The 21st General Assembly of ICOMOS, is being held for the first time in Australia, bringing hundreds of heritage practitioners from around the world to Sydney.
PUBLIC EVENTS AVAILABLE INCLUDE
Heritage Exposition at Darling Harbour
- Dates and times: Tuesday 5 September – Saturday 9 September 2023, 8.30am – 5.30pm daily
- Location: International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney)
- Cost: Free, open to the public
What is involved
- A fascinating showcase of cultural heritage featuring an impressive array of 40 exhibitors, three themed discussion spaces that highlight different facets of Australia’s heritage, and displays providing a unique insight into pressing heritage issues.
- A Traditional Heritage Trades Fair (Thursday 7th – Saturday 9th September). This will promote traditional heritage trades and showcase trade skills rarely seen today, but essential to the repair of heritage buildings.
Heritage Lecture at Sydney Town Hall
- Date and time: Monday 4 September 2023, 6-8pm
- Location: Centennial Hall, Sydney Town Hall
- Cost: Free, open to the public
What is involved
- Title: Aboriginal heritage in Southeast Australia
- Hear Wiradyuri/Kamilaroi artist Jonathan Jones talk with Traditional Owners, about living cultural knowledge held in sites, objects, language, plants and sky.
- This will be a captivating event positioning Australian Aboriginal heritage in a global context, inviting the audience to learn more about the scope and interconnectedness of living cultural heritage in the southeast region of Australia.
For more information.
- Check out the ICOMOS website
Feature image of Heritage Trade Fair: Courtesy ICOMOS