Status: Wait List

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Fall 2024

Monday Afternoon

Moderators: Jessie Tropp, Susan Baron

Details

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this seminar is to introduce participants to important but not well-known cultural and natural resources around the world.

DESCRIPTION:

Since 1972, The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has encouraged the identification, protection, and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. There are currently over 1000 sites on the list. Many are well-known, such as the Pyramids of Egypt and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, but most are not. Let’s travel together and discover some unusual natural and cultural wonders in this low-stress seminar.

ROLE OF PARTICIPANTS: Participants will select one or more heritage sites, show images, and describe the history and attributes of the sites. All information is on the UNESCO website. If you are presentation-shy, feel free just to read the UNESCO description, but more research is welcome.

RESOURCES:

UNESCO World Heritage Site list: whc.unesco.org/en/list/

ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Jessie Tropp has moderated several FCLIR seminars on various topics. She finds coming up with seminar ideas a creative and informative process all on its own. Susan Baron is looking forward to exploring UNESCO World Heritage Sites with similarly curious people. Last term she co-moderated the seminar on Creation Myths, which deepened her fascination with other cultures and places.