WS5: Addressing the Tangible-Intangible Divide In The Management of Heritage Places: Sharing Emerging Solutions From Asia And The Pacific Date: 22 Oct 2026, 2pm - 5pm
Venue: BCCK
Organiser: ICOMOS Australia, ICOMOS China, ICOMOS Nepal in association with UNESCO and WHITR-AP Beijing
Coordinator(s): Kristal Buckley (Australia ICOMOS), Haiming Yan (ICOMOS China), Neel Kamal Chapagain (ICOMOS Nepal), in association with Duong Bich Hanh (UNESCO) and Kuanghan Li (WHITR-AP Beijing)
Fees: Accessible by all ICOMOS GA2026 attendees (Limited to 100 participants only)
Date: 22 Oct 2026, 2pm - 5pm
Venue: BCCK
The aim of this Workshop is to share and consider further the outcomes of a recent Asia-Pacific Capacity-Building Workshop Tangible-Intangible Synergies in World Heritage Management. The focus of the workshop is a ‘management divide’ in the frameworks for the conservation of World Heritage sites and the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, despite the now-common recognition of the many overlaps between them throughout the world. Organized by WHITR-AP (Beijing), UNESCO’s Regional Office for East Asia, ICOMOS China, Peking University, and the Fujian Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage and held in Anxi and Quanzhou, China in August 2026, the workshop has a focus on the development of tools and strategies for more integrated practices.
- Presentation(s) will briefly outline the outcomes of the recent capacity-building workshop, particularly in relation to the needs of site managers
- A Facilitated Discussion Forum will collect responses, including additional strategies, drawn from the global membership of ICOMOS