News & events

Relaunch of the Culture in Crisis Programme

Join us online or in person to celebrate the official relaunch of the Culture in Crisis Programme.

• Venue: British Council, 1 Redman Pl, Stratford Cross, London E20 1JQ
• Date: 16/09/26
• Time: 1:00pm–2:30pm

Event Announcement: Trade, Trafficking and Translation: Exploring Yemen’s Cultural Heritage with Alia Ali

"The farther back we go into our history, the farther forward we can imagine.” Join us for an event exploring the ancient legacies and (re)imagined futures of Yemeni heritage.

• Venue: V&A South Kensington
• Date: 08/10/25
• Time: 6:30pm–8:00pm

Event Announcement: Uzbekistan: Community, Culture, and Contemporary Craft

Join us for our upcoming event exploring the interconnectivity between Uzbek craft, culture and the community working to revive a connection between the two.

• Venue: Hochhauser Auditorium, V&A South Kensington
• Date: 01/09/25
• Time: 6:30pm–8:00pm

Conference Report Released: Heritage and Recovery: A Decade of Learning from the Gorkha Earthquake

The Culture in Crisis Programme, in partnership with the University of Stirling and Social Science Baha are pleased to announce the release of an illustrated report, detailing the findings from their 2025 International Conference 'Heritage and Recovery: A Decade of Learning from the Gorkha Earthquake'.

Research from the University of Stirling reveals how Ukrainian cultural heritage is being protected amid Russian invasion

A new report led by researchers at the University of Stirling has revealed how Ukraine’s cultural heritage is being protected following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Event Announcement: Lessons from Petra: Protecting the past, shaping the future

Exploring how local heritage preservation inspires global action, in conversation with Her Royal Highness Princess Dana Firas.

• Venue: Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A South Kensington
• Date: 02/07/25
• Time: 6:30pm–8:00pm

Commonwealth Heritage Foundation launch new webinar series; 'Lost/Abandoned Places Across the Commonwealth'

The Commonwealth Heritage Forum is presenting a compelling series of talks exploring the built heritage across the Commonwealth that has been abandoned or lost due to war, natural disasters, climate change, or neglect.

Registration open for National Conference on Cultural Property Protection 2025

LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS: Collaborative Approaches to Cultural Property Protection. Join colleagues from around the world and explore the future of cultural heritage protection and preservation.

• Venue: Smithsonian Institution (various locations), Washington DC, USA
• Dates: 22/09/25–24/09/25

Architectural Heritage Preservation in Times of War: The Ukrainian Model: Cultural Heritage and Recent Armed Conflicts

This upcoming webinar, organised by the Heritage Management Organisation, in partnership with the Kharkiv School of Architecture and Skeiron, focuses on a long list of heritage losses in countries that suffered from conflicts. It evokes the recent tragedies in Ukraine, but also Sudan, Yemen and the Gaza Strip, and explores lessons we can learn to better support those working to protect heritage in the areas of conflict.

• Venue: Webinar
• Date: 23/05/25
• Time: 4:00pm–5:30pm

Event Announcement: Heritage Preservation through Sound, Song and Storytelling

This event will explore the use of sound, song and storytelling as a means to create, preserve or recover important layers of understanding within built heritage sites.