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#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 @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 6

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.

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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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 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

UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 11d

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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 13d

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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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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 13d

So happy to welcome Marcy Rockman as Visiting Researcher @liftingrocks.bsky.social @linneuni.bsky.social

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#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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · 13d

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

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#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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Hon flyr Trumps USA: ”Helt annan nivå nu”

När Trump vann presidentvalet en andra gång hoppades Marcy Rockman att hon ändå skulle kunna fortsätta arbeta – men hon hade fel. ”Det är svårt att förstå omfattningen”, säger hon. Nu flyr forskaren h...

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Sep 3

Celebrating another 4 years of the UNESCO Chair today in Kalmar! #HeritageFutures

UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Aug 27

Welcome to Marije, our visiting PhD student this fall!

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Exploring the future of personal digital heritage

PhD student Marije Miedema from the University of Groningen is currently spending a few months at the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures at Linnaeus University. Her research takes an interdisciplinary a...

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

ICOMOS University Forum on Thinking and Planning the Future in Heritage Management in Amsterdam in June 2019 (Photo by Anneke Dekker)

UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jun 16

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

Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group @nordicarchtag.bsky.social · Jun 16

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.

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#NordicTAG2026

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Apr 16

🆕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

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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?

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Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group @nordicarchtag.bsky.social · Mar 3

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

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Mar 3

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

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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Feb 18

🆕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

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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Feb 5

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

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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jan 31

🆕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

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...

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Nordic Theoretical Archaeology Group @nordicarchtag.bsky.social · Jan 24

📣 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

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jan 23

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

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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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jan 22

What are #heritagefutures? Check out a short animated video we produced as a teaching resource!

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Animation: What are Heritage Futures and why do they matter?

YouTube video by Heritage Futures, Linnaeus University

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Jan 9

A #HeritageFutures question for the new year,

What will the museums’ societal role/mission look like in 2050?

Comment below! ✍️

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 25

Wishing everyone a calm and bright end to 2024 & looking forward to the (near) future in 2025 ✨

A frosty dock at night with a sailboat and holiday lights, three lit up buildings in the background

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 17

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

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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.

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 6

Hey Adam, can you add us please?

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 6

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

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UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures @unescochairlnu.bsky.social · Dec 6

@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. 🌳

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#AcademicSky #HadriansWall #RomanArchaeology #HeritageFutures

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