Heritage · Official bodies
United Kingdom
Public heritage bodies, archives, libraries and museums, by topic.
- Official bodies
- 6
- Verified
- 3
- Topics covered
- 5 of 5
- Last checked
- 23 October 2026
Before you begin The Kurdish Cooperation Organization is a federation of communities that learn from one another. It is not a university, claims no public authority and serves no government, party or faith body.
Outside sources keep their own licences. A listing or a link is not an endorsement.
How this page handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
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01Where to start
The steps of the guide, each with this country’s official bodies.
Find the heritage authority
Heritage authorities protect monuments and collections.
- Historic England To verify
Learn Heritage studies
See World Heritage
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre lists each country’s sites.
- World Heritage properties UNESCO World Heritage Centre To verify
Search the archives
Public archives hold records, photographs and maps.
- The National Archives Verified
Learn Library, archival and information studies, Oral history
Use the national library
National libraries hold books, manuscripts and catalogues.
- British Library Verified
Join the culture
Cultural bodies hold festivals and events.
No body is checked for this step here yet.
02Official bodies by topic
Each entry links to the body’s own site.
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Historic England
historicengland.org.uk
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World Heritage properties
whc.unesco.org
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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The National Archives
nationalarchives.gov.uk
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British Library
bl.uk
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British Museum
britishmuseum.org
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03Services
Public and community services from the country services directory.
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Centre for Kurdish Studies
exeter.ac.uk
University of Exeter
A research centre for Kurdish studies.
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04Official updates
Heritage notices
Awaiting licence review The latest official items appear here once the source’s licence is approved.
Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
05Shared by members
Members share links to official and original sources. Each is checked before it shows.
Cultural events
Shared events
Sharing opens soon
Events shared by members, each linked to its organiser’s own announcement.
Collections and archives
Shared listings
Sharing opens soon
Organisations, services, resources and public places shared by members, each linked to its official site.
06Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
- Kurdish cuisine by regionOutlined
- Newroz and the Kurdish calendarOutlined
- Waves of Kurdish migrationOutlined
- Kurds in world history (survey)Outlined
Disciplines
- World and regional historyProposed
- ArchaeologyProposed
- Oral historyOpen
- History and philosophy of scienceProposed
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
07Elsewhere on the network
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The country programme.
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School, study and scholarships.
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Statistics, data and archives.
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Jobs, study and enterprise.
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Rights, documents and participation.
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Preparedness, health and livelihoods.
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Official announcements.
08How we check
Each link was opened on the date shown. Bodies change their sites; tell us when a link breaks or a body is missing.
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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). United Kingdom. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/
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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “United Kingdom.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/.
- BibTeX
@misc{kco2026_heritage_directory_united_kingdom, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {United {Kingdom}}, url = {https://kurds.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_heritage_dir N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - United Kingdom UR - https://kurds.global/heritage/directory/united-kingdom/ ER -