Tag: UNESCO
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UNESCO names Athens World Book Capital for 2018
The city of Athens has been announced from UNESCO as the World Book Capital for 2018. The proposed program includes meetings with writers, translators and illustrators, concerts, thematic exhibitions, poetry readings and workshops for publishing professionals. The aim of the program is to make books accessible to the city’s entire population, including migrants and refugees.…
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Philippi becomes UNESCO World Heritage site
The archaeological site of Philippi in northern Greece has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The decision was made Friday at a meeting of UNESCO’s international committee in Istanbul, Turkey. Greece had submitted an application in January 2015. The site is the location of the oldest Neolithic settlement in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace,…
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UCLA Library to offer digital images of rare ancient manuscripts in Egypt
St. Catherine’s Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site that’s located on rugged terrain at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, houses the oldest continually operating library in the world, containing ancient and medieval manuscripts second only to those held by the Vatican Library. These remarkable manuscripts, which delve into subjects ranging from history and…