- Deadline
- Jul 20
- Entry fee
- Registration Delegate Fee: $420 USD | Audience Fee: $210 USD
- Eligibility
- Open to critiques, research projects and examinations of questions across the heritage sector, including art and architectural history, global histories, societies and cultures, art and design, museums and archives, technology and digital art, cultural and material heritage, politics of memory and sustainability.
- Location
- Porto, Portugal
About
This conference, held in Porto, Portugal, marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. It explores the evolving definition of heritage, encompassing artistic, natural, cultural, and more recent perspectives through communities, tourism, technologies, media, cultural industries, and local economies. The event welcomes interdisciplinary knowledge, approaches, and collaborations across artistic, architectural, social, and technological fields. It invites critiques and research projects examining various aspects of heritage, from digital heritage and art history methods to museum establishments, decolonizing collections, and the social impacts of tourism. The conference aims to grasp the diversity of practices, ideas, and concerns within the heritage sector today, focusing on themes relevant to the University of Porto and IPCA, as well as broader areas of interest to AMPS. The abstract submission deadline is July 20, 2026, with the conference taking place from July 6-8, 2027.