Location: Sam Gary Library

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Established in 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency within the UN with a mission of promote peace through education.  As part of that mission, UNESCO oversees the selection and legal protection of World Heritage Sites, locales judged to “be of outstanding value to humanity”.  Join Active Minds as we trace the origin and extension of World Heritage Sites and take a tour of a few highlights.