Cultural and Natural Heritage Conference

Talk – VII Cultural and Natural Heritage Conference in Module C of the Humanities Classroom Building of ULPGC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

First session of this academic and informative meeting that analyzes the heritage richness of the Canary Islands from an integrative perspective. The conference brings together experts in history, environment, and cultural management to discuss the protection and current challenges of our natural and archaeological legacy.

Admission is free until full capacity is reached.

Program session May 19, 2026

16:00 – 16:15 Reception and opening
Institutional welcome
– His Excellency Mr. Rector Lluis Serra Majem (ULPGC)
– Lidia Esther Romero Martín (Coordinator of MUPHCN)

Moderated by: Wendy Ojeda Naranjo (Predoctoral Researcher – ULPGC)

16:00 – 16:45
Lecture: The traditional playful and sports heritage of the Canary Islands. Characterization and current situation.
Speaker: Ulises S. Castro Núñez (Dr. in Physical Education. Dept. of Physical Education, ULPGC)

16:45 – 17:15
Commented exhibition of Canarian Stick Fighting
Responsible: Eliezer Medina Moreno (Archaeologist and Secondary and Baccalaureate Education Teacher, Gran Canaria)

17:15 – 17:30
Coffee Break

17:30 – 18:15
Lecture: Revaluation of the dry stone craft and technique in Mallorca.
Speaker: Antoni Reynés Trias (Coordinator of the Dry Stone and Hiking Unit, Council of Mallorca)

18:15 – 19:00
Lecture: Lanzarote's agriculture and its landscapes among the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.
Speaker: Famara Guadalupe Aparicio (Geographer. Master in Historical, Cultural and Natural Heritage – ULPGC, Landscape Area, Cabildo de Lanzarote)

19:00 – 19:30
Master's Thesis Presentation: Soundscape and intangible heritage: the lithophones of the province of Las Palmas.
Speaker: Alejandro Jesús Rodríguez Rubio (Master in Historical, Cultural and Natural Heritage, ULPGC)

19:30 – 20:00
Closing ceremony of the VII Cultural and Natural Heritage Conference.
Speakers: Manuel Ramírez Sánchez (Dean of the Faculty of Geography and History), Miguel Ángel Clavijo Redondo (Director General of Culture and Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands), Lidia Esther Romero Martín (Coordinator of the MUPHCN).