Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) has been conferred with the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.
- UNESCO and Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation support the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation since 2021.
- UNESCO presented the new category, ‘Special Recognition for Sustainable Development.
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation program
- UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation program aims at recognizing the efforts of private individuals and organizations in restoring, conserving, and transforming structures and buildings of heritage value in the region.
Complete list of 2022 awarded projects
Award of Excellence
- Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum, Mumbai, India
Award of Distinction
- Stepwells of Golconda, Hyderabad, India
- Zarch Qanat, Yazd, Iran
- Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok, Thailand
Award of Merit
- Topdara Stupa, Charikar, Afghanistan
- Nantian Buddhist Temple, Fujian, China
- Domakonda Fort, Telangana, India
- Byculla Station, Mumbai, India
- Sadoughi House, Yazd, Iran
- 25 Chivas in Kathmandu, Nepal
Special Recognition for Sustainable Development
- West Guizhou Lilong Neighborhood, Shanghai, China
Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts
- M30 Integrated Infrastructure for Power Supply and Waste Collection, Macao SAR, China
- Xiaoxihu Block, Nanjing, China