Press, events and messages
"Take a virtual tour of dozens of cultural and natural world-heritage registered sites, from the Forbidden City to Valley of the Kings. This documentary image bank features superb panoramic pictures and interactive virtual reality movies to promote the notion of sustainable tourism. In a net shell : World-class edutainment" [ Yvette Nielsen - Brizcomm ].
Emails - English + español + français : Read from a collection of messages sent by web visitors.
May 2008 - WEB - in English : "A conversation with Tito Dupret about his World Heritage Tour" by Marco Trezzini, VRMag [ WEB ]
April 28, 2008 - LETTER - in English : Letter of support by the World Monuments Fund [ PDF 150KB ]
April 8, 2008 - LETTER - in English : Letter of support by the Organization of World Heritage Cities [ PDF 300KB ]
March 12, 2008 - WEB : "See World Heritage sites in 360 degree imaging at non-profit website" by the World Heritage Centre, Paris, France [ WEB : English | Français ]
March 10, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE - COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE : "WHTour.org adds 80 World Heritage sites in 360º" by Tito Dupret, Brussels, Belgium [ PDF 400KB : English | Français ]
March 3, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE - COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE : "Virtual tour of World Heritage sites adds 80 locations" by Liz Tjostolvsen, Realviz, Sophia Antipolis, France [ PDF 40KB : English | Français ]
8 janvier 2008 - PRESSE - en français : "Patrimoine en Stock" par Stéphane Baillargeon, Le Devoir, Canada [ PDF 800KB ]
November 28, 2007 - RADIO - in Bulgarian : Presentation on "12 + 3" by Daniela Goleminova and interview of Tito Dupret by Svetlana Dicheva, Bulgarian National Radio, Bulgary [ MP3 5' 6MB ]
24 novembre 2007 - RADIO - en français : Présentation de <WHTour.org> et interview de Tito Dupret par Réjean Lemoine, Radio Canada, Québec, Canada [ MP3 7'30" 1.4MB ]
17 octobre 2007 - PODCAST - en français : "Le portfolio numérique" par Pierre-Julien Guay, Réseau TIC, La Vitrine Technologie-Éducation, Canada [ MP3 1'30" 1.9MB ]
October 2007 - BOOK - in English : "Disappearing World" by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, published by Harper Collins featuring images from <WHTour.org> including the cover [ WEB ]
April 2007 - BOOK - in English : "Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage - A Critical Discourse" edited by Fiona Cameron and Sarah Kenderdine, published by the MIT Press, Australia [ PDF 1.4MB ]
January 2007 - PUBLICATION : "World Heritage: Challenges for the Millennium" by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre featuring images from <WHTour.org>, France [ WEB : English | Français ]
20 Décembre 2006 - RADIO - en français : "Et Pourtant Elle Tourne", Présentation de <WHTour.org> par Hélène Chevallier, France Inter, France [ MP3 2'30" 1.4MB ]
October 16th, 2006 - WEB - in German : Comparing <WHTour.org> with Google Earth and Geoeye.com in "Surftipps" by WDR FERNSEHEN, Germany [ PDF 100KB ]
October 2006 - BOOK - in English : "The World Heritage Book 2006" by Patrick Bonneville, featuring images from <WHTour.org> + preface by Tito Dupret. Distribution interrupted, Canada [ PDF 5.2MB ]
15 septembre 2006 - RADIO - en français : Interview de Tito Dupret dans le cadre des journées européennes du patrimoine, Radio France Bleu, France [ MP3 6'30" 3.7MB ]
September 13, 2006 - WEB : "A Virtual Tour of World Heritage Sites" by Lynne Patchett, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris, France [ WEB : English | Français ]
11-23 septembre 2006 - EXPOSITION - en français "Voyage virtuel au coeur des sites du patrimoine mondial" par Vocations Patrimoine, Ministère de la Culture, Paris, France [ Invitation - PDF 800KB | <Culture.fr> - PDF 350KB ]
11-18 septembre 2006 - PRESSE - en français : "Panoramique de la planète" par Nicolas Michel, Jeune Afrique, France [ PDF 450KB ]
June 2006 - PRESS - in Japanese : "Adventure for the eyes" by Itsuo Sakane, Asahi Shimbun, Japan [ PDF 300KB ]
April 26th, 2006 - LETTER - in English : Letter of support by Francesco Bandarin, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris, France [ PDF 200KB ]
March 14th to 21st, 2006 - WEB - in English : "60 weeks of celebrations. This week : World Heritage", <WHTour.org> imagery featured on the homepage of <unesco.org> [ PDF 300KB ]
March 2006 - PRESS - in Norwegian : "En tung verdensarv" av Seth Kugel, NY TID, Norway [ PDF 550KB ]
03 février 2006 - PRESSE - en français : "Le tour du monde en 360 degrés" par Nicolas Michel, Les Echos, France [ PDF 1.8MB ]
January 15, 2006 - PRESS - in English : "Preservation: Sure, It's a Good Thing, but.." by Seth Kugel, The New York Times, USA [ PDF 1.7MB ]
October 03-07, 2005 - CONFERENCE - in English : International Society on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia, VSMM/2005, Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium [ WEB ]
July 2005 to May 2006 - WEB - in English : Information Management and Systems at UNESCO World Heritage Centre (re-design, maintenance and development of <whc.unesco.org>), Paris, France [ Final Report in PDF 500KB ]
4 Octobre 2005 - CONFERENCE - en français : "Tic au Pic : quand la science passe par l'image", Pic du Midi, France [ WEB ]
September 2005 - PRESS - in German : "Panorama der kostbarkeiten" by Anke Dörrzapf, GEO Saison Magazine, Germany [ PDF 4.3MB ]
May 2005 - WEB - in English : "An update on World Heritage traveler and photographer Tito Dupret" by Michelle Bienias, VRMag [ WEB ]
August 18, 2004 - PRESS - in English and in Chinese : "Ambassador to the world" by Suzanne Lee, Renmin Ribao, South China News [ Original interview in PDF 300KB | Published article in PDF 800KB ]
June 23, 2004 - PRESS - in English : "Lunenburg to be featured on World Heritage web site" by Robert Hirtle, Bridgewater Bulletin, Lunenburg, Canada [ PDF 300KB ]
June 19-21, 2004 - WEB - in English : "A world wide panorama shoot", <WHTour.org> suggested to apply a theme : the World Heritage [ WEB ]
June 2004 - PRESS - in English : "Around the world in 360º" by Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler [ PDF 5MB ]
June 2, 2004 - CONFERENCE - in English : "Building a Culture of Peace and the Evolution of Consciousness" by AQUAAC.org, Conference Room 8, United Nations, New York, USA [ WEB ]
March 24, 2004 - TV PRESS - in English : <WHTour.org> aired on NEWSNIGHT, CNN international, New York, USA, [ Transcript on page 6 - PDF 200KB ]
January 23 to May 19, 2004 - EXHIBITION : "The Spherical Photographs of Tito Dupret", World Monuments Fund Gallery, New York, USA [ WEB ]
November 2003 - WEB - in English : "Cultural Crusade. WHTour's important panoramic images of World Heritage sites", by Scott Tillitt, Andidote Collective [ WEB ]
October 15-17, 2003 - CONFERENCE - in English : International Society on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia, VSMM/2003, Science Center, Montreal, Canada [ WEB ]
September 25, 2003 - PRESS - in English : "The Sweeping View From Inside a Digital Bubble" by Matthew Mirapaul, The New York Times, USA [ PDF 1.2MB ]
Spring 2003 - PRESS - in English : "Virtual Vistas" by Martha Flach, ICON Magazine, World Monuments Fund [ PDF 600KB ]
June 2003 - WEB - in English : "Tomb of egyptian pharao opened for VR photographer" by Michelle Bienias, VRMag.org [ WEB ]
March 2003 - WEB - in English : "Tito Dupret's World Heritage (Virtual) Tour" by Michelle Bienias, VRMag.org [ WEB ]
February 2003 - WEB - in English : 2 fullscreen panographies on Panoramas.dk, Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Lijiang in China [ WEB ]
December 2002 - PRESS - in English and in Russian : "The Travel Journal of a Belgian", Empire of Art Magazine, St Petersburg, Russia [ PDF 900KB ]
October 21-23, 2002 - CONFERENCE - in English : "Virtual World Heritage", Alexandria Library, Alexandria, Egypt [ WEB ]
October 2001 - PRESS - in English and in Russian : "360 degrees by Dupret", Empire of Art Magazine, St Petersburg, Russia [ PDF 440KB ]
August 2001 - PRESS - in English : "International Panorama" by Matthew Brown, Pulse Magazine, St Petersburg, Russia [ PDF 280KB ]
