Implementation of a National Cultural Heritage Inventory in DRC | Phase II

Following the work initiated through a capacity-building workshop in 2022 in Kinshasa and Kongo Central, ICOMOS is implementing the second phase of the national cultural heritage inventory in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ICOMOS President Teresa PATRÍCIO; legal advisor on cultural heritage Bély NIANGAO (ICLAFI/Burkina Faso) and cultural heritage inventory expert Boussad AICHE (Algeria), attended the first mission which took place from 24-30 March 2024 in Kinshasa, DRC.

Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to help support the rehabilitation of Chernihiv's historic centre

From 18-22 March 2024, a UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to Chernihiv on Guidance for Developing a Rehabilitation Plan for the Historic Center of Chernihiv and Methodology for Emergency Preparedness Plans was held in Chernihiv, Ukraine.

ICOMOS sent 5 international experts onsite to help with the rehabilitation and methodology.

International Conference on Participatory Approaches to World Heritage 2024

2024 Intl Conf Particip Approaches WH Seoul 1 Participants ICOMOS,ICCROM and Sogang University CGSI (Critical Global Studies Institute) organised the 1.5-day public conference and half-day closed workshop upon the invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, who hosted the event. ICOMOS World Heritage Evaluation Unit Director Gwenaëlle BOURDIN as well as ICOMOS World Heritage experts Laura ROBINSON and Luisa DE MARCO were part of the project team as panelists and moderators.

Capacity Building Programme for Incorporating Sustainable Development into the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab States Region / Call for participants

ICOMOS and its Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG), the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), the Heritage Commission in Saudi Arabia and ICOMOS Saudi Arabia are organizing a Capacity Building programme for Incorporating Sustainable Development into the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention in the Arab States Region.

This programme aims to provide practical explanations on the World Heritage and Sustainable Development Policy, and promote more effective and long-term heritage conservation in the Arab Region.

Apply to the ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize by 31 May

Callforapplications CNP2024 Articlethumbnail EN ICOMOS is launching the 2^nd edition of the ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize, which will be awarded to support the most promising Culture-Nature initiatives undertaken by ICOMOS members. The 2024 edition is funded by funded by Giving Tuesday donations received in 2022.

ICOMOS Indigenous Heritage Working Group – Call for members

ICOMOS 2023 Day2 590 Following the unanimous approval of a resolution to develop practices to better understand and conserve indigenous cultural heritage by the ICOMOS General Assembly in Delhi in December 2017, an ad hoc committee of members from various ICOMOS National Committees and International Scientific Committees initiated the steps leading to the creation of the ICOMOS Indigenous Heritage Working Group (IHWG). The Working Group is now launching a call for members.

Save the date: discover the program of the 2024 ICOMOS statutory meetings in Brazil

Ouro Preto This year, the ICOMOS Annual General Assembly, Advisory Committee meetings and Scientific Symposium will take place in Ouro Preto, Brazil, from 10 to 17 November 2024, upon the generous invitation of ICOMOS Brazil.

You can download the preliminary program (v4 22/02/2024) – registration and logistical information will be made available shortly.