a lot in their first week!

"First week in Alabama,... lots of interesting site and historical visits acclimatizing with the heritage and history of Alabama, more precisely Selma to Montgomery and the Civil Right Movement.
We resumed at the Montgomery Interpretive Center, visited the Selma Interpretive Center currently undergoing some refurbishing and expansion work, we also visited the state department of archives and museum, The Legacy Museum, we went on the 54miles from Selma to Montgomery where the march occurred, Brown Chapel AME, where several meetings leading up to the march where held and the eventual march started from, the Edmund Pettus bridge, where bloody Sunday happened, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and lots more. Looking forward to more engagements in the coming week."
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Adesina Janet Ti-oluwaleyi and Katherine Chalmers are interns in Alabama this summer. Theyve done a lot in their first week!

First week in Alabama,... lots of interesting site and historical visits acclimatizing with the heritage and history of Alabama, more precisely Selma to Montgomery and the Civil Right Movement. 
We resumed at the Montgomery Interpretive Center, visited the Selma Interpretive Center currently undergoing some refurbishing and expansion work, we also visited the state department of archives and museum, The Legacy Museum, we went on the 54miles from Selma to Montgomery where the march occurred, Brown Chapel AME, where several meetings leading up to the march where held and the eventual march started from, the Edmund Pettus bridge, where bloody Sunday happened, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and lots more. Looking forward to more engagements in the coming week.Image attachmentImage attachment+7Image attachment
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