712 search results for “cultural heritage” in the Staff website
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Archaeological Heritage Value Mapping in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, a twin-island nation, has over 300 identified archaeological sites that testify to its diverse history, covering pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial periods. Many of these sites were discovered by archaeologists in the 20th century and have not been regularly visited and assessed.…
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Call for papers: Graduate workshop Making and Remaking Heritage in Global Context
Research
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life
Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…
- Kids Activities @ Middle Eastern Culture Market
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Evelien Campfens in the New York Times on looted art in museums
In an article by the New York Times, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens discusses the difficulties surrounding the ownership of looted art.
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Memory Politics and Contentious Heritage in Anṣār Allāh/Ḥūthī Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Alisa van de HaarFaculty of Humanities
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Ali ShobeiriFaculty of Humanities
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Siyun WuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Adriana Churampi RamirezFaculty of Humanities
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Oriol Febrer i VilasecaFaculty of Humanities
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculteit Archeologie
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News on Languages & Cultures domain
Education
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archaeologist Martin Berger: ‘I want to answer archaeological and heritage questions’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We give the floor to Dr Martin Berger, who joined…
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Emma BrekelmansFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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How climate change affects intangible heritage: ‘Specific materials to build instruments are disappearing’
What do climate change and traditional Japanese music have to do with each other? A great deal, university lecturer Andrea Giolai suspects. He has been awarded an NWO grant to study the relationship in more depth.
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PhD candidates: apply now for Una Europa's Heritage of Conflict Winter School
Research
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Mariana De Campos FrancozoFaculteit Archeologie
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KIEM grant for 'Networking Heritage at Leiden University’
Erik de Maaker, Sybille Lammes, Anke Klerkx, and Michiel van Groesen received a 10k€ KIEM grant for 'Networking Heritage at Leiden University' to boost heritage research.
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Maritime archaeologist Martijn Manders appointed as Professor of Underwater Archaeology in Leiden
Maritime archaeologist Martijn Manders has been appointed professor of Underwater Archaeology and Maritime Cultural Heritage Management at Leiden University. He will combine his new appointment at the Faculty of Archaeology, which began on 15 July 2022, with his current position at the Cultural Heritage…
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Graduation ceremony bachelor programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
Festival, Graduation Ceremony
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Contested heritage in The Hague: what to do with the remains of the Atlantik Wall?
During World War II, the Nazi’s ordered a coastal defensive line to be built from the south of France to Norway. This Atlantik Wall aimed to defend their territories in continental Europe from an Allied naval invasion. The defensive line went right through the Dutch city of The Hague. The material remains…
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Festive gathering citizen science project Heritage Quest on January 26
Social
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René van WalsemFaculty of Humanities
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Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Europaeum Summer School: The Politics of Heritage (Leuven)
Education
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten JansenFaculteit Archeologie
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The display of human remains
Debate
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Adjudication of attacks targeting culture: a new approach
A deliberate attack on a tangible element of a culture, such as a temple, is often also an attack on intangible elements: the religion or religious customs. Equally, the intangible can be attacked without the involvement of the tangible, for example the brutal curtailment of rights. How are these reflected…
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Wim TiggesFaculty of Humanities
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Mitchell van VurenFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Peter BisschopFaculty of Humanities
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Open-L grant for research on environment as heritage in the Himalayas
How can initiatives aimed at environmental conservation and climate change mitigation in the eastern Himalayas proceed from the cultural expectations of its indigenous ethno-linguistic minorities? Enabled by an NWO Open L grant, the research project 'Futuring Heritage: Conservation, Community and Contestation…
- Autumn School in Athens: Audio Visual Methods in Archaeology and Heritage Studies
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Berry DongelmansFaculty of Humanities
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Leonardo CarmignaniFaculteit Archeologie
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Enrico OdelliFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen RavenFaculty of Humanities
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Manfred HorstmanshoffFaculty of Humanities
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Victoria NystFaculty of Humanities
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Carlos Roos MuñozFaculty of Humanities
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities