Prepare the International Day on Monuments and Sites!

In 2013, the theme is Heritage of Education (schools, universities, libraries, academies, etc.) in its expressions in different geo-cultural contexts. 

Throughout history and in different geo-cultural contexts, education was practised in a wide range of places or buildings. Open spaces, agora or the protective shadow of a tree could be useful for the transmission of knowledge, but also specific institutional buildings such as schools, universities, madrasas, academies, libraries, monasteries, etc.

Many of those buildings, groups of buildings or sites are recognised as bearing not only social or institutional values but also historic or artistic ones, and have therefore become a significant part of our cultural heritage.

The protection and conservation of the heritage of education not only implies preserving cultural assets but also, at the same time, celebrating education as one of the fundamental human tasks. 

Read more about the theme in English – French - Spanish

Please inform the International Secretariat on your initiatives. Please use the following format: Committee / Date / Place / Title of event and a web link or attached publishable PDF with information on the event.

- Calendar of events

Early professor and poet of the University of Salamanca, Spain © Shiraz Chakera / Flickr

Conference : Paradigm Shift in Heritage Protection? Tolerance for Change, Limits of Change (04-06 March 2011)

Project Leader : ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration (TheoPhilos)

Contact                                                   

Gustavo Araoz - gustavo.araoz[at]icomos.org