In 1982, ICOMOS established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. UNESCO approved it the following year during its 22nd General Conference. Since then, 18 April has been a day to celebrate and promote cultural heritage, and an opportunity to raise awareness about its diversity, its relevance, how vulnerable it can be and what the needs and benefits of its conservation are. Every year, ICOMOS proposes a theme for the celebrations and activities to be organised by the ICOMOS National and International Scientific Committees and by other organisations that wish to participate. In 2019, the theme is Rural Landscapes – which is linked to the theme of the 2019 ICOMOS Scientific Symposium on Rural heritage to take place in October in Marrakesh, Morocco (see our page about the Symposium and the call for proposals).
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
The 2018 theme for the ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites is Heritage for Generationsled by the ICOMOS Emerging Professionals Working Group.
Sharing stories and the transfer of knowledge between generations is a crucial step in cultural development, characterising the human experience since time immemorial.
“The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow” – Nelson Mandela
Last 18 April, on International Day on Monuments and Sites, we celebrated Heritage for generations.
The Emerging Professionals Working Group coordinated the event in a spirit of intergenerational exchanges to safeguard and promote heritage. Activities were aimed at fostering fruitful intergenerational dialogue. These included, but were not limited to: conferences, training sessions, roundtables, poster campaigns, evenings with question and answer games between younger and older members professionals and non-professionals, interactive tours of heritage and other kind of sites.
6 months after D-day, we can say that the results are positive: there were 117 events in 50 countries.
En 1982, l'ICOMOS a déclaré le 18 avril comme Journée internationale des monuments et des sites. L'UNESCO a approuvé cette création l'année suivante lors de sa 22e Conférence générale. Depuis lors, le 18 avril est une journée de célébration et de promotion du patrimoine culturel et une occasion de sensibiliser le public à sa diversité, à sa pertinence, à sa vulnérabilité, et aux besoins et aux avantages de sa conservation. Chaque année, l’ICOMOS propose un thème central pour les célébrations et les activités organisées par les Comités nationaux et scientifiques de l’ICOMOS, ainsi que par d’autres organisations souhaitant également célébrer et sensibiliser le public au thème proposé. En 2019, le thème est Paysages ruraux – un thème lié à celui Symposium scientifique 2019 de l’ICOMOS sur le patrimoine rural qui se déroulera en octobre à Marrakech, au Maroc (voir notre page internet sur le Symposium et l’appel à propositions).
Le 18 avril 2018, la Journée Internationale des monuments et des sites célébrait le Patrimoine pour nos générations. Le groupe de travail des jeunes professionnels a piloté la journée, dans un esprit d’échanges intergénérationnels en matière de sauvegarde et de promotion du patrimoine. On a pu voir, entre autres, des conférences et des séances de formation, des tables rondes, des campagnes d'affichage, des soirées avec jeux de questions-réponses entre jeunes et moins jeunes professionnels et non-professionnels, des visites interactives du patrimoine et d'autres sites.
6 mois après le jour J, le bilan est positif : nous avons recensé 117 événements dans 50 pays.
Le thème du 18 avril 2016, Journée internationale des monuments et des sites étant le Patrimoine du Sport, le Centre de documentation de l'ICOMOS a spécialement édité cette bibliographie. Elle fait référence à des documents et ouvrages disponibles au Centre de documentation de l’ICOMOS et ne prétend pas constituer une bibliographie exhaustive de la littérature scientifique sur le patrimoine du sport. Toutes ces références peuvent être consultéesou scannées dans la limite de la loi sur le copyright.
Le thème du 18 avril 2016, Journée internationale des monuments et des sites étant le Patrimoine du Sport, le Centre de documentation de l'ICOMOS a spécialement édité cette bibliographie. Elle fait référence à des documents et ouvrages disponibles au Centre de documentation de l’ICOMOS et ne prétend pas constituer une bibliographie exhaustive de la littérature scientifique sur le patrimoine du sport. Toutes ces références peuvent être consultées ou scannées dans la limite de la loi sur le copyright.
Le thème du 18 avril 2017, Journée internationale des monuments et des sites étant le tourisme durable, le Centre de documentation de l'ICOMOS a spécialement édité cette bibliographie. Elle fait référence à des documents et ouvrages disponibles au Centre de documentation de l’ICOMOS et ne prétend pas constituer une bibliographie exhaustive de la littérature scientifique sur le tourisme durable. Toutes ces références peuvent être consultées ou scannées dans la limite de la loi sur le copyright.
Le thème du 18 avril 2017, Journée internationale des monuments et des sites étant le tourisme durable, le Centre de documentation de l'ICOMOS a spécialement édité cette bibliographie. Elle fait référence à des documents et ouvrages disponibles au Centre de documentation de l’ICOMOS et ne prétend pas constituer une bibliographie exhaustive de la littérature scientifique sur le tourisme durable. Toutes ces références peuvent être consultées ou scannées dans la limite de la loi sur le copyright.
Cliquez icipour lire le message de Mechtild Rössler, Directrice du Centre du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des monuments et des sites, le 18 avril.
Click here to read the message of Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, on the International Day for Monuments and Sites, celebrated every year on 18 April.
As the 2017 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: Sustainable tourism, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on Sustainable tourism. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation.
As the 2017 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: Sustainable tourism, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on Sustainable tourism. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation.
As the 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on the heritage of sport. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation.
As the 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on the heritage of sport. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation.
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Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.
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