ICOMOS-UK has launched a photography competition as a celebration of built heritage and living heritage traditions around the world, as seen by you through the lens! Have you visited an amazing heritage site recently or snapped an image of traditional craft or living heritage traditions? Why not enter our competition? Winners will receive a unique […]
Please Save the Date for the ICOMOS-UK AGM This year’s ICOMOS-UK AGM will be held in a hybrid format (in person and online) on 16th July 2024 at 3pm The address for in-person attendance is: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ. Following the AGM at 4.30pm there will also be a Discussion with […]
We are currently recruiting for a new General Secretary The current Secretary is stepping down after twenty years of service to ICOMOS-UK. We are looking for someone to fill the position starting in July 2024. This is currently a part-time un-paid executive (equivalent to a CEO) role with reasonable expenses for out of the office […]
After 20 years as the Secretary of ICOMOS-UK, Susan Denyer is stepping down from her role in July 2024. As many colleagues and friends in the heritage sector here and abroad know, her name is synonymous with world heritage. Her rich and varied career has spanned decades and has involved work across many countries around […]
ICOMOS-UK and IHBC strengthen their working relationship through a formal agreement The UK National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-UK) and The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) are delighted to announce a new collaboration. This will establish closer ties and cooperation between these two organisations in the field of heritage […]
The UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced that “the UK Government has confirmed its intention to ratify the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which seeks to protect the crafts, practices, and traditions which are recognised as being key part of national life and providing a […]
ICOMOS has issued the following statement: This past week, ICOMOS has witnessed with horror and despair the unspeakable attacks, loss of life and suffering inflicted on Israeli and Palestinian civilians – who are again paying the heaviest price in this conflict, our own members and their families included. We express our deepest condolences and solidarity to […]
On July 23rd, the Historic Centre of Odesa in Ukraine, which is listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, was subject to a barrage of missiles, resulting in severe damage to cultural sites in the area such as the Transfiguration Cathedral. ICOMOS – as Advisory Body to the World Heritage Committee – has made a statement […]
The ICOMOS-UK AGM is to take place on Thursday 6th July 2023, at 2.00pm, online via ZOOM. All members are welcome to attend. For papers and the link to register for the meeting, please contact the office at: admin@icomos-uk.org We look forward to seeing you there.
Please see the detailed programme for the day below. Tickets for the conference are available here Registration 9.00 – 9.30 Session One: Welcome and Introduction 9.30 – 9.50 Chair: Peter Marsden A former Civil Servant, Peter held a variety of posts in a range of Government Departments including HM Customs and Excise, HM Treasury, and […]