Online documents, publications, journals, newsletters... on cultural heritage
6.01.2012
17th ICOMOS General Assembly Scientific Symposium proceedings
4.17.2012
18 April 2012 - Celebrate!
Happy International Day for Monuments and Sites!
In 2012 we celebrate the "World Heritage".
→ Download the article presenting this year's theme by Alfredo Conti, Chair ICOMOS World Heritage Working Group: [English] - [Français] - [Español]
Learn more about events and celebrations all over the World on ICOMOS' website
10.18.2011
New references in the Documentation centre catalogue since September 2010
.. 53Archaeology, Iron Architecture, Earth Architecture, Funerary Architecture, Industrial Architecture, Religious Architecture, Roman Architecture, Vernacular Architecture, Rock Art, Authenticity, Movable Cultural Properties, Wood, Ceramics, Climate Change, Charters and Conventions, Conservation, World Heritage Convention, Cultural diversity, Sustainable Development, Economics of Conservation, Facades, Training, Fortifications, Management, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), New Technologies, Interpretation, Inventories, Cultural Routes, Historic Gardens, Legislations – Legal Protection, Mosaics, Museums, Partnerships - International Cooperation, XXe siecle / XXth Century Heritage, Heritage at Risk – Risk Preparedness, Intangible Heritage, Natural heritage, Underwater Heritage, Cultural Landscapes, Wall Paintings, Photogrammetry, Stone and other Building Materials, Management Plans, Bridges, Restoration, Earthquakes, Public Awareness, Aboriginal Sites, World Heritage Sites, Prehistoric Sites, Building Structures, Monitoring, Conservation-Restoration Theory, Cultural Tourism, Urbanism, Hitoric Towns and Villages.. 179
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5.12.2010
New Bibliography on Management Plans
Around 200 bibliographic references extracted from the ICOMOS Documentation Centre collections.
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Webpage of all the ICOMOS bibliographies - English or French
4.08.2010
New ICOMOS publications

ICOMOS Ireland: Sustaining our built environment: Review of the state of conservation education and training in Ireland. Dublin: ICOMOS Ireland, 2009. 22 p.

International Scientific Committee on Legal, Administrative and Financial Issues (ICLAFI): Annual meeting of ICLAFI, Helsinki, Finland, 15-17 May 2008: Criteria for the Conservation of built heritage. Helsinki: Edita, 2009. 63 p.

ICOMOS Norway: ICOMOS Montreal Plan on 20th Century Heritage. Survey/Questionnaire to National and International Scientific Committees. Eirik T. Boe, et al. Oslo: ICOMOS Norway, [2009]. 38 p.
1.19.2010
ICOMOS Annual Report 2007 and 2008 - available on the website
11.02.2009
Proceedings of the Scientific Symposium 'Finding the spirit of place' (Quebec 2008) - available online
Les Actes du Symposium Scientifique "Où se cache l'esprit du lieu?: entre le matériel et l'immatériel", tenu à Québec, Canada (du 29 septembre au 5 octobre 2008) pendant la 16ème Assemblée Générale de l'ICOMOS, sont désormais en ligne sur le site web de l'ICOMOS.
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10.07.2009
ICOMOS Scientific Symposium: Changing World, Changing Views of Heritage: The impact of global change on cultural heritage – Technological Change
Changing World, Changing Views of Heritage: The impact of global change on cultural heritage – Technological Change
Malta, 7th of October 2009)
The papers of this symposium are available on the ICOMOS website
7.29.2009
ICOMOS International Conference: "The Image of heritage: changing perception, permanent responsibilities"
The Conference was organised by the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation (Florence) and the ICOMOS ISC on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration.
Since the beginning of civilization, man’s main form of contact with works of architecture has consisted in visiting them physically(pilgrimages, journeys and recently tourism). Getting to know them indirectly from descriptions or visually was possible only through the media, changing and becoming more powerful with altering technology (printing techniques, graphic techniques, photography, film, television, recently computer technology).
The current rapid development of tourism and the media and their increasing accessibility have in recent years radically changed our perception of the cultural heritage.
These changes require a scientific description and analysis, leading to a diagnosis of the current situation and a prognosis of future developments.
What role should tourism have, and how can it be made into sustainable cultural tourism? What role and responsibility should the media take on? What benefits and threats do the development of tourism and the media bring with them? What kind of approach should the international movement for the conservation of the cultural and natural heritage adopt towards these phenomena?
Proceedings online
7.20.2009
ICOMOS ICLAFI E-Journal
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Presentation by the Editors:
We present the first issue of the ICLAFI E-journal. The ICLAFI ejournal is an initiative to further the scientific work of ICLAFI in legal and administrative aspects of heritage conservation.
Recognizing the increasing interest in understanding and protecting cultural heritage in the world today, it is the mission of the ICLAFI Electronic Journal to contribute to the development and diffusion of conservation science, especially on legal protective systems and World Heritage issues.
ICLAFI E-Journal will also be a forum for the diffusion of the wider expertise of ICOMOS and its national and international committees. The editorial committee will coordinate with ICOMOS committees.
The ICLAFI EJ will present research papers and shorter articles of interest to cultural heritage conservation and information on the projects and activities of ICOMOS and its national and international committees.
We hope the material published in the ejournal will expand the heritage world’s appreciation of the centrality of law in underpinning its work. The concern is sometimes expressed that the role of law is viewed too narrowly by heritage practitioners from other disciplines. The ejournal will actively solicit conceptual and theoretical material to expand these horizons. Similarly the ejournal will publish case studies of laws in action, and particularly of innovative strategies that lawyers and administrators round the world have used to achieve the goals of heritage conservation.
It is envisaged that the ejournal will have initially 2 issues a year, available on line through the ICLAFI section on the ICOMOS webpage.
We will be waiting for all the conservationist actors reactions, comments, suggestions and criticism. Please, do not hesitate to write us to ejournalcoordination@icomos-iclafi.org.
Alberto Martorell Carreño. ICOMOS Peru
Graeme Wiffen. Australia ICOMOS
Editors
3.27.2009
ICOMOS and the Global Climate Change - report of a Workshop
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3.24.2009
New ICOMOS publication: The World Heritage List - What is OUV? Defining the Outstanding Universal Value of Cultural World Heritage Properties

Monuments and Sites Volume XVI: What is OUV? Defining the Outstanding Universal Value of Cultural World Heritage Properties
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12.18.2008
ICOMOS News, Vol. 17, n° 2, December 2008

Contents
- 16th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (p. 3 - 12)
- UNESCO intangible cultural heritage convention (p. 13)
- In Memoriam (p. 13)
- Piero Gazzola Centenary celebrations (p. 14)
- Strategic Work Plan 2008-2011 (p. 16)
- Call for interest: Redefining ICOMOS' visual identity (p. 16)
- The International Day for Monuments and Sites 2009 (p. 18-21)
- The Raymond Lemaire International Fund (p. 22)
- New ICOMOS publications (p. 23)
11.12.2008
Two new volumes of the ICOMOS 'Monuments and Sites' collection: Stone glossary and polar heritage
- Monuments and Sites Vol. XV: ICOMOS-ISCS: Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns = Glossaire illustré sur les formes d'altération de la pierre. English-French version - Version Anglais-Français. Paris: ICOMOS-ISCS, 2008. 78 p. (Monuments and Sites; XV). ISBN: 978-2-918086-00-0. (Download the publication)
- Monuments and Sites Vol. XVII: HISTORICAL polar bases - preservation and management. Edited by Susan Barr and Paul Chaplin for the International Polar Heritage Committee of ICOMOS. Oslo: ICOMOS IPHC, 2008. 95 p. ISBN: 978-82-996891-2-0
ICOMOS 16th General Assembly:
The final and amended Resolutions of the ICOMOS 16th General Assembly are available in the ICOMOS website.
11.08.2008
ICOMOS au Salon du Patrimoine 2008 (Paris)
ICOMOS est dans le stand "de l'Universel au local", organisé et partagé avec nos collègues de la Section Française de l’ICOMOS et le Réseau Grands Sites de France (RGSF)
Notre Stand se trouve dans la salle Soufflot, emplacement F4.
Dans le cadre du Salon, ICOMOS France présente l'exposition "Un patrimoine commun en Méditerranée: Fortifications de l'époque des Croisades", tenue pour toute la durée du Salon à l'emplacement C5, salle Gabriel.
Ci-dessous quelques photos du vernissage le mercredi 5 novembre.
Olivier Poisson (Vice-Président ICOMOS International), Bénédicte Selfslagh (Secrétaire Générale ICOMOS International), Julien Anfruns (Directeur Général de l'ICOM) et Gaia Jungeblodt (Directrice d'ICOMOS International)
10.27.2008
ICOMOS General Assembly - New doctrinal texts and Quebec Declaration
- The ICOMOS Charter on Cultural Routes [English - Français - Español]
- The Quebec Declaration on the Preservation of the Spirit of the Place [English - Français]
10.04.2008
ICOMOS Elections Results - Resultado de las Elecciones del ICOMOS
President: Gustavo Araoz
Secretary General: Benedicte Selfslagh
Treasurer General: Jadran Antolovic
Vice Presidents:
Kristal Buckley
Guo Zhan
Francisco Lopez Morales
Andrew Hall
Olivier Poisson
Executive Committee
Sofia Avgerinou Kolonias
Alfredo Conti
Gideon Koren
Kirsti Kovanen
Philippe La Hausse de la Louvière
Wilfried Lipp
Christoph Machat
Yasuyoshi Okada
Hae-Un Rii
Angela Rojas
Hristina Staneva
Boguslaw Szmygin
9.12.2008
ICCROM - New PDF document online
This volume addresses the issue of risk preparedness in both general and specific terms. After an introduction to the overall context and principles, the author then discusses property-specific strategies for various major risks, such as fire, earthquakes, flooding, armed conflict and other hazards. The final section covers putting risk-preparedness into practice. A list of sources and various key documents are also provided.
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Draft of the Quebec Declaration available for your comments
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7.30.2008
ICOMOS Annual Report 2006 available on the website
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