Online resources on arts and culture

Art of Re:Creation – Asia Pacific Edition ©UNESCO Bangkok

For kids

• Patrimonito’s World Heritage adventures
• World Heritage in Young Hands kit
• Animation on protecting underwater cultural heritage (Dive Olly Dive 1, 2 and 3)
• Kid’s page on protecting underwater cultural heritage
• UNESCO’s Little Artists Exhibition
• Access to art and culture for children and young people
• UNESCO Youth and Creativity Platform

Enjoy art and culture from Asia and beyond

• Virtual galleries to explore Southeast Asia
• Online museum resources of Asian arts
• Virtual collection of Asian masterpieces
• 68 cultural, historical and scientific collections you can explore online
• Thailand’s virtual national museum
• National Gallery of Indonesia
• Art resources during COVID-19
• Online ballet performances during COVID-19
• Promote culture by adding a splash of colour to UNESCO Bangkok’s colouring book #CultureIsColourful
• Recreate your favorite artist’s masterpiece at home: Art of Re:Creation – Asia-Pacific Edition
• UNESCO ResiliArt movement

Penang, Malaysia © Hangying Li

The Brewery Yard, Chippendale, Australia © Brett Boardman

Culture and art management

• What are the challenges and priorities of the creative sector in Thailand? Learn from various representatives of each sector: Literature and publishing sector, Performing arts sector, Architecture and design sector, Music sector, Museums and cultural sites sector
• EdX course offering leadership skills to inspire and motivate individuals and teams in arts and culture organizations
• Coursera course offering skills and techniques to help professionals and managers in running art and cultural institutions
• Coursera course on resource mobilization, which could apply to arts and culture organizations
• Coursera course on negotiation and conflict resolution skills, which could apply to arts and culture organizations
• Coursera course offering tools for revenue creation, financing approaches, business models and partnership, which could apply to arts and culture organizations

World Heritage

• World Heritage online resource manuals on managing natural and cultural World Heritage sites
• World Heritage State of Conservation Information System offers a trove of reliable data on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979
• Video on World Heritage dangers and success stories
• MOOC by UNESCO-UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, and Development” providing an introduction to tourism at UNESCO World Heritage Sites
• Cultural Heritage Specialist Guides Training Materials
• Virtual simulations of ancient life at Angkor World Heritage site, Cambodia
• NHK video of Vat Phou World Heritage site, Lao PDR
• Video tour of Bagan World Heritage site, Myanmar
• 3D reconstructions of Bagan temples, Myanmar
• Video tour of Singapore Botanic Gardens World Heritage site
• 3D panoramas of Ayutthaya World Heritage site, Thailand
• Virtual tours of Viet Nam’s World Heritage sites

Yuanyang Rice Terraces, China © Hangying Li

© UNESCO Bangkok / BD Chang Pilloworks

Heritage site management

• UNESCO Bangkok’s Asia Conserved series showcases best conservation practices from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards programme
• ICOMOS Bangladesh invited UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation Jury members to discuss the qualities of Award-winning conservation projects
• Getty publication reviewing how values-based methods have come to influence conservation
• Getty manual on documentation and information management for conserving heritage places
• Video on philosophy and approach of modern heritage conservation
• Video on financing heritage conservation through lottery revenue
• Coursera course on archaeology, digitization and 3D reconstruction
• EdX course on challenges and threats to vernacular architecture of Asia, and how to interpret these sites
• Heritage on the Edge: how people are protecting their cultural sites against climate change
• Lectures and project presentations from the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage
• Video lecture on the economics of heritage preservation
• ICCROM lecture on protecting people and their heritage in times of COVID-19
• Learn how to conduct impact assessment for World Heritage by following this ICCROM lecture series

Fighting illicit trafficking of cultural objects

• UNESCO has made available a set of materials under the framework of the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property,  related to the legal framework, enforcement, education and awareness-raising
• UNESCO Bangkok’s guidance on capacity-building activities at sub-regional and national levels for Countering Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects in South-East Asia
• #Unite4Heritage videos are a compilation of visual materials (documentaries, panel discussions, speeches and interviews, etc.) on relevant topics concerning the fight against illicit trafficking of cultural objects, at national and international levels
• World Customs Organization promotes the role of customs in preventing illicit trafficking of cultural objects and produces tools for this purpose
• European Union’s efforts to fight against trafficking of cultural goods
• Learn how art is stolen, trafficked, found and returned through this Future Learn course on Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime

© UNESCO Bangkok / JCW. Schertz 

© UNESCO 

Underwater cultural heritage

• The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021 – 2030) preparation on safeguarding archeological underwater cultural heritage and fostering ocean preservation
• Video introduction to the 2001 Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage
• A series of videos introducing UNESCO's approach to the protection of underwater cultural heritage sites
• Training manual for the UNESCO foundation course on the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific
• Video about the Chinese National Conservation Center for Underwater Cultural Heritage
• Video about an effort to safeguard underwater cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific
• Video on UNESCO risk assessment mission to the underwater cultural heritage site of Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Manual for teachers – Heritage for peace and reconciliation: Safeguarding underwater cultural heritage of the First World War

Diversity of cultural expressions

• Video introduction on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
• UNESCO video on artistic freedom through conversations with artists
• Culture in treaties and agreements: Implementing the 2005 Convention in bilateral and regional trade agreements
• Ten keys to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
• Understanding Shared Histories: A teaching package for South-East Asia

© M/S Indian Culture Heritage Trust

Museum and collections management

• Using scenarios to Plan Your Museum’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response: Information for museum professionals
• Getty Museum video resources
• International standards for the documentation of the cultural heritage
• The ultimate guide to virtual museum resources, e-learning and online collection
• A series of webinars to share insights and strategies on reopening museums in the post COVID-19 era

Heritage in emergency

• Coursera course on heritage under threat
• Victoria and Albert Museum lecture on digital reproduction for heritage in crisis
• Video on heritage and disasters, related to the Hyogo Framework for Action
• Lecture on protecting cultural heritage at risk
• Lecture by ICCROM on first aid for cultural heritage
• Other lectures organized by the British Institute in Ankara on cultural heritage management, especially in emergency situations
• Case study of post-disaster assessment at Bohol World Heritage site, Philippines