In Search of Divine Prospects: Christmas 2020 in Kraków
With only a few days left till Christmas 2020 (in its Covid-19 edition), mixed messages abound, especially when it comes to speculations around where 2021 might take us. At this time of the year, Kraków is one of many big cities preoccupied with gathering statistics…
Stairway to a (Disability-Friendly) Reputation!
A city’s reputation is a complex idea in its own right, with hundreds of variables impacting both WHAT we think about a given city (from first impressions all the way to deep-rooted convictions) to WHY we think what we think. To leave all this complexity…
Cultural Heritage and Romance
The global pandemic has already changed the world we live in. Some of the changes are temporary, and some are here to stay. While many of those changes have already come to haunt us with a sense of deprivation, uncertainty and fragility, some have actually…
Sekretarz Generalny OWHC o Kongresie: 2 lata pracy i 8 minut podsumowania
Dziedzictwo kulturowe miasta to jeden z tych czynników, które – choć zakorzenione w najstarszej historii, niezliczonych opowieściach i legendach – w ogromnym stopniu wpływają również na perspektywy rozwojowe i wizerunkową siłę marki miasta w skali globalnej. O ile, oczywiście, zarządza się tym zagadnieniem w sposób…
One City and Millions of Photos…All Year Long.
The Meme Culture Do you like memes? I’m quite sure you’ve smiled, maybe even laughed uncontrollably, seeing one or two that matched your particular vein of humour. Have you come across the one with Neil Armstrong and a young woman (two separate photos juxtaposed) in front of…
The 15th World Congress in Kraków: 10 Days Later…
On June 13th, the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) published its first news update after the World Congress in Kraków (2-5 June 2019). It starts with the following words: “The 15th OWHC World Congress held in Krakow will be considered a landmark event for…
OWHC Ambassadors & Volunteers: Without Them…
Kraków’s OWHC Ambassadors and Volunteers! Without them, the upcoming 15th OWHC World Congress would be next-to-impossible. Many of its most important ambitions and objectives rely on the support of its Ambassadors and Volunteers. For Citizens Engaging local communities, fostering dialogue with other cultures representing world…
“Cities Are Like Power Plants, They Produce Energy!”
In less than a week, delegates from the world’s most iconic WORLD HERITAGE CITIES/SITES will have come to Kraków for the 15th OWHC World Congress. The world’s cultures will meet to exchange ideas and share knowledge on a wide range of practical issues linked to…
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris is a terrible loss, but also a very powerful reminder…
Last night, the impossible happened. For hours, the iconic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris stood engulfed in flames, as millions of people around the world watched live as fire consumed centuries of human achievement – one of the greatest cathedrals of all time. Symbolically enough, this…
Czym dla Ciebie jest tak zwane dziedzictwo kulturowe?
Jeśli zapytać losową próbę respondentów o to czym dla nich jest „dziedzictwo kulturowe”, w odpowiedzi najprawdopodobniej usłyszymy całe bogactwo różnorodnych „definicji” i reakcji. Ich treść z pewnością będzie zależała również od tego, na ile nasz rozmówca interesuje się tematyką i – co ważniejsze – w…
Kraków City Hall
Urząd Miasta Krakowa
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31-004 Kraków
