International Council on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's monuments and sites.
AFRICA24 Conference – Registration deadline extended
The AFRICA24 Conference is organized by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees CIAV (ISC on vernacular architecture), ISCEAH (ISC on Earthen architectural heritage), ICTC (ISC on Cultural Tourism), ISCCL (ISC on Cultural Landscapes), ICICH (ISC on Intangible cultural heritage), ISCES (ISC on Energy and Sustainability), and ICOMOS International Working Groups OCD-RBA (Our Common Dignity Rights-Based Approaches) and EPWG (Emerging professionals).
Completion of the Workshop on Preliminary Assessment Requests for National Focal Points from the Asia Region
On 21-22 October 2024, a workshop on Preliminary Assessment Requests for National Focal Points from the Asia region took place in Chengdu, China. The event was organised by ICOMOS and ICOMOS China, in partnership with the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration and WHITRAP.
ICOMOS Statement on immediate and grave threats to Lebanon's cultural heritage
ICOMOS deplores the lives already lost and threatened by the deterioration of the situation in the region and expresses its serious concerns over the critical threat to Lebanon's cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, in the latest conflict escalation in the Middle East since mid-September 2024.
China Hosts First ICOMOS University Forum in Asia
On 21 September, ICOMOS China held its 1st University Forum dedicated to Chinese cultural heritage in collaboration with Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, in Beijing. A total of 120 attendees participated in this event aimed to explore the implications of cultural heritage studies.
ICOMOS participates in policy discussions at the 2024 European Heritage Summit
On 8 October, the European Heritage Policy Agora was held in the frame of the European Heritage Summit 2024 in Bucharest. This event aimed to explore ways to better integrate heritage practice within European policy and discuss the concept of quality with an emphasis on challenges linked to the climate crisis. 3 ICOMOS representatives participated in the discussions.
Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to help enhance emergency preparedness of the Saint Sophia Cathedral complex, Kyiv
From 28 July to 7 August 2024, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission on Advanced documentation of the state of conservation and emergency preparedness planning for the Saint-Sophia Cathedral complex took place in Kyiv, Ukraine. 4 ICOMOS International experts participated in the mission to share their knowledge on documentation methodology and risk preparedness.
- Preserving Legacies: Publication of 2 New Risk Assessments Reports
- ICORP Türkiye's Workshop on Disaster Risk Management Following the February 2023 Earthquake
- ICOMOS becomes part of the ECHOES consortium for the creation of a Collaborative European Cloud for Cultural Heritage
- Declaration on the protection of archives, libraries, museums and heritage places during armed conflicts and political instability