ICOMOS-UK promotes appreciation and understanding of our cultural heritage in the UK and worldwide. Our focus is on policy and practice, information and opportunities. Join us and support the only international multi-disciplinary professional conservation body.
ICOMOS-UK is the UK National Committee of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites). At an international level, ICOMOS develops best practice in the conservation and management of cultural sites, and has a special role as adviser to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on cultural World Heritage sites. Active in over 130 countries, it is one of the most highly regarded conservation organisations in the world.
Its wide-ranging International Scientific Committees are active in developing new thinking and practice about how to conserve, manage and promote cultural heritage across the world. ICOMOS-UK is an independent charity, set up in 1965.
We have an active membership of individuals and institutions, who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and worldwide.
Join ICOMOS-UK
and support the only international multi-disciplinary
professional conservation body
ICOMOS-UK are looking for new Representatives to sit on Steering Groups for World Heritage Sites in the UK.… read more
ICOMOS-UK Symposium | University of Liverpool | 11 April 2025 Hybrid eventICOMOS-UK, in partnership with the University of… read more
We are pleased to welcome Alison Hems as the new General Secretary of ICOMOS-UK. Her leadership will enable… read more
ICOMOS-UK has launched a photography competition as a celebration of built heritage and living heritage traditions around the… read more