Shared Heritage – Shared Values

Polish-German Scientific Seminar of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

11:30 AM - 5:15 PM Fri, 06 Nov

Short description

Registration required

Organisers warmly invite you to participate in the Polish-German ICOMOS Scientific Seminar "Shared Heritage – Shared Values", taking place on 6 November 2026 at Leipzig Trade Fair (Leipziger Messe), Germany. The seminar will bring together experts to discuss contemporary approaches to shared heritage and serial World Heritage nominations.

Description

The seminar will provide a platform for new international cooperation on serial nominations in Europe, while offering an opportunity to exchange experiences from Poland, Germany, and other European countries on serial and transboundary World Heritage properties, sustainable management systems, and participatory approaches.

Join us in Leipzig and register for the seminar to take part in this international exchange and contribute to shaping new opportunities for cooperation on shared heritage and future joint serial nominations in Europe.

Participation is free of charge but limited and requires prior registration. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration is open until 1 November 2026 at this link

Programme

11:30
Registration of participants

12:00 – 12:15
Opening and Welcome
Boguslaw Szmygin (President of ICOMOS Poland)
Tino Mager (President of ICOMOS Germany)
Michał Krasucki (Director of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage)

SESSION 1: Shared ideas for serial nominations

12:15 – 12:35
The "Solidarity in Heritage" Strategy for Nomination Goals in Poland
Agata Kurdziel (World Heritage Focal Point, Deputy Director, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland)

12:35 – 12:55
Serial nominations on UNESCO WHL – possibilities, limitations and proposals of cooperation / perspective of the Polish experience
Boguslaw Szmygin (President of ICOMOS Poland)

13:00 – 13:20
The Erich Mendelsohn Initiative (2021-2026): towards UNESCO World Heritage Status - an Interim Review
Regina Stephan (University of Applied Sciences Mainz, Chair Erich Mendelsohn Society e.V.)

13:20 – 13:40
Christiansfeld – 10 Years as a World Heritage Site: The Manager’s Perspective
Steen Rosenvinge Lundbye (UNESCO Site Manager and Head of Cultural Heritage, Museum Kolding, Denmark)

13:40 – 14:00
Discussion

14:00 – 14:30
Coffee break and refreshments

SESSION 2: Sustainable management system of WHL shared heritage

14:30 – 14:50
Shared Experiences from Eleven German Sites
Friederike Hansell (World Heritage Focal Point, Federal Foreign Office, Germany)

14:50 – 15:10
Muskauer Park – Management of the Polish-German Transboundary World Heritage Property
Michał Krasucki (Director of the National Institute of Cultural Heritage)

15:10 – 15:30
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps – a Serial World Heritage Property between Challenges and Opportunities
Barbara Fath (International Coordination Group UNESCO Palafittes)

15:30 – 15:50
Bottom-up Implementation of Participatory Management of UNESCO Heritage and Nominations in Poland – an Initiative implemented by ICOMOS Poland
Katarzyna Palubska (Head of the Heritage Management Commission of ICOMOS Poland)

16:00 – 16:40
Final discussion with invited ICOMOS guests from Europe

16:40 – 17:00
Summary and closing of the seminar