Designed by the Kundura Hafıza Archive and Research Center for young people aged 14 to 17, this 5-day summer school, held August 17–21, 2026, opens up a space for young people to understand, internalize, protect and carry into the future tangible and intangible cultural heritage through interactive lessons, hands-on workshops, field visits and projects they will design with their own creativity. The sessions, in which tangible and intangible cultural heritage will be explored through many disciplines such as cultural heritage, archaeology, archival studies, museum studies, architecture and storytelling, will be led by educators who are experts in their fields.

Students who complete all the classes and workshops of the 5-day Cultural Heritage Summer School will receive a “Certificate of Participation” from the Kundura Hafıza Cultural Heritage Preservation Association. Students who earn the Certificate of Participation will become Kundura Hafıza “Cultural Heritage Ambassadors.”

Program

Day 1 — August 17

10:30 Icebreaker: Expectations and Program Overview Kundura Hafıza Team

11:00 – 12:00 Cultural Heritage and Its Components / Key Concepts / Cultural Heritage and Conservation Erinç Küçüköz

12:00 – 13:00 Kundura’s Memory: Exhibition Tour and Memory Walk Hafıza Team & Erinç Küçüköz

13:00 – 13:45 Lunch Break

13:45 – 16:30 Intangible Cultural Heritage and Documentation Workshop Erinç Küçüköz

Day 2 — August 18

11:00 – 11:00 – Archaeological Heritage and Conservation Figen Tokgöz

12:00 – 12:30 – Archaeological Experience Workshop Figen Tokgöz

12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30 – Architectural Heritage Rezzan Tüzün

14:45 – 16:00 – Architectural Model Workshop Rezzan Tüzün

Day 3 — August 19

11:00 – 12:00 Archiving and Keeping Archives Nurtaç Buluç

12:00 – 12:30 Archiving Workshop Nurtaç Buluç

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30 Museology from Past to Present Figen Tokgöz

14:45 – 16:00 Creating My Own Museum Workshop Figen Tokgöz

Day 4 — August 20

Beykoz Heritage Route

10:00 – 11.00 Visit to Mecidiye Kasrı

11:20 – 13:00 Visit to the Glass and Crystal Museum



13:30 – 14:00 Lunch break



14:00 – 15:30 Visit to the Çubuklu Silos

15:30 – 16.00 Evaluation session

Day 5 — August 21

11:00 – 12:00 Natural Heritage and Ecological Heritage Öykü Erinç Küçüköz

12:00 – 12:30 On the Trail of Ecological Heritage: The Memory of Nature Workshop Öykü Erinç Küçüköz

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:30 Living Heritage and Stories Gülçin Uslu

14:45 – 16:00 Storytelling Workshop Gülçin Uslu

Certificate Ceremony

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