The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world ...

In today’s interconnected world, it is also one of our most powerful resources to transform societies and renew ideas. It is UNESCO’s role to provide ... of the fabled Egyptian temples. If every ...

Auguste Rodin’s contemplative bronze “The Thinker,” a cast of which sits in one corner outside the National Museum of Western ... of the series "Lisa’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites in ...

The Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, a $50 million state-of-the-art institution that opened in 2012, received UNESCO’s Madanjeet Singh Prize for the promotion of peace and non-violence.

“Its use of vibrant colors is particularly fascinating and rare for a museum setting,” said Jerome Gouadain, president of the World Prix Versailles Organization. Founded by the UNESCO ...

UNESCO added 28 new World Heritage Sites this year to the list of irreplaceable treasures that will be protected for today's travelers and future generations.

UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites has included four historical sites from Madhya Pradesh, which is a major recognition of the state's rich cultural legacy. These include the Ashokan ...