UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures
@unescochairlnu.bsky.social
#HeritageFutures w/ Cornelius Holtorf, Anders Högberg, Emily Hanscam, Sarah May, Leila Papoli-Yazdi, Gustav Wollentz, Claudio Pescatore, Ulrika Söderström & Helena Rydén. Our DMs are open!
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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures
Building global capacity for futures thinking among heritage professionals. Established in 2017, the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures provides tools for creative and critical futures thinking.
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Hello Bluesky! We are the #UNESCO Chair on #HeritageFutures, based at Linnaeus Uni. in Sweden 🇸🇪
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
😄This paper by Cornelius Holtorf has now reached 40,000+ online views:
👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2018.1510340
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2018.1510340
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
Embracing change: how cultural resilience is increased through cultural heritage
The notions of risk and resilience are increasingly relevant to cultural heritage. Archaeological sites and monuments in particular are widely perceived to be vulnerable and subjected to growing ri...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
😄This paper by Cornelius Holtorf has now reached 40,000+ online views:
👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2018.1510340
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00438243.2018.1510340
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
🎉 The Outcome Doc of MONDIACULT reaffirms the imp. of culture in relation to sustainable development & the need for a stand-alone culture goal in the next development agenda!
However, we still need to improve on the recognition of culture in relation to the Pact for the Future. #heritagefutures
However, we still need to improve on the recognition of culture in relation to the Pact for the Future. #heritagefutures
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🎉 The Outcome Doc of MONDIACULT reaffirms the imp. of culture in relation to sustainable development & the need for a stand-alone culture goal in the next development agenda!
However, we still need to improve on the recognition of culture in relation to the Pact for the Future. #heritagefutures
However, we still need to improve on the recognition of culture in relation to the Pact for the Future. #heritagefutures
The Chair is in Barcelona for the UCLG Culture Summit, ahead of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development next week. #culture2030goal
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September 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Chair is in Barcelona for the UCLG Culture Summit, ahead of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development next week. #culture2030goal
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culture2030goal.net
UNESCO has extended the agreement concerning Linnaeus University’s UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures until 2029. The chair is held by Cornelius Holtorf, professor of archaeology. @linneuni.bsky.social @unesco.bsky.social
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
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#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
UNESCO Chair extended until 2029
UNESCO has extended the agreement concerning Linnaeus University’s UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures until 2029. The chair is held by Cornelius Holtorf, professor of archaeology.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
UNESCO has extended the agreement concerning Linnaeus University’s UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures until 2029. The chair is held by Cornelius Holtorf, professor of archaeology. @linneuni.bsky.social @unesco.bsky.social
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
So happy to welcome Marcy Rockman as Visiting Researcher @liftingrocks.bsky.social @linneuni.bsky.social
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#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
At the intersection of climate change and cultural heritage
Dr Marcy Rockman is a new addition to the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures. Over the past 15 years, she has focused on climate change and how archaeology can support adaptation. When continuing climat...
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September 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
So happy to welcome Marcy Rockman as Visiting Researcher @liftingrocks.bsky.social @linneuni.bsky.social
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
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lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
Marcy Rockman, Visiting Researcher Linnaeus University at a panel We Don’t Have Time streamed to New York Climate Week
👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMu36rxDECo
@climateheritage.bsky.social @climateweeknyc.bsky.social
@linneuni.bsky.social
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMu36rxDECo
@climateheritage.bsky.social @climateweeknyc.bsky.social
@linneuni.bsky.social
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
The Climate Hub at Climate Week NYC 2025 – Sep 20, 2025–Sep 29, 2025
Welcome to our digital hub for Climate Week NYC. September 20–29, 2025
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September 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Marcy Rockman, Visiting Researcher Linnaeus University at a panel We Don’t Have Time streamed to New York Climate Week
👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMu36rxDECo
@climateheritage.bsky.social @climateweeknyc.bsky.social
@linneuni.bsky.social
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMu36rxDECo
@climateheritage.bsky.social @climateweeknyc.bsky.social
@linneuni.bsky.social
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #climateheritage
Celebrating another 4 years of the UNESCO Chair today in Kalmar! #HeritageFutures
September 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Celebrating another 4 years of the UNESCO Chair today in Kalmar! #HeritageFutures
Six years since we held the ICOMOS University Forum on Thinking and Planning the Future in Heritage Management in Amsterdam in June 2019!
Many ideas and contacts started there. Full documentation at lnu.diva-portal.org/.../diva2:13... (pdf)
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
Many ideas and contacts started there. Full documentation at lnu.diva-portal.org/.../diva2:13... (pdf)
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
June 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Six years since we held the ICOMOS University Forum on Thinking and Planning the Future in Heritage Management in Amsterdam in June 2019!
Many ideas and contacts started there. Full documentation at lnu.diva-portal.org/.../diva2:13... (pdf)
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
Many ideas and contacts started there. Full documentation at lnu.diva-portal.org/.../diva2:13... (pdf)
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
We have several sessions and workshops organized by our members open for papers, check out the details below and send in your abstracts!
#HeritageFutures #NordicTAG2026 #AcademicSky
#HeritageFutures #NordicTAG2026 #AcademicSky
With thanks to everyone who submitted a session proposal, we are excited to announce that the Call for Papers for Nordic TAG 2026 is now live!
Check out an exciting array of sessions & workshops, and get your abstract(s) in before Oct 15.
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#NordicTAG2026
Check out an exciting array of sessions & workshops, and get your abstract(s) in before Oct 15.
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#NordicTAG2026
June 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We have several sessions and workshops organized by our members open for papers, check out the details below and send in your abstracts!
#HeritageFutures #NordicTAG2026 #AcademicSky
#HeritageFutures #NordicTAG2026 #AcademicSky
🆕Cornelius Holtorf interviewed by Erman Ertuğrul for the popular Turkish website arkeofili. Explaining how he got into archaeology at age 10 and then, much later, into future archaeology. #heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉 arkeofili.com/on-future-ar...
Turkish: arkeofili.com/gelecek-arke...
👉 arkeofili.com/on-future-ar...
Turkish: arkeofili.com/gelecek-arke...
On 'Future Archaeology': An Interview with Cornelius Holtorf - Arkeofili
Does archaeology solely serve to help us understand the past, or can it also play a role in shaping the future?
arkeofili.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🆕Cornelius Holtorf interviewed by Erman Ertuğrul for the popular Turkish website arkeofili. Explaining how he got into archaeology at age 10 and then, much later, into future archaeology. #heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉 arkeofili.com/on-future-ar...
Turkish: arkeofili.com/gelecek-arke...
👉 arkeofili.com/on-future-ar...
Turkish: arkeofili.com/gelecek-arke...
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The call for sessions (including regular sessions, workshops, & panel discussions) for #NordicTAG2026 is now open 🎉
The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.
#AcademicSky
The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.
#AcademicSky
March 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The call for sessions (including regular sessions, workshops, & panel discussions) for #NordicTAG2026 is now open 🎉
The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.
#AcademicSky
The theme of the Conference is Activate Archaeology for Just Futures! More details here: lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Sessions deadline 31 May. Call for papers to follow.
#AcademicSky
This article from received more than 2700 views!
👉The Climate Heritage Paradox – how rethinking archaeological heritage can address global challenges of climate change. World Archaeology, 55(3), 268–281. doi.org/10.1080/0043...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #unesco #climateheritage
👉The Climate Heritage Paradox – how rethinking archaeological heritage can address global challenges of climate change. World Archaeology, 55(3), 268–281. doi.org/10.1080/0043...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #unesco #climateheritage
The Climate Heritage Paradox – how rethinking archaeological heritage can address global challenges of climate change
For archaeology to address adequately the global challenges of climate change, it needs to resolve the Climate Heritage Paradox which consists of two contradictions. Firstly, in contemporary societ...
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March 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This article from received more than 2700 views!
👉The Climate Heritage Paradox – how rethinking archaeological heritage can address global challenges of climate change. World Archaeology, 55(3), 268–281. doi.org/10.1080/0043...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #unesco #climateheritage
👉The Climate Heritage Paradox – how rethinking archaeological heritage can address global challenges of climate change. World Archaeology, 55(3), 268–281. doi.org/10.1080/0043...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy #unesco #climateheritage
🆕Doctoral thesis by Ulrika Söderström, member of the Chair. "Cultural heritage as a resource in socially sustainable urban development: A designed living environment for the future", Linnaeus University.
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://bit.ly/41oMgDV
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://bit.ly/41oMgDV
Stadsomvandlingen i Kiruna – ett bra exempel på när medborgarnas åsikter om kulturarv tillvaratas
Hur används kulturarvet när en stadsdel ska byggas om? Arkeologen Ulrika Söderström har studerat tre stadsutvecklingsprojekt i Malmö, Kalmar och Kiruna, som visar på olika sätt att hantera kulturarv o...
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February 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🆕Doctoral thesis by Ulrika Söderström, member of the Chair. "Cultural heritage as a resource in socially sustainable urban development: A designed living environment for the future", Linnaeus University.
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://bit.ly/41oMgDV
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://bit.ly/41oMgDV
Helen Hägglund and Sanna Sjöö on our collaborative project ‘Expedition Future’ at the Folk och kultur conference in Eskilstuna folkochkultur.se (In Swedish)
👉Watch the film (In Swedish) play.lnu.se/media/t/0_p1...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉Watch the film (In Swedish) play.lnu.se/media/t/0_p1...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
Välkommen till Folk och Kultur!
Folk och Kultur är ett kulturpolitiskt konvent. Initiativtagare till Folk och Kultur är Länsteatrarna i Sverige, Regional Musik i Sverige och Länsmuseernas Samarbetsråd.
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February 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Helen Hägglund and Sanna Sjöö on our collaborative project ‘Expedition Future’ at the Folk och kultur conference in Eskilstuna folkochkultur.se (In Swedish)
👉Watch the film (In Swedish) play.lnu.se/media/t/0_p1...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉Watch the film (In Swedish) play.lnu.se/media/t/0_p1...
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
🆕Heritage Futures – origins and significance. Interview with Cornelius Holtorf published by the Association of Critical Heritage Studies
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://blogg.lnu.se/unesco/?p=3880
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://blogg.lnu.se/unesco/?p=3880
Heritage Futures - origins and significance - UNESCO
In an interview published by the Association of Critical Heritage Studies, I am talking about origins and significance of ‘heritage futures’, both for me and my work and academically in a more general...
blogg.lnu.se
January 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🆕Heritage Futures – origins and significance. Interview with Cornelius Holtorf published by the Association of Critical Heritage Studies
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://blogg.lnu.se/unesco/?p=3880
#heritagefutures #futuresliteracy
👉https://blogg.lnu.se/unesco/?p=3880
Reposted by UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures
📣 Nordic TAG 2026 will be hosted by Linnaeus University in Kalmar!
Save the date: 6-9 May, 2026
Call for papers opens 1 March.
Organised by: @livnstutz.bsky.social, @emilyhanscam.bsky.social, Terje Östigård, Gustav Wollentz & co from @linneuni.bsky.social archaeology
#NordicTAG26
Save the date: 6-9 May, 2026
Call for papers opens 1 March.
Organised by: @livnstutz.bsky.social, @emilyhanscam.bsky.social, Terje Östigård, Gustav Wollentz & co from @linneuni.bsky.social archaeology
#NordicTAG26
January 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📣 Nordic TAG 2026 will be hosted by Linnaeus University in Kalmar!
Save the date: 6-9 May, 2026
Call for papers opens 1 March.
Organised by: @livnstutz.bsky.social, @emilyhanscam.bsky.social, Terje Östigård, Gustav Wollentz & co from @linneuni.bsky.social archaeology
#NordicTAG26
Save the date: 6-9 May, 2026
Call for papers opens 1 March.
Organised by: @livnstutz.bsky.social, @emilyhanscam.bsky.social, Terje Östigård, Gustav Wollentz & co from @linneuni.bsky.social archaeology
#NordicTAG26
A new heritage principle of curating transformation in the context of climate change, published today in npj Climate Action doi.org/10.1038/s441...
#HeritageFutures
#HeritageFutures
Curating transformation can strengthen adaptation and minimize losses and damages - npj Climate Action
Heritage conservation recognizes that losses and damages cannot be entirely prevented, that decisions about what to keep and what to let go are fundamental to maintaining values for future generations...
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January 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A new heritage principle of curating transformation in the context of climate change, published today in npj Climate Action doi.org/10.1038/s441...
#HeritageFutures
#HeritageFutures
What are #heritagefutures? Check out a short animated video we produced as a teaching resource!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0a...
Animation: What are Heritage Futures and why do they matter?
YouTube video by Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University
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January 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What are #heritagefutures? Check out a short animated video we produced as a teaching resource!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0a...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe0a...
A #HeritageFutures question for the new year,
What will the museums’ societal role/mission look like in 2050?
Comment below! ✍️
What will the museums’ societal role/mission look like in 2050?
Comment below! ✍️
January 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A #HeritageFutures question for the new year,
What will the museums’ societal role/mission look like in 2050?
Comment below! ✍️
What will the museums’ societal role/mission look like in 2050?
Comment below! ✍️
Wishing everyone a calm and bright end to 2024 & looking forward to the (near) future in 2025 ✨
December 25, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Wishing everyone a calm and bright end to 2024 & looking forward to the (near) future in 2025 ✨
During the winter of 2024/25, the Chair is pleased to welcome visiting PhD student Erman Ertuğrul, who is researching digital public archaeology in Turkiye.
#AcademicSky #HeritageFutures
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#AcademicSky #HeritageFutures
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Visiting PhD student with a focus on public archaeology and digitization
Erman Ertuğrul is spending a few months with the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures at Linnaeus University.
lnu.se
December 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM
During the winter of 2024/25, the Chair is pleased to welcome visiting PhD student Erman Ertuğrul, who is researching digital public archaeology in Turkiye.
#AcademicSky #HeritageFutures
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
#AcademicSky #HeritageFutures
lnu.se/en/meet-linn...
Hello Bluesky! We are the #UNESCO Chair on #HeritageFutures, based at Linnaeus Uni. in Sweden 🇸🇪
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures
Building global capacity for futures thinking among heritage professionals. Established in 2017, the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures provides tools for creative and critical futures thinking.
lnu.se
December 6, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Hello Bluesky! We are the #UNESCO Chair on #HeritageFutures, based at Linnaeus Uni. in Sweden 🇸🇪
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
What cultural heritage do we leave behind & to what benefit for people in the future?
Established in 2017, the Chair provides tools for creative & critical futures thinking.
lnu.se/en/research/...
@emilyhanscam.bsky.social & @corneliusholtorf.bsky.social contributed a futures perspective to ‘Hadrian’s Wall in Our Time’, a response to the cutting of the #SycamoreGap tree edited by David Breeze. 🌳
archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
#AcademicSky #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #HeritageFutures
archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
#AcademicSky #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #HeritageFutures
December 6, 2024 at 12:05 PM
@emilyhanscam.bsky.social & @corneliusholtorf.bsky.social contributed a futures perspective to ‘Hadrian’s Wall in Our Time’, a response to the cutting of the #SycamoreGap tree edited by David Breeze. 🌳
archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
#AcademicSky #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #HeritageFutures
archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...
#AcademicSky #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #HeritageFutures