International Council on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's monuments and sites.
Register for the 2024 ICOMOS Annual General Assembly (Ouro Preto, Brazil)
ICOMOS and ICOMOS Brazil are pleased to invite ICOMOS members to register for the upcoming 2024 ICOMOS Annual General Assembly and associated, from November 10 to 17, in Ouro Preto, Brazil.
Registration is now open!
China Hosts First ICOMOS University Forum in Asia
On 21 September, ICOMOS China held its 1st University Forum dedicated to Chinese cultural heritage in collaboration with Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, in Beijing. A total of 120 attendees participated in this event aimed to explore the implications of cultural heritage studies.
ICOMOS participates in policy discussions at the 2024 European Heritage Summit
On 8 October, the European Heritage Policy Agora was held in the frame of the European Heritage Summit 2024 in Bucharest. This event aimed to explore ways to better integrate heritage practice within European policy and discuss the concept of quality with an emphasis on challenges linked to the climate crisis. 3 ICOMOS representatives participated in the discussions.
ICOMOS Austria Inaugurates the First ICOMOS Capacity Building for HIA in a World Heritage Context
Recognising the need of heritage professionals to strengthen their expertise in Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation, ICOMOS launched a 'Capacity building for Heritage Impact Assessment in a World Heritage Context' workshop series in July 2024.
The first workshop of the series is organised with ICOMOS Austria and takes place this September.
Conclusion of the Capacity Building Programme on Incorporating Sustainable Development into the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab States Region
The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), the Heritage Commission in Saudi Arabia, ICOMOS and its Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGWG) successfully concluded the final phase of the Capacity Building Programme on Incorporating Sustainable Development into the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab States Region. This phase culminated with an in-person workshop in the Arab States Region, which took place from 8-12 September 2024 in the AlUla region of Saudi Arabia.
ICOMOS Welcomes the Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance Initiative
Next year, the UN is planning to recommend to national governments a set of model indicators for measuring progress in adapting heritage sites and cultural practices to climate change. In order to help diverse heritage advocates engage with this UN planning process and guide it to a good result, ICOMOS has joined with the Preserving Legacies project and the Climate Heritage Network to launch the Heritage Adapts to Climate Alliance (HACA) initiative. Financial support for this initiative is being provided by the National Geographic Society and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Heritage Alert First Moji Railway Station Complex, Japan
- Call for Candidatures: Focal Point for the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Working Group (2024-2027)
- Call for Candidatures: Focal Point for the ICOMOS Climate Action Working Group (2024-2027)
- Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to help enhance emergency preparedness of the Saint Sophia Cathedral complex, Kyiv