International Council on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's monuments and sites.
Save the date: AGA2025 in Lumbini NEPAL
This year, the ICOMOS Annual General Assembly, Advisory Committee meetings and Scientific Symposium will take place in Lumbini, Nepal, from 11 to 19 October 2025, organized by ICOMOS Nepal.
Heritage Alert: Ataköy Housing Estate (Phases I-II), Istanbul, Türkiye
ICOMOS, and its International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage (ISC20C), is issuing a Heritage Alert for the Ataköy Housing Estate (Phases I-II) in Istanbul, Türkiye. This significant 20th-century heritage site is at serious risk of irreversible loss, following the recent demolition of one of its housing blocks (F Block).
ICOMOS at MONDIACULT 2025: A Global Voice for Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development
As preparations for MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona advance, ICOMOS again works to advocate for cultural heritage as a cornerstone of sustainable development. Through UNESCO-led regional consultations (November 2024 and February 2025), ICOMOS experts provided insights on key themes, including culture as a stand-alone goal, climate action, heritage in crises, indigenous knowledge, and the ethical technology use.
Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Technical Assistance Mission to the World Heritage Property “The Historic Centre of Odesa”, Ukraine
From 17 to 20 February, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Technical Assistance Mission took place in Odesa, Ukraine, as part of the process of providing guidance and recommendations for the revision of the Draft Management Plan of the World Heritage property ‘The Historic Centre of Odesa’, which will include an Emergency Preparedness Plan.
ICOMOS Launches PUBLICOMOS: Your Global Resource on Heritage Conservation
ICOMOS is pleased to announce the launch of PUBLICOMOS, a comprehensive and collaborative platform that integrates printed and digital cultural heritage documentation into a single website.
Displayed in English, French, and Spanish, PUBLICOMOS includes documents in over 50 languages and a comprehensive catalogue of ICOMOS publications since its establishment in 1965.
The new ICOMOS International Charter and Guidance on Sites with Intangible Cultural Heritage defines standards and principles for intangible cultural heritage
ICOMOS is pleased to announce the adoption of the ICOMOS International Charter and Guidance on Sites with Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was approved at its recent Annual General Assembly in November 2024 in Ouro Preto, Brazil. This milestone marks the culmination of several years of dedicated work by the ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH).
- International Day of Monuments and Sites 2025 – Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts: Preparedness and Learning from 60 years of ICOMOS Actions
- Call for Candidatures: Focal Points for the ICOMOS Indigenous Heritage Working Group (2025-2027)
- ICOMOS and WMF Recognize the Moon on the 2025 World Monuments Watch
- ACE, Europa Nostra, and ICOMOS release the Krakow Declaration