2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation:
The Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Vasai (Maharashtra) has won the Award of Merit at the 2025 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.A prestigious UNESCO initiative that recognises outstanding heritage conservation projects across the Asia-Pacific region.It honours restoration efforts that combine technical excellence with cultural authenticity and community participation.Established in 2000, by UNESCO to promote best practices in cultural heritage preservation across Asia and the Pacific.Aim is to encourage high-quality conservation of historic sites while maintaining cultural integrity and sustainability,to promote community participation and adaptive reuse of heritage structures for long-term preservation.
