The 5th Edition of the International Conference HERITAGE IN WAR AND PEACE HERITAGE
December 4 - December 5
CALL FOR PAPERS
The 5th Edition of the International Conference
HERITAGE IN WAR AND PEACE
Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, December 4-5, 2025
The annual Conference gathers leading global experts on heritage, from all regions of the world, with the aim of developing innovative approaches to heritage and direct dialogue among all the relevant stakeholders. The event aims at looking in greater depth at the very notion of cultural and natural heritage, proposing to focus on diverse aspects of heritage protection in conflict and peace, conceptualize more critically the notion of tangibility and intangibility, address all kind of heritage issues – such as conflict-related heritage destruction, digital transformation, and climate threats – and put forward innovative ways to deal with heritage preservation and management.
In line with Heritage International Institute mission, the Conference wants to contribute to guarantee peace and international security, human rights and sustainable development, by exploring innovative approaches and promoting policy responses for a more effective protection of heritage, all over the world and under every circumstance, both in time of war and peace. The objective is also to build cultural bridges between countries and people, celebrating cultural diversity, and sharing knowledge and experiences, leading to a deeper and more enriching understanding of the cultural world around us.
More information and the call for papers here.
- Conference location: Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Conference format: in-person (hybrid allowed only in specific circumstances)
- Email contacts: ignas.kalpokas@vdu.lt; julija.kalpokiene@vdu.lt
- Conference fee: TBC (the fee is unlikely to exceed EUR )
Conference organized by: Vytautas Magnus University Faculty of Law, Department of Public Communication, and Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute and Heritage International Institute (HII), in partnership with the University of Roma Tre (TBC), the McGill University’s Institute of Air and Space Law (IASL), the University of Mississippi, ‘For All Moonkind’, the Universities Network for Children in Armed Conflict (UNETCHAC) and One Ocean Hub.
This event is one of the activities of the project “Strengthening of R&D activities of the Vytautas Kavolis Transdisciplinary Institute of Social and Humanities Sciences (SOCMTEP)”. The project is financed by the Lithuanian Science Council and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, contract no. S-A-UEI-23-13 (12/27/2023). Funding program – “University Excellence Initiative” (No. V-940).