Symposium

3rd From Forests to Heritage together with 2026 World Wood Day Symposium and The 8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium

Date

19-22 May, 2026

Venue

Columned Hall, Kärnten Museum, 9021 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Museumgasse 2, Austria

Conference Website

https://www.from-forest-to-heritage.dendro.at/home

Overview

From Forests to Heritage is a conference connecting researchers studying forests, timber and wooden cultural heritage, covering the fields of forest research, forest history, architectural history, cultural heritage studies, dendrochronology, art history, forest and wood education, literature studies, and more.

Session topics

1. Forest - History and relationship to human beings
2. Transfer of knowledge - Museums, forest pedagogy, citizen science, etc.
3. Wooden buildings and constructions
4. Wood for artwork, furniture and tools
5. Handicrafts in forestry and wood working
6. Restoration of wooden goods
7. New methods to analyse wooden culture heritage
8. Non-wood forest products

Program at a glance

1. Monday May 18th 2026 – Excursion: Forest
2. Tuesday May 19th to Friday May 22nd 2026, – Conference
3. Thursday May 21st in-conference excursion to the Open Air Museum Maria Saal
4. Saturday May 23rd 2026 – Excursion: Ljubljana moor archaeological site and the Handicraft Center of Ribnica
5. Saturday May 23rd 2026 – Excursion: The prehistoric salt mines in Hallstatt

Key dates

1. End of January 2026 - Deadline for submissions
2. End of February 2026 - Decision of acceptance
3. End of March 2026 - Registration closed

Organized by

Regarding any inquiry on the 2026 WWD Symposium and the 8th IUFRO Forest Products Culture Colloquium, please contact: Michael.Grabner@boku.ac.at; symposium@worldwoodday.org.