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2025 International Exchange Program- Meet the interns!

Since 1984, the United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-USA) International Exchange Program (IEP) has worked with partners around the world to provide hands-on training opportunities for emerging cultural heritage professionals. The IEP sends participants from the United States to internship placements abroad and welcomes…

3 LGBTQ+ Monuments Worth Checking Out

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By Gilbert C. Correa, Community Engagement Associate, Monuments Toolkit Project Over the course of the past three years, the Monuments Toolkit Team has been analyzing and documenting monuments particularly for communities like the LGBTQ+ whose experiences have frequently been suppressed. LGBTQ+ monuments are essential to the preservation of history and…
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Join us on June 26th at 12pm ET for the second episode of our webinar series, “Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice!”

In this episode, we will cover the basics of the Section 106 process. What is an undertaking? What triggers a Section 106 review? What steps are involved? Who are consulting parties in a Section 106 process?

To explore these questions and more, we will be joined by Blythe Semmer, Assistant Director for Special Initiatives at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and Krista Horrocks, Education and Support Services Department Manager at Ohio History Connection.

🔗To learn more and register, click here: worldheritageusa.org/emerging-professionals/bridging-the-gap/
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Join us on June 26th at 12pm ET for the second episode of our webinar series, “Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice!”

In this episode, we will cover the basics of the Section 106 process. What is an undertaking? What triggers a Section 106 review? What steps are involved? Who are consulting parties in a Section 106 process?

To explore these questions and more, we will be joined by Blythe Semmer, Assistant Director for Special Initiatives at the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and Krista Horrocks, Education and Support Services Department Manager at Ohio History Connection.

🔗To learn more and register, click here: https://worldheritageusa.org/emerging-professionals/bridging-the-gap/

🌐Introducing our 2025 International Exchange Program Interns! Learn more about where they are from, where they will be interning this summer, and what they are most looking forward to experiencing at this link: worldheritageusa.org/2025-international-exchange-program/

✨Bisrat Engida, Ethiopia // Fallingwater (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy) in Pennsylvania, USA

✨Marnie Davies, Australia // Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (Ohio History Connection) in Ohio, USA

✨Audrey Gray, USA/Canada // Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage in Pristina, Kosovo

#iep2025 #worldheritageusa #ICOMOS #CulturalHeritage #HistoricPreservation #heritageconservation
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🌐Introducing our 2025 International Exchange Program Interns! Learn more about where they are from, where they will be interning this summer, and what they are most looking forward to experiencing at this link: https://worldheritageusa.org/2025-international-exchange-program/

✨Bisrat Engida, Ethiopia // Fallingwater (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy) in Pennsylvania, USA

✨Marnie Davies, Australia // Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (Ohio History Connection) in Ohio, USA 

✨Audrey Gray, USA/Canada // Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage in Pristina, Kosovo

#IEP2025 #worldheritageusa #icomos #culturalheritage #historicpreservation #heritageconservationImage attachmentImage attachment

This #pridemonth, the Monuments Toolkit is highlighting 3 LGBTQ+ monuments around the world that help diversify our monuments landscape and reconcile for past traumas. Learn more from our blog post: worldheritageusa.org/3-lgbtq-monuments/ ... See MoreSee Less

This #PrideMonth, the Monuments Toolkit is highlighting 3 LGBTQ+ monuments around the world that help diversify our monuments landscape and reconcile for past traumas. Learn more from our blog post: https://worldheritageusa.org/3-lgbtq-monuments/Image attachmentImage attachment

🌐Introducing our 2025 International Exchange Program Interns! Learn more about where they are from, where they will be interning this summer, and what they are most looking forward to experiencing at this link: worldheritageusa.org/2025-international-exchange-program/

✨Sabina Busch, USA // Fixus Mobilis (Cultural Infrastructure Center) in Vilnus Lithuania

✨Sam Crowley, USA // National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) in Tiwanaku, Bolivia

✨Helen Crutcher, United Kingdom // San Antonio Missions National Historical Park In Texas, USA

#iep2025 #worldheritageusa #ICOMOS #CulturalHeritage #HistoricPreservation #heritageconservation
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🌐Introducing our 2025 International Exchange Program Interns! Learn more about where they are from, where they will be interning this summer, and what they are most looking forward to experiencing at this link: https://worldheritageusa.org/2025-international-exchange-program/

✨Sabina Busch, USA // Fixus Mobilis (Cultural Infrastructure Center) in Vilnus Lithuania

✨Sam Crowley, USA // National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) in Tiwanaku, Bolivia 

✨Helen Crutcher, United Kingdom // San Antonio Missions National Historical Park In Texas, USA

#IEP2025 #worldheritageusa #icomos #culturalheritage #historicpreservation #heritageconservationImage attachmentImage attachment

We're launching our summer fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 by August! Help protect cultural heritage around the world, one gift at a time. usicomos.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate #PreserveWithICOMOSUSA ... See MoreSee Less

Were launching our summer fundraising campaign to raise $25,000 by August! Help protect cultural heritage around the world, one gift at a time. https://usicomos.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate #PreserveWithICOMOSUSA

Today's #MonumentsToolkit highlight is the Alex Odeh Memorial Statue in Santa Ana, California. Learn more about the statue from our podcast: worldheritageusa.org/monumentstoolkit/podcast/ ... See MoreSee Less

Todays #MonumentsToolkit highlight is the Alex Odeh Memorial Statue in Santa Ana, California. Learn more about the statue from our podcast: https://worldheritageusa.org/monumentstoolkit/podcast/Image attachmentImage attachment+1Image attachment

After careful consideration, ICOMOS-USA has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2025 Symposium originally scheduled to take place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this June 4-6.

This decision was not made lightly. In recent months, a combination of factors including increased financial pressures on individuals and institutions, evolving travel restrictions, and uncertainty surrounding federal and cultural heritage funding, has created significant challenges for large-scale in-person convenings across our sector. Like many organizations, we are responding to a complex and rapidly changing landscape that has made traditional event planning especially difficult.

We remain deeply grateful to our partners, presenters, and community members who have worked so diligently to support this year’s program.

Additional information regarding future opportunities for engagement will be shared in the coming weeks. Thank you for your continued support.
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After careful consideration, ICOMOS-USA has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2025 Symposium originally scheduled to take place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania this June 4-6.

This decision was not made lightly. In recent months, a combination of factors including increased financial pressures on individuals and institutions, evolving travel restrictions, and uncertainty surrounding federal and cultural heritage funding, has created significant challenges for large-scale in-person convenings across our sector. Like many organizations, we are responding to a complex and rapidly changing landscape that has made traditional event planning especially difficult.

We remain deeply grateful to our partners, presenters, and community members who have worked so diligently to support this year’s program. 

Additional information regarding future opportunities for engagement will be shared in the coming weeks. Thank you for your continued support.

"Monuments and Power of Place," a new blog post from the Monuments Toolkit, is out now. Read it at worldheritageusa.org/monuments-and-power-of-place/. ... See MoreSee Less

Monuments and Power of Place, a new blog post from the Monuments Toolkit, is out now. Read it at https://worldheritageusa.org/monuments-and-power-of-place/.
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