22 November 2011
ICOMOS Executive Committee Nomination
ICOMOS Ireland is pleased to announce its nomination of Grellan D. Rourke <resumé> for election to the ICOMOS Executive Committee.
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27 November-2 December 2011
ICOMOS 17th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium
Theme: 'Heritage, driver of development'
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18 April 2011
International Day for Monuments and Sites
Theme: 'The Cultural Heritage of Water'
"Ireland's Costal Legacy - How to Ensure its Future"
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"Commissioners of Irish Lights and Lighthouses of Ireland"
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26-30 October 2010
Meetings of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees in Dublin
In partnership with ICOMOS Ireland and Irish Institutions and in association with the ICOMOS Advisory and Executive Committee Meeting and Scientific Symposium 2010.
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Saturday 30 October 2010
ICOMOS Scientific Symposium
Theme: Heritage and Social Change - "Changing World, Changing Views of Heritage: The Impact of Global Change on Cultural Heritage
Time: 9.00-12.30 Venue: Dublin Castle Conference Centre. RSVP essential at icomos@conferencepartners.ie more info>>
26-31 October 2010
ICOMOS Advisory and Executive Committee Meeting and Scientific Symposium 2010 'Social Change' more info>>
What is ICOMOS?
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a non-governmental organisation working to promote the application of theory, methodology and scientific techniques to the conservation of architectural and archaeological heritage.
ICOMOS is a global network of professionals, practitioners, supporters, and organisations that benefit from interdisciplinary exchange in the field of cultural heritage, drawing together architects, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, engineers and town planners.
ICOMOS consists of the General Assembly, the Advisory Committee, the Executive Committee, the Bureau and the International Secretariat which has its headquarters in Paris. ICOMOS also consists of National Committees (currently 110) which are created at the national level.
At the international level ICOMOS has a role in the evaluation of all nominations of cultural and mixed cultural and natural World Heritage Sites as one of the advisory bodies to UNESCO under the World Heritage Convention.
History
ICOMOS was founded in 1965 in Warsaw, one year after the signature of the Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the Venice Charter, 1964) which stipulated the need for international principles guiding conservation:
'Imbued with a message from the past, the historic monuments of generations of people remain to the present day as living witnesses to their age old traditions. People are becoming more and more conscious of the unity of human values and regard ancient monuments as a common heritage. The common responsibility to safeguard them for future generations is recognised. It is our duty to hand them on in the full richness of their authenticity. It is therefore essential that the principles guiding the preservation and restoration of ancient building should be agreed and be laid down on an international basis with each country being responsible for applying the plan within the framework of its own culture and traditions.'
International Charters
ICOMOS has issued a series of international charters and principles dealing with the conservation and protection of the cultural heritage. It also continues to investigate the publication of new charters and tools for conservation.
