Post-Trauma Reconstruction - ICOMOS colloquium, 4 March 2016
In response to the invitation formulated in the 39COM7 recommendation of the World Heritage Committee, ICOMOS is holding a colloquium on Post-trauma Reconstruction on March 4th, 2016.
In response to the invitation formulated in the 39COM7 recommendation of the World Heritage Committee, ICOMOS is holding a colloquium on Post-trauma Reconstruction on March 4th, 2016.
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
The 2018 theme for the ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites is Heritage for Generations led by the ICOMOS Emerging Professionals Working Group.
Sharing stories and the transfer of knowledge between generations is a crucial step in cultural development, characterising the human experience since time immemorial.
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow” – Nelson Mandela
Download the 18 April 2018 leaflet - in English - French - Spanish - Russian - Farsi
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
In 2017, the theme is “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism”, chosen in relation to the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Stonehenge World Heritage site Visitor Centre in its final stages of construction, December 2013. Designed to be “reversible” (removed from the landscape) by Australian architects Denton Corker Marshall. This is one of Europe’s most important prehistoric sites with over 2000 listed monuments in the zone. The new Visitor Centre deals with over a million visitors a year (1,359,448 in 2015/2016). Image © Sue Millar.
The 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport
"Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for" - Pierre de Coubertin
Theme for 18 April 2014: "Heritage of Commemoration"
We wish all ICOMOS members and friends a very instructive and rewarding International Day for Monuments and Sites.
Visit the 2014 Events page - ICOMOS Committees and other organisers from over 40 countries have sent us information on their activities, and the number keeps on growing.
If your Committee or organisation did not plan an event this year - make sure you do so in 2015!
The theme
Monuments and sites, including those more complex and diversified forms of heritage places such as living landscapes, are tangible carriers of the memory of a part of the human experience. Thus, through their authenticity and integrity, they contribute, in their way, to the commemoration and transmission of values which include history.
The theme provides an opportunity to present those constructions that have been intentionally created with the purpose of commemorating an event, a person, an idea, etc. This choice of theme is partly inspired by the centennial in 2014 of the beginning of the Great War of 1914-1918.
The heritage of commemoration takes a variety of forms: engraved inscriptions, mausoleums of exceptional architecture or works of monumental sculpture, more modest elements reflecting vernacular traditions or dedicated landscapes such as cemeteries or memorial gardens. This heritage also includes elements that were given a commemorative value; for example, ruins or industrial vestiges accompanied by dedication plaques, or public squares whose toponymy commemorates a historical event or individual.
Read more about the theme in English – French
Photo : Paul Arps / Flickr - French Military Cemetary Sain Charles de Potyze (Ieper, België 2014)
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