ICOMOS CIF 2026 Symposium "Learning from Granada"

About the Symposium

The ICOMOS CIF 2026 Symposium will discuss both about the state-of-the art and the current challenges in Urban and Architectural Conservation, including the implementation of the Council of Europe’s 1985 Granada Convention and the 2024 EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), and their implications and current status in policy, education and training, locally and globally. The Symposium and study tours are particularly addressed to policy and decision-makers, educators and students. The results from the ongoing ICOMOS CIF GACETS (Global Architectural Conservation Education and Training Survey) project and the complete writings by Architect Maria Letizia CONFORTO will be also presented.
The outcomes from the Symposium will inform ICOMOS CIF priorities for the coming years.

About CIF, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Education and Training

ICOMOS CIF leads research and promotes international cooperation in the field of education and training for the understanding, protection, conservation and management of built heritage, historic sites and cultural landscapes. It works on the advancement of greater understanding of such heritage, and the appropriate approaches, intervention criteria, technologies and management for its conservation, and advises on the development of ICOMOS programs in this field, and at all levels of education and training.

The ICOMOS CIF Annual Symposium is designed to engage with ICOMOS members and a wider audience in a global dialogue about conservation education and training, in order to share good practice and plan future work.