US/ICOMOS

The U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS) fosters heritage conservation and historic preservation at the national and international levels through education and training, international exchange of people and information, technical assistance, documentation, advocacy and other activities consistent with the goals of ICOMOS and through collaboration with other organizations. US/ICOMOS membership includes professionals, practitioners, supporters and organizations committed to the protection, preservation and conservation of the world's cultural heritage. US/ICOMOS is the U.S. National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the international non-governmental organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the world's cultural heritage.

El comité de los Estados Unidos del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios (US/ICOMOS) fomenta la conservación del patrimonio a nivel nacional e internacional mediante la formación y el entrenamiento; los intercambios internacionales de personas e información; la asistencia técnica; la documentación, militancia y otras actividades consistentes con los objetivos del ICOMOS; y a través de la colaboración con otras organizaciones afines.La membresía de US/ICOMOS incluye a profesionales, técnicos, organizaciones y todos aquellos que están comprometidos con la protección, conservación y el buen manejo del patrimonio cultural de toda la humanidad. US/ICOMOS es una organización no gubernamental sin fines de lucro, y es parte de la alianza mundial del ICOMOS.

 

New Additions to the US/ICOMOS website:


OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE RECOVERY & REBUILDING OF CULTURAL HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS IN IRAQ BY MAJOR NATIONAL CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES

An open letter to President Bush, dated 16 April 2003.

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Recent Events:


6th US/ICOMOS International Symposium Annapolis, MD,April 2003. This document requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available here

Protecting Cultural and Natural Heritage in the Western Hemisphere Cambridge, MA, December 2002.

 

*Welcome To Preservation in the USA!    English language version
       Bienvenido a la conservación del Patrimonio en los EEUU!    Versión en español

Version française en preparation!

* About the US National Committee

* US/ICOMOS Symposia

* 2003 International Summer Intern Program

* US/ICOMOS Newsletters

* Specialized Committees of US/ICOMOS

* Secretariat of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism

* Papers Collected from International Conferences
A geographical index to published articles and papers presented at professional conferences.

* Publications from US/ICOMOS

* World Heritage Sites in the United States

* Membership Application

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For more information about membership, or the activities of the organization, write:

US/ICOMOS
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW, Room 331
Washington, D.C. 20001

tel: +1 202 842-1866
fax: +1 202 842-1861
e-mail: info@usicomos.org



For further information about these pages, write to Grachel Kubaitis, Programs Officer, US/ICOMOS, gkubaitis@usicomos.org.
Last Update: 19 April 2003