World Heritage City Week

Join us for a week of celebrations to celebrate 5 years of Philadelphia's designation as a World Heritage City.

May 26: Building World Heritage City Awareness and Ownership

• GPA will give away window clings of the World Heritage City seal so that businesses across the region can participate in the “Spread Our Seal” campaign

May 27: Preserving and Celebrating Historical and Cultural Assets

• GPA will give away free copies of the Philadelphia Heritage Map, featuring all 67 of Philadelphia’s National Historic Landmarks

May 28: Extending Philadelphia’s Global Reach

• GPA will livestream a musical performance by Philly jazz legend Sherry Wilson Butler, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM on Facebook Live, and highlight local women leaders to celebrate efforts to achieve SDG #5: Gender Equality

May 29: Educating Global Kids with Roots

• GPA will livestream three readings of the Philadelphia World Heritage Coloring Book —one in English (12:00 PM), one in Spanish (12:30 PM) and one in Japanese (1:00 PM) on Facebook Live

May 30

• GPA will wrap up the week’s events on our social media channels and share ways to celebrate world heritage year-round