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The UNESCO World Heritage sites Germany
e.V’s annual conference takes
place each year in October. The conference
addresses issues of common interest
such as threatened heritage, regional development,
cultural dialogue and cultural
tourism, as well as World Heritage education.
It acts not only as a forum for the
exchange of new knowledge and results,
but will hopefully, above all, provide
stimuli for our own work. One particular
concern of the association is collaboration
with schools and the indispensable
creation of relevant services and training
programs.
Working in collaboration with the federal
state governments, the national government
and the political parties represented
in the federal state and national parliaments,
the objectives of the UNESCO
World Heritage Programme are being
systematically implemented.
2014 will mark a highlight in the history
of the association’s work, as it celebrates
25 years of operation. In its anniversary
year, the association will participate in
the organization of the theme-year:
UNESCO World Heritage in Germany –
Nature, Towns, Monuments – an initiative
of the German National Tourist
Board.
Horst Wadehn is Chairman of the
UNESCO-Welterbestätten Deutschland
e.V. (UNESCO World Heritage sites
Germany e.V).
The German Bundestag
states:
he success of cooperation and net-
“T working between culture and tourism
can be demonstrated by UNESCO
World Heritage sites Germany. All 33
German World Heritage sites and their
respective tourist organisations are bundled
in this umbrella association. Monument
conservation professionals and
tourism experts work together. ˮ
German Bundestag, Recommendation
and Report of the Committee
for Culture and Media, September
13 th 2010
UNESCO World Heritage Day
UNESCO-Welterbe – SPIELend
entdecken!.(Discover.UNESCO.
World.Heritage.by.playing!).On.World.
Heritage.Day.in.2010,.the.World.
Heritage.site.Zollverein.Coal.Mine.
Industrial.Complex.in.Essen..set.up.an.
educational.programme.for.children.
and.young.people.in.the.museum.with.
exciting.attractions.such.as.interactive.stations.on.the.coking.plant.site,.a.
knowledge.duel.for.schoolchildren.and.
the.Expedition.workshop..About.15,000.
visitors.celebrated.World.Heritage.Day.
at.Zollverein.
The.UNESCO.World.Heritage.Day.
takes.place.yearly,.on.the.first.Sunday.
in.June..Every.year,.a.different.World.
Heritage.site.hosts.the.main.event..
Across.Germany,.the.World.Heritage.
sites.invite.the.public.to.participate.in.
special.tours,.cultural.programmes.and.
interactive.activities..In.addition,.a.different.main.topic.is.chosen.as.the.focus.
of.the.day..In.2009,.the.slogan.was:.
Wir haben geerbt.(We.Inherited)..The.
aim.was.to.raise.awareness.about.the.
conservation.of.monuments..In.2008,.
Schülerinnen und Schüler sehen ihr
UNESCO-Welterbe.(School.Children.See.
their.UNESCO.World.Heritage).was.the.
slogan.of.various.painting.competitions.
and.photo.safaris..Under.the.slogan.
Lebendiges Welterbe.(Living.World.
Heritage),.World.Heritage.sites.offered.
a.wide.range.of.activities.aimed.at.families.in.2007,.including.music,.theatre.
and.handicrafts.
World.Heritage.Day.provides.an.opportunity.to.meet.and.is.an.opening.for.
cultural.dialogue..The.sites.present.their.
objectives.and.activities.to.the.general.
public..World.Heritage.sites.from.other.
countries.often.participate.in.these.
events.too..For.example,.in.2005,.the.
Monastery.of.Geghard.in.Armenia.and.
the.Temple.of.Haeinsa.in.South.Korea.
participated.in.the.organisation.of.World.
Heritage.Day.at.the.Abbey.and.Altenmünster.of.Lorsch.
World Heritage Day in Lorsch. The stand of the museum’s educators
invited the public to paint and do handicrafts