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Artistic Freedom, Authoritarianism & Alliances

Artistic Freedom, Authoritarianism & Alliances

  • Tuesday, 25 November 2025

The international NGO Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI) and the Austrian Commission for UNESCO are jointly hosting the exchange event “Artistic…

New video - explanatory animation about the 2005 UNESCO Convention

New video - explanatory animation about the 2005 UNESCO Convention

Culture thrives on diversity. The 2005 UNESCO Convention makes it possible to protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions in a…

Event "AI & Creativity" - in pictures

Event "AI & Creativity" - in pictures

  • 8 October 2025

On 8 October, the event ‘AI & Creativity’ took place in the PSK Kassenhalle. During a conversation and panel discussion with participants from the…

Event: AI & Creativity

Event: AI & Creativity

  • 8. October 2025
  • Otto Wagner-Postsparkasse, Wien

How can diversity and freedom of cultural expressions be protected in post-digital societies, and how can transparency and access be strengthened? The…

Review: The intangible heritage of our multirooted society

Review: The intangible heritage of our multirooted society

In the run-up to the annual conference of the Austrian Network for Migration History, the vorarlberg museum, together with the Austrian Commission for…

„Leadership in Education“ – UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/5

„Leadership in Education“ – UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/5

The latest UNESCO GEM report shows that learning levels are falling worldwide and more and more children and young people are not attending school. At…