News published by the Major Project: the life of the listed property, public events and project milestones.
The UNESCO Property Committee of the Chauvet Pont-d'Arc cave met in Privas on 2 July 2018, co-chaired by the Ardèche prefecture and the joint public body, to present the final review of the first management plan.
The committee brings together the partners responsible for the cave since its listing. It reviews conservation, research and the way this heritage is shared with the public.
To mark the 4th anniversary of the listing of the Chauvet cave as Unesco World Heritage, the joint public body of the Major Project held a lecture in Aubenas on Friday 22 June 2018.
The reconstruction of the cave opens in Ardèche. It was presented as the largest decorated cave replica in the world.
The decorated cave of Pont-d'Arc, known as the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc cave, is added to the Unesco World Heritage List. 33,000 ambassadors had supported the application.
The cave is discovered at Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. It is protected at once and has never been opened to the public.