Sep2026
Digital launch
HeritageLab × MUCH platform
A new digital environment for maritime heritage methods, stories and case studies.
SourceCIE programme 2026–2027
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2026
4 events↗
23 Aug–2 Sep2026
World Heritage Volunteers · Istanbul
Routes of Coexistence
CIE is participating in a World Heritage Volunteers programme exploring the Via Egnatia, historic water systems and the multicultural heritage of Istanbul through fieldwork, documentation, dialogue and creative digital production.
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16 Aug2026
Screening & conversation · Sharjah
West Beirut (1998)
Following the screening of Ziad Doueiri’s film, CIE Director of Programmes Alia Yunis joins a conversation on the portrayal of youth during the Lebanese Civil War and the film’s tension between humour and violence.
SourceSharjah Art Foundation
14 Apr2026
Seminar · Amsterdam
The Right to Remember
The first seminar in CIE’s international series asked what it means to remember inclusively, bringing together perspectives on Moluccan history, public apologies, rehabilitation and contested colonial memory.
SourceCIE event documentation
Archive year
2025
11 events17 Nov2025
Webinar · Online & Münster
Digital Heritage Futures
International experts and practitioners explored how digital technologies reshape the understanding, preservation and communication of cultural heritage.
Oct2025
Hybrid presentation · Manama
EU–BACA Museum Development Vision and Roadmap
The mission’s assessment, shared vision and phased roadmap were presented in a joint meeting with BACA and the EU Delegation to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.
21–24 Jul2025
Museum development mission · Bahrain
EU–BACA Museum Development Mission
CIE carried out a four-day assessment with BACA and the EU Outreach Facility for the GCC, visiting the Bahrain National Museum, Qal’at al-Bahrain Site Museum and related facilities to shape a shared vision and phased roadmap for museum renewal.
19 Jun2025
Scientific conference · Paris
Underwater Cultural Heritage and the Challenges of Climate Change
A CIE delegation joined the scientific conference at UNESCO headquarters, connecting underwater heritage protection with the climate emergency.
11 Jun2025
Conference · Dakar
Datelines: The Journey of the Date Palm
At the Heritage & Migration Conference, Alia Yunis followed the date palm’s cultural journey from Arabia to South Asia and Africa and back again.
19 May2025
Cultural forum · Kuwait
Managing the Past, Home and Abroad
Robert Parthesius spoke on heritage preservation and promotion in Europe and beyond at the EU–Kuwait Cultural Forum.
8–15 May2025
Online screening
The Golden Harvest
A limited online presentation of Alia Yunis’s documentary tracing the olive through history, culture, politics and everyday life.
25 Apr–3 May2025
AA Visiting School · Dubai
Climate Cartographies: Glitch
Alia Yunis contributed to a course using Delma and Saadiyat Islands as HeritageLabs to explore climate, heritage, cartography and sound.
Feb2025
Keynote · Berlin
Manifest:IO — What is Heritage in Art?
Robert Parthesius and Alia Yunis delivered a keynote at the third Manifest:IO gathering, a two-day exchange co-sponsored by CIE.
Feb2025
Online book launch
(Re)emerging Pasts
Editors and authors launched Future Stories in the Global Heritage Industry and opened a public conversation about community memory and global heritage systems.
25 Jan2025
Online conference
Palestinian film as a record of landscapes, architecture and collective memory
At the Modern Sudan Collective’s Second Conference of Modern Conversations, Alia Yunis examined Palestinian film as an archive of place, landscape and collective memory.
Archive year
2024
6 events6 Nov2024
Symposium · Münster
Networked Heritage — Collaborative Strategies for Global Research
The Global Heritage Symposium at FH Münster examined how international networks can sustain collaborative heritage research.
Nov2024
Symposium · Dubai
Heritage in youth education
At an ICOM symposium in Dubai, Alia Yunis discussed the place of heritage in youth education.
21 Sep–3 Nov2024
Exhibition · Amsterdam
Gaza is Alive
A cultural exhibition at Tolhuistuin brought together art, testimony and heritage to foreground Gaza’s living culture.
23 Jul2024
Recognition · New Delhi
HeritageLab receives World Heritage Education recognition
CIE presented HeritageLab at a side event of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, where it received a 2024 Award for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases.
29 Apr–1 May2024
Conference · Abu Dhabi
One Ocean | One Heritage
An international conference connecting ocean heritage, communities, policy and collaborative practice.
17 Apr2024
Public dialogue · Amsterdam
Reviving Deleted Cities: Jaffa & Gaza
A public programme at Pakhuis de Zwijger on erased urban histories, living memory and the future of place.
Archive year
2023
2 events5 Dec2023
Round table · COP28 Dubai
The Ocean’s Past is our Future
A round table at COP28 connected cultural heritage and climate change through the shared history and future of the ocean.
Jan2023
Workshop · Zanzibar
Stone Town community archive workshop
A community workshop explored how lived experience, family memory and local collections can contribute to Stone Town’s public heritage record.
SourceAnnual Report 2022–2023
Archive year
2021
3 eventsDec2021
Shared broadcast · Online
World Heritage Radio
A distributed audio programme brought community voices, interviews and alternative perspectives into the Our World Heritage season.
SourceAnnual Report 2020–2021
Nov2021
Online programme
Global Oceans: Mapping Maritime Connections
Researchers and practitioners connected maritime routes, underwater heritage and community knowledge across ocean regions.
SourceAnnual Report 2020–2021
2021Programme
Global civil-society initiative
Our World Heritage
A year-long programme opened World Heritage policy and practice to civil society, young people and underrepresented perspectives.
SourceAnnual Report 2020–2021
Archive year
2019
2 eventsJul2019
Conference panel · Leiden
Sail, Canvas, Screen
At ICAS 11, a CIE-linked panel examined how maritime histories travel through research, visual culture and public storytelling.
SourceAnnual Report 2018–2019
Jan2019
Regional workshop
Protection and management of maritime, coastal and underwater heritage
A regional exchange connected professional practice, community needs and policy approaches for maritime and coastal heritage.
SourceAnnual Report 2018–2019
Archive year
2017
2 eventsJun–Aug2017
Workshop series · Zanzibar
Zanzibar Youth Heritage Network
Thirty young participants joined five workshops combining heritage awareness, documentation and community engagement.
SourceAnnual Report 2015–2017
2017Maastricht
Conference session
Deconstructing Eurocentrism, Building Bridges
A session at the European Association of Archaeologists meeting questioned inherited disciplinary frames and explored more connected approaches.
SourceAnnual Report 2015–2017
Archive year
2016
1 eventJul–Aug2016
Summer school · Robben Island
Robben Island World Heritage Site Summer School
An international learning programme connected critical heritage practice, memory, place and emerging professionals.
SourceAnnual Report 2015–2017
Archive year
2015
1 event13–14 Apr2015
Workshop · Abu Dhabi
Connected Through Heritage
A workshop at NYU Abu Dhabi explored how international heritage connections can support new collaborations, shared learning and public participation.
SourceAnnual Report 2015–2017
Archive year
2014
5 events15–16 Dec2014
Conference · Abu Dhabi
Museums and Stable Civil Societies
An international conference examined how museums can support knowledge, participation and social resilience.
SourceAnnual Report 2014
10 Dec2014
Exhibition · Kholm
Kholm community photography exhibition
A local exhibition brought together photographs and stories made with the community around Bagh-e Jehan Nama.
SourceAnnual Report 2014
24 Nov2014
Workshop · Kabul
National Museum workshop
Museum professionals reflected on public access, collections, interpretation and the future of institutional cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2014
25–26 Jul2014
Seminar · online heritage
Building an online heritage platform
Partners explored how digital platforms could connect projects, knowledge and communities without losing context.
SourceAnnual Report 2014
15–21 May2014
Blue Shield conference · Rome
Culture under Threat
A Blue Shield gathering addressed preparedness, protection and international cooperation for heritage at risk.
SourceAnnual Report 2014
Archive year
2013
3 events27 Nov–8 Dec2013
Identification mission · Galle
Galle maritime heritage mission
A field mission connected archival knowledge, maritime sites and priorities for future documentation in Sri Lanka.
SourceAnnual Report 2013
6 Jul2013
Exhibition · Kabul
1000 Cities of Bactria
A National Museum exhibition made archaeological knowledge and Afghanistan’s connected regional histories publicly accessible.
SourceAnnual Report 2013
8 Mar2013
Heritage Day · Fort Kochi
What is the Value of Your Heritage?
A public programme in Fort Kochi opened discussion about local value, shared histories and community participation.
SourceAnnual Report 2013
Archive year
2012
5 events23 Nov2012
Public event · Colombo
Value Your Heritage
A public exchange brought professionals and communities together around the meaning and future of shared heritage.
SourceAnnual Report 2012
12 Sep2012
Heritage Day · Amsterdam
Ghana Heritage Day
Researchers and practitioners discussed Ghanaian–Dutch histories, collections and routes for future cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2012
29 Apr2012
Exhibition · Kabul
Buddhist Heritage of Afghanistan
A National Museum exhibition presented Afghanistan’s diverse religious and artistic histories to a broad public.
SourceAnnual Report 2012
20–21 Feb2012
Launch & Heritage Day · Fremantle
Australian Cultural Heritage Connections
A launch and public programme extended the Connections model to Australian–Dutch histories and networks.
SourceAnnual Report 2012
16 Jan–3 Feb2012
Fieldschool · Robben Island
Robben Island Maritime Fieldschool
Advanced training addressed site recording, buffer zones, conservation and management in the island’s maritime landscape.
SourceAnnual Report 2012
Archive year
2011
4 events8–13 Nov2011
Regional conference · Manila
Asia-Pacific Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference
A regional gathering connected research, training, policy and public responsibility across Asia and the Pacific.
SourceAnnual Report 2011
21 Oct2011
Heritage Day · India
India Heritage Day
A public-professional exchange explored connected histories, local priorities and future cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2011
25 Aug2011
Education day · Kholm
Heritage for Teachers Day
Teachers explored ways to connect local heritage, school learning and the Bagh-e Jehan Nama programme.
SourceAnnual Report 2011
21 Jun2011
Platform launch
Cultural Heritage Connections launch
More than one hundred heritage professionals gathered for the public launch of CIE’s international project and network database.
SourceAnnual Report 2011
Archive year
2010
3 events14–27 Nov2010
Survey & training · Tanzania
Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara maritime survey
A field programme combined practical survey with training and regional cooperation on the Swahili coast.
SourceAnnual Report 2010
6–16 Jul2010
Fieldschool · Guam
First Guam Underwater Archaeology Fieldschool
Seven students trained in site recording on an American landing craft at Agat.
SourceAnnual Report 2010
16 Feb–10 Mar2010
Regional training · Robben Island
African Maritime Heritage Training Programme
Twenty-two participants joined introductory and practical training, with sixteen continuing to advanced study.
SourceAnnual Report 2010
Archive year
2009
4 events16 Oct2009
Programme launch · South Africa
South African Underwater Cultural Heritage Programme
The official launch set a foundation for regional training, documentation and cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2009
7 Oct2009
Heritage Day · Rotterdam
Brazil Heritage Day
A public programme examined Brazilian–Dutch connections through collections, places and contemporary practice.
SourceAnnual Report 2009
1–2 Oct2009
UNESCO workshop · Maputo
Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Workshop
A regional workshop strengthened dialogue on protection, research and capacity along the African coast.
SourceAnnual Report 2009
6 Mar2009
Symposium · Cape Town
Our Shared Heritage: South Africa–Netherlands
A symposium connected researchers, institutions and practitioners around difficult and shared histories.
SourceAnnual Report 2009
Archive year
2008
3 events27 Nov2008
Heritage Day · Leiden
Sri Lanka Heritage Day
A public and professional programme brought together Sri Lankan–Dutch histories, maritime research and future cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2008
14 Nov2008
Workshop · Paramaribo
Shared Cultural Heritage: Suriname–Netherlands
Partners examined how institutions and communities could shape more reciprocal heritage cooperation.
SourceAnnual Report 2008
5 Jun2008
Heritage Day · Zeist
South Africa Heritage Day
A gathering of practitioners and institutions opened new conversations about connected South African–Dutch heritage.
SourceAnnual Report 2008
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