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Higher Seminar: UNESCO:s Convention on intangible cultural heritage – safeguarding issues in theory and practice

Research
Sustainability and environment
Culture and languages
Society and economy

Welcome to the department’s Higher Seminar with Maria Nyström and Anneli Palmsköld.

Seminar
Date
8 Apr 2026
Time
15:00 - 17:00
Location
Marmorn (room 3354) in Natrium, Medicinaregatan 7b, Gothenburg, and via Zoom
Organizer
Department of Conservation
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About the seminar

Maria Nyström holds a PhD in Conservation and is a Senior Adviser at the Institute for Language and Folklore. The Institute for Language and Folklore (Isof) has appointed an expert committee to assess international nominations for the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Anneli Palmsköld, Head of the Department of Cultural Heritage, is a member of the committee and will talk about the role, how the assessments are carried out, and reflect on the work.

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