Announcement: "Motoring and Heritage," UNESCO Worldheritage Tourism Expo, September 19-21, Padova, Italy

This year, the Worldheritage Tourism Expo (WTE), an international event devoted to the promotion of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, will host the first international conference on „Motoring and Heritage". The event (see general details on http://www.worldheritagetourismexpo.com) is taking place in Padova, Italy on September 19-21. 

Central aim of this conference is to built bridges between the world of cultural heritage and the community of historic vehicle enthusiasts and to start a fruitful, sustainable dialogue. Supported by an international board of professional from both fields, this years’s subjects will be:

- Motorism as an important part of our cultural heritage

- UNESCO and motoring: examples of designations

- Recent developments in historic vehicle restoration

- The role of the private collectors for the preservation of  historic vehicles

- The role of the museums for the preservation of  historic vehicles

- The role of events for the preservation of  historic vehicles

- The role of training for the preservation of  historic vehicles