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35-745: The idea behind ICOMOS dates to the Athens Conference on the restoration of historic buildings in 1931, organized by the International Museums Office . The Athens Charter of 1931 introduced the concept of international heritage. In 1964, the Second Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings, meeting in Venice , adopted 13 resolutions. The first created the International Charter on

70-702: A consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council . Founded in 1946, ICOM also partners with entities such as the World Intellectual Property Organization , Interpol , and the World Customs Organization in order to carry out its international public service missions, which include fighting illicit traffic in cultural goods and promoting risk management and emergency preparedness to protect world cultural heritage in

105-425: A framework for discussion and an exchange of information. Each national committee adopts its own rules of procedure and elaborates its own program according to the goals and aims of ICOMOS. In 2021, ICOMOS has 107 national committees. ICOMOS website includes a list regularly updated. International scientific committees (ISCs) are entities focus on specialised areas of heritage conservation and are made up of members of

140-617: A group of people who have worked together and contributed with distinction to the aims and objectives of ICOMOS. The beneficiary must be a member of ICOMOS and is chosen by the Selection Committee itself elected by the ICOMOS Board. The Prize is a commemorative medal and diploma. International Museums Office The International Council of Museums ( ICOM ) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to museums, maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having

175-436: A worldwide event held around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society. ICOM operates 32 international committees on a range of museum specialties, who conduct advanced research in their respective fields for the benefit of the museum community. ICOM comprises also 118 national committees that ensure that

210-536: A year, is a thematic journal ; The regular publications of the French Section of ICOMOS are: Le Bulletin d’information d’Icomos France ; Les Cahiers de la Section Française de l’ICOMOS  ; Les Dossiers techniques  ; Les Mémentos techniques  ; les Bulletins (dossiers des colloques); Les Enquêtes de la section française . In the tradition of the Athens and Venice Charters, ICOMOS has, in

245-406: Is Medea Ekner, who replaced Peter Keller. Previous Directors General were Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine (2014–2016) and Hanna Pennock (2013–2014). CIDOC, ICOM's International Committee for Documentation, provides the museum community with standards and advice on museum documentation. The CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM), formalised as the official international standard ISO 21127 ,

280-484: Is a partner and founding member of the Blue Shield , which works to protect the world's cultural heritage threatened by war and natural disasters. ICOMOS is composed of its national committees (NCs), to which individuals and institutions apply for membership. In addition to the national committees, ICOMOS has a series of international scientific committees (ISCs), in which experts in a certain field of activity within

315-569: Is among ICOM's highest priorities, and the Lists raise awareness on smuggling and illicit trade in cultural objects. The ICOM Red Lists are tools designed to help police and customs officials, heritage professionals, and art and antiquities dealers to identify the types of objects that are most susceptible to illicit trafficking. As of 2023, ICOM has already published Red Lists for many different countries and regions: Red Lists are not lists of stolen objects, but are awareness raising tools that identify

350-410: Is committed to providing cultural institutions with the necessary support and risk prevention tools when faced with conflict situations or natural disasters . Through its Disaster Relief for Museums Task Force (DRTF), its Museums Emergency Programme (MEP) and its active role in the Blue Shield , ICOM assists museums worldwide by mobilising its resources quickly and efficiently to provide support in both

385-579: Is used to map cultural heritage information to a common and extensible semantic framework. This "semantic glue" can be used to connect between different sources of cultural heritage information published by museums, libraries and archives. The committee was founded by Ivan Illich in 1961 in Cuernavaca , Mexico. ICOM was the first international organization to participate in the Virtual Library museums pages (VLmp) online museums directory in

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420-919: The World Expo where the ICOM's Pavilion was inaugurated and named "Museums, Heart of the City". The General Conference was held in Rio de Janeiro in 2013, in Milan in 2016, in Kyoto in 2019, in Prague in 2022. Dubai is to welcome the 27th ICOM General Conference dedicated to "The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities" in 2025. The current ICOM President is Ms. Emma Nardi . She succeeded Mr. Alberto Garlandini . The current Director General

455-833: The 17th ICOMOS General Assembly held in Paris in November 2011, the list of charters is as follows: In addition to the above there is a list of seventeen other doctrinal texts, resolutions and declarations, including the Nara Document on Authenticity. In November 1994, at the Nara Conference on Authenticity, ICOMOS published the Nara Document on Authenticity , which addresses the need for a broader understanding of cultural diversity and cultural heritage in conservation efforts involving cultural heritage sites. Many of

490-585: The 1990s. It was also instrumental in the creation of the " .museum " top-level domain (TLD) for museums online through the Museum Domain Management Association (MuseDoma). The International Association of Transport and Communication Museums ( IATM ) is a world-wide membership organisation of museums which collect, interpret and make public material and information about transport and/or communication . Nara, Japan Too Many Requests If you report this error to

525-652: The Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, better known as Venice Charter ; the second, put forward by UNESCO , created ICOMOS to carry out this charter. ICOMOS currently has over 10,100 individual members in 153 countries, 110 national committees, and 28 international scientific committees. With rare exceptions, each member must be qualified in the field of conservation and a practicing landscape architect, architect, archaeologist, anthropologist, town planner, engineer, administrator of heritage, historian, art historian, palaeontologist or archivist . ICOMOS

560-507: The ICOM Standing Committee for Ethics (ETHCOM), a dedicated ICOM body which handles ethical issues relating to museums. Since 2000, ICOM has published its Red Lists to combat the illicit traffic in cultural goods which causes significant damage to heritage, particularly in regions of the world where cultural property is most susceptible to theft and looting. Supporting the fight against illicit traffic in cultural goods

595-516: The League's initiatives the OIM was dissolved following WWII, and its activities later assumed by ICOM. ICOM adopted its ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums in 1986, a reference tool that sets standards of excellence to which all members of the organisation must adhere. The ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, translated into 39 languages and revised in 2004, establishes values and principles shared by ICOM and

630-732: The Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). As the professional and scientific adviser to the committee on all aspects of the cultural heritage, ICOMOS is responsible for the evaluation of all nominations of cultural properties made to the World Heritage List with the criteria laid down by the World Heritage Committee . In addition to the basic criterion of “outstanding universal value,” ICOMOS evaluates nominations for aspects related to authenticity, management, and conservation as specified in

665-548: The Red Lists with the scientific collaboration of national and international experts and the support of dedicated sponsors, to cover the most vulnerable areas of the world in terms of illicit trafficking of cultural objects. The lists are published in different languages according to the context of each List. Among other success stories, these tools have contributed to the identification, recovery and restitution of thousands of cultural objects from Iraq, Afghanistan and Mali. ICOM

700-644: The World Heritage Committee at its annual meetings. ICOMOS is also involved, through its International Secretariat and its national and scientific committees, in the preparation of reports on the state of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List. It advises the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on requests for technical assistance received from states that are party to (i.e. have ratified)

735-491: The World Heritage Convention. The evaluation of nominations involves consultation between the wide-ranging expertise represented by the organization’s membership and its national and scientific committees. Members are also sent on expert missions to carry out on-site evaluations of nominated properties. This extensive consultation results in the preparation of detailed recommendations that are submitted to

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770-500: The World Heritage Convention. ICOMOS maintains a full archive of nominations and reports at the documentation centre at its Paris headquarters. The Gazzola Prize was established in 1979 in memory of Piero Gazzola, one of the greatest defenders of the conservation and restoration of historic monuments and sites, and a founder of ICOMOS. The prize is awarded every three years at the General Assembly of ICOMOS to an individual or

805-478: The categories of cultural objects that can be subjected to theft and traffic. They help individuals, organisations and authorities, such as police or customs officials, identify objects at risk and prevent them from being illegally sold or exported. The cultural goods depicted on the lists are inventoried objects within the collections of recognised institutions. They serve to illustrate the categories of cultural goods most vulnerable to illicit traffic. ICOM publishes

840-549: The chairpersons of the international scientific committees and the president of ICOMOS as an ex officio member. The advisory committee was given the task to advise and make recommendations to the General Assembly and the Executive Committee on matters which concern policy and programme priorities. National committees are subsidiary organizations created in the countries which are members of UNESCO. They bring together individual and institutional members and offer them

875-420: The context of heritage conservation exchange views and debate. The organization is headed by a president, five vice-presidents, a secretary-general and a treasurer all directly elected by the general assembly of the organization. 12 additional members are also elected by the General Assembly into the Executive Committee and five further members are co-opted into the executive board in order to represent regions of

910-634: The drafting of a charter, the implementation of concrete activities (working sessions, workshops). There are currently 6 working groups, the list of which can be found on the ICOMOS website, in which experts reflect on a wide variety of subjects related to heritage conservation: indigenous heritage, sustainable development, Syria/Iraq, climate change and emerging professionals. Located at ICOMOS headquarters in Paris, it collects, analyses and disseminates information on all methods of heritage conservation, notably through its bibliographic database (14,000 references on

945-493: The event of natural or man-made disasters. Members of the ICOM get the ICOM membership card, which provides free entry, or entry at a reduced rate, to many museums all over the world. ICOM traces it roots back to the defunct International Museums Office (OIM ( Office internalional des musées )), created in 1926 by the League of Nations . An agency of the League's International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation , like many of

980-834: The interests of the organisation are managed in their respective countries. The national committees represent their members within ICOM and they contribute to the implementation of the organisation's programmes. The ICOM General Conference is held every three years and gathers museum professionals from several countries. The first meeting was held in Paris in 1948. In recent years, General Conferences have been held in Seoul in 2004 (the first meeting in Asia ), in Vienna in 2007, and in Shanghai in 2010. This 22nd General Conference in Shanghai followed

1015-451: The international museum community. These standards of self-regulation by museums include basic principles for museum governance, the acquisition and disposal of collections, and rules for professional conduct. A decision was reached in 2019 following the 25th General Conference of ICOM that the Code should be reviewed and revised if necessary. The review process is ongoing and is coordinated by

1050-684: The national committees of ICOMOS have adopted their own charters which set standards for heritage conservation practice at national level. In 1972, ICOMOS was named by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention as one of the three formal advisory bodies to the World Heritage Committee, along with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Centre for the Study of

1085-666: The organisation drawn from those specialist areas. The scientific programmes of the organisation are coordinated by the "scientific council" made up of the presidents of the ISCs. Nowadays, ICOMOS has 28 ISCs. A list regularly updated is available on ICOMOS website. ICOMOS conducts a process of reflection on doctrine and good practice on current issues involving the conservation of cultural heritage. To this end, it sets up working groups made up of ICOMOS members who are heritage professionals: architects, archaeologists, professors and researchers, curators and scientists. The aim of these groups can be

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1120-447: The prevention and the aftermath of disaster situations. The Getty Conservation Institute and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) took part in this programme and helped develop training tools for MEP. ICOM's action programme offers a long-term global response that strengthens the Blue Shield dynamism. Every year since 1977, ICOM has organised International Museum Day ,

1155-408: The world or areas of expertise that were not part of the executive committee following the elections. Ex officio members of the executive committee are the president of the advisory committee and the previous presidents of ICOMOS, who attend in advisory capacity. The executive committee is the executive body of ICOMOS. The advisory committee is composed of the chairpersons of the national committees,

1190-568: The world's architectural heritage) and a large photo library containing more than 8,000 photographs. It is open for consultation to researchers, whether or not they are members of ICOMOS. The regular publications of ICOMOS International are: ICOMOS News, a newsletter for members, which provides an update on the activities of the association (quarterly in French, English and Spanish); the ICOMOS Scientific Journal, published twice

1225-434: The years since its formation, developed and adopted a number of other charters and doctrinal texts which provide guidance to heritage conservation professionals in their work. Most such documents are created by the international committees of the organisation and thereafter adopted by the triennial General Assembly. The texts each address a specific area of professional practice in the heritage conservation professions. Following

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