The former head of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is Francesco Bandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCO's assistant director-general for culture.

联合国教科文组织世界遗产中心（UNESCO World Heritage Centre）的前任负责人是监管文化遗产的威尼斯人弗兰西斯科·班达林，他目前担任教科文组织主管文化事务的助理总干事。