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…
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…
The 15th OWHC World Congress in Kraków Explained in 8 Minutes
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. This is why it’s going to be one of the shorter posts in the (equally short) history of the Kraków Heritage Blog. To reach this stage, however, to be able to publish this 8-minute interview (having gathered…
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…
“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…
What is Cultural Heritage…to You?
If you ask a random group of people about their understanding of the phrase “cultural heritage”, chances are they will come back to you with a wild variety of “definitions” and responses. Their answers will largely depend on the level of interest in the matter,…
Od UNESCO do OWHC: Dlaczego warto być gospodarzem wielkich kongresów i konferencji?
Współczesne miasta, zwłaszcza te, które odwiedzają miliony turystów i dziesiątki tysięcy inwestorów rocznie, muszą być przygotowane na liczne wyzwania tożsame ze statusem „międzynarodowej marki”. Jak pokazały w ostatnich latach doświadczenia wielu z nich, niezwykle trudno ustrzec się przed licznymi pułapkami sukcesu. W świecie wielkich, bogatych, wspaniałych…
Kraków City Hall
Urząd Miasta Krakowa
pl. Wszystkich Świętych 3-4
31-004 Kraków
