International Council on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's monuments and sites.
ICOMOS Statement on Sudan
ICOMOS deplores the further escalation in fighting following the expiry last Saturday of the brokered ceasefire in Sudan. The internal conflict since April has already caused much human suffering – killing and injuring civilians, forcing them to flee, and dragging the country into a humanitarian crisis.
GA2023 – List of Candidates to the Board of ICOMOS
The 21st General Assembly of ICOMOS will elect twenty members of the Board by secret ballot for a term of three years (2023-2026), and from those will elect a President, a Secretary General, a Treasurer, and five Vice Presidents.
You will find below the preliminary list of nominations for the election of the 2023-2026 ICOMOS Board verified by the Candidatures Committee. Candidates have also prepared video presentations which will you can view by clicking on the links next to each candidate's name.
The call for candidatures for the Board elections is still open. All nominations must be received no later than 60 days before the election is due to be held, that is at the latest by 25 June 2023.
ICOMOS donates digitizing equipment to Ukraine
The donation - 15 000€ worth of equipment - was made to the Centre for Digitization of Archival Architectural Documentation set up by Lviv Polytechnic National University.
The purchase of state-of-the-art digitizing and restoration equipment was made possible thanks to the generous funding obtained from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture by ICOMOS Suisse.
Don't forget to register for the 2023 General Assembly in Sydney!
Dear ICOMOS Members,
Australia ICOMOS looks forward to welcoming delegates from all around the world to GA2023 in Sydney from 31 August – 9 September 2023.
Heritage Changes: A Look Back at the 2023 IDMS Events
On 18 April 2023, the world celebrated the International Day for Monuments and Sites with the theme "Heritage Changes".
This annual event, established by ICOMOS in 1982, provides an opportunity for heritage enthusiasts and organisations worldwide to come together and celebrate the importance of cultural heritage.
- ICOMOS Policy Guidance for Heritage and Development Actors now available in Portuguese
- International Day for Monuments and Sites - 18 April 2023 - Events
- Release of the Global Research and Action Agenda on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change | EN and FR
- Heritage Alert Helsinki Govt. Palace and Quarter