Events

SAVE THE DATE! The second edition of the Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes will take place on 12 and 13 November 2026. The conference is organized and hosted by the European Institute of Cultural Routes in collaboration with…

Last month, an episode of Moby Dick titled “L’eredità invisibile” (invisible heritage) was released. Moby Dick is an audio series produced by RSI (Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana) that explores major topics such as culture, politics…

SAVE THE DATE! The exhibition “Francis and the perfect robe – The costumes of Brother Sun, Sister Moon” will be held at Villa Ciani, Lugano, from 4 to 17 October 2026. The exhibition is conceived as an exploration of the profound and complex…

From ‘consuming’ to ‘earning’ a destination is a gamification project developed by USI’s UNESCO Chair and eLab in collaboration with  World Heritage Switzerland (WHES)  and the support of the  Innotour program of SECO. It uses gamification to…

“In The Eyes Of” is a research project that explores how digital technologies can enrich the discovery and  interpretation of natural and cultural heritage. It brings together USI’s UNESCO Chair in ICT within the SECreTour project, UNESCO Chair in…

On the weekend of 13 and 14 June 2026, several UNESCO World Heritage sites across Switzerland will open their doors with special programs, inviting visitors to celebrate the country’s natural and cultural treasures. The motto ‘You only want to…

Upper Vjosa Valley pilot area and town of Përmet, SE Albania 26th to 29th of April 2026  Within the SECreTour project, the workshop “Rethinking Tourism: towards Fair, Creative and Sustainable Tourism Practices in Rural and Remote Areas” offered a…

You can access all materials and pictures of the workshop from this link.

The report “Fashion and Cultural Tourism – Connecting Creators, Businesses and Destinations” , produced by Professor Lorenzo Cantoni and published in collaboration between UN Tourism and Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), explores how…

The Master in International Tourism at USI has been recognized in the WWF Study Guide for its strong commitment to sustainability. This recognition underscores the importance of integrating sustainable tourism practices, a key focus of the program…

On March 12, 2025, Dr. Régulo G. Franco Jordán, a world-renowned Peruvian archaeologist and former director of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Machu Picchu, was a guest of the UNESCO Chair at USI. As part of the Master in International Tourism,…

 Adine Gavazzi, scientific collaborator of the UNESCO Chair at USI, was invited to present her project on the Río Abiseo National Park at the World Monuments Summit 2024 on October 26. Dr. Gavazzi specializes in the anthropology of the Andes and…

The Master in International Tourism at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) is pleased to announce the second edition of the residential course “Event Management”, realized in collaboration with the Ente Regionale per lo Sviluppo Locarnese e…

On May 24th, 2024, in Bellinzona at Castel Grande, the exhibition ‘Mortar: Science and History in Fragments‘ was inaugurated. The exhibition has been realized in the frame of a project of science communication funded by the Swiss…

The UNESCO Chair of USI is pleased to announce the launch of a new digital exhibition is out on Google Arts & Culture. Titled “Al-Khandaq and its Architecture”, this exhibition wants to tell the rich and complex history of…

Dr. Rafael Oliveira, an external research associate at the UNESCO Chair of USI, participated in UNESCO training on the enabling contribution of culture to the national and local implementation of the Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda for…

The USI UNESCO Chair is delighted to announce the release of a new publication titled “Governing Heritage and Creativity,” authored by Florence Graezer Bideau and Peter Bille Larsen. The publication is a collection of essays, curated by…

On Tuesday, February 27th, Professor Lorenzo Cantoni presented his paper titled “The Influence of Digital Media Characteristics and Users’ ‘Period Eye’ on the Interpretation of Heritage Online Exhibitions” at the…

Adine Gavazzi, our esteemed visiting researcher from the UNESCO Chair of Genoa, had the honor of presenting our Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and digital media by Silvia de Ascaniis and Lorenzo Cantoni to the prestigious Museo Túcume….

On June 13, 2023, professor Lorenzo Cantoni has done a presentation titled Digital Media and Heritage Tourism: a Map at the University of Geneva, organized by the Centre Universitaire d’Informatique and the Confucius Institute. See the video of the…

On May 31, 2023, prof. Lorenzo Cantoni has presented on How to improve the visibility of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe? at the 10th Training Academy of Cultural Routes, which has taken place in Dordogne, France. At the following…