01979nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002200043653002500065653002400090653002000114653002200134100001900156700001700175245009600192856015400288300001400442490000700456520127800463022002001741                                       d10acultural heritage10achildren’s artwork10aintangible heritage10aperceived value10avisual perception1 aManal Ginzarly1 aSrour Jordan00aUnveiling children s perceptions of World Heritage Sites: a visual and qualitative approach  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85115117569&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2021.1977374&partnerID=40&md5=258dbd66300c3b99a045f732d61dedbe  a1324-13420 v273 aThis paper investigates World Heritage (WH) perception from the perspective of children, both as physical representations in space and as experiences and understandings of place. The Little Artists Exhibition serves as a case study. This exhibition was a global call initiated by UNESCO inviting children between 6 and 12 years old to draw a WH site that matters to them. More than 500 children participated in the online exhibition and posted their artwork on Instagram. By proposing a mixed visual and qualitative text analysis method for the assessment of children’s drawings and narratives, this paper captures both children’s perceived image and values of WH. Results show that children express a holistic perception of heritage combining built, natural, and intangible assets. Correspondingly, findings from the qualitative text analysis highlight: (1) children’s historic and aesthetic appreciation of WH; (2) children’s emotional and experiential association with built heritage and natural landscape; (3) children’s inspirational and imaginative stories; and (4) heritage as a social construct in the minds of children. We discuss our findings by reflecting on their conceptual contributions as they speak to broader debates on WH and associated values.  a13527258 (ISSN)