ICOMOS-UK are looking for new Representatives to sit on Steering Groups for World Heritage Sites in the UK. Expressions of Interest are sought by 12 May 2025. World Heritage Site Steering Groups play a vital role in advising on the 1972 World Heritage Convention and Operational Guidelines, which support good practice, effective engagement, and sensitive […]
ICOMOS-UK Symposium | University of Liverpool | 11 April 2025 Hybrid event ICOMOS-UK, in partnership with the University of Liverpool, invites you to a one-day symposium exploring the evolving relationship between heritage preservation and sustainability. The event will focus on how we can sustainably adapt and retrofit heritage buildings to improve energy efficiency, enhance thermal […]
We are pleased to welcome Alison Hems as the new General Secretary of ICOMOS-UK. Her leadership will enable the organisation to continue its work in promoting appreciation and understanding of our cultural heritage in the UK and worldwide. Alison comes to us after a wide and varied career working for a number of years in […]
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 […]