International Council on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a non-governmental international organisation dedicated to the conservation of the world's monuments and sites.
Information on the situation in Ukraine
You can find on this page information on the situation in Ukraine.
The list of support, initiatives, scholarships, opportunities for individual Ukrainian professionals, scholars or students in the arts and the heritage field is available HERE. The volunteers of the ICOMOS Crisis Response group will keep it updated.
Feel free to share and to signal any missing information to crisisresponse@icomos.org.
Climate Action Working Group - Climate Justice and Equity Toolkit
Climate justice and equitiy lie at the heart of climate action and should be the foundation of our response in the heritage sector. This toolkit provides an overview of the topic alongside some best-practice examples and suggested actions and activities for ICOMOS National and Scientific Committees. These include ways to increase inclusivity and participation, promote meaningful co-production and be more sustainable.
International Day for Monuments and Sites - 18 April 2022 - Events
Discover below the events planned for the 2022 edition of the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
This year, the theme is entitled Heritage and Climate. You can have further information on the theme by clicking this link.
New Focal point for the ICOMOS Working Group on Rights-Based Approaches
ICOMOS is pleased to announce that Laura Robinson has been selected as the new ICOMOS Focal Point to coordinate the Our Common Dignity – Rights Based Approaches Working Group for the period 2022-2024.
New Publication | Guidelines for Conservation of Concrete Heritage
The Cádiz Document: InnovaConcrete Guidelines for Conservation of Concrete Heritage provides guidance for the conservation of concrete heritage with respect to its cultural, historical, aesthetic, social and technological values that define its significance.
Our Invited Experts to the ICOMOS Board
The Statutes of ICOMOS allow the Board to invite experts to attend the meetings of the Board in a non-voting advisory capacity, in line with the agenda (Article 10 a.).
In order to achieve a more balanced representation of all regions of the world within the Board, and in particular in order to benefit from their expertise on heritage and professionals in the Middle East and in Africa, the Board has invited Dana Firas (ICOMOS Jordan), Jeanine Abdul Massih (ICOMOS Lebanon) and Chilangwa Chaiwa (Zambia) to join it until the next Triennial General Assembly in 2023 as invited experts.