2020 Has been a very special year in many respects, as for most people of course. The centre faced loss, challenges but also some large successes, like winning…
Our centre is looking for a Student Assistant (paid, short term) for editorial work for a publication in the field of restitution of (looted) cultural heritage…
We are looking for three students from each of the Leiden, Delft, and Erasmus Rotterdam (LDE) universities who will make up our Student Council in 2020-2021…
In retrospective, the 2020 summer school Museums and the SDG’s was quite a success, despite the difficulties in COVID-times, and here we would like to share…
Within our Environment program cities play an important role. The Centre for Global Heritage and Development organized a conference session on ‘Living (World)…
Text & Images by Gül Aktürk Climate change including the rise of sea-level, flooding, increase in air and ocean temperature, and drought are major threats to…
The LDE-team of the research project “Preliminary investigation on the application of the Dutch coastal flood risk management approach for the Venice lagoon” is…
Recently New York Magazine announced its top 21 best MOOCs, based on user rating and interviewed students who had taken the MOOCs. The Heritage Under Threat…
Mauro Smit // ErfgoedinZicht A bid to become a UNESCO World Heritage site can start a complex dialogue. One where many interests and ambitions meet and new…
By John Hanna On the 4th of August a massive explosion took place in the port of Beirut. The preliminary investigations pointed out to 2,750 tons of ammonium…