International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (short ICOMOS , German International Council for heritage conservation ) is an international non-governmental organization for historic preservation, based in Paris .
organization
ICOMOS was founded in Warsaw in 1965 following the signing of the Venice Charter in 1964, the international charter on the conservation and restoration of cultural monuments and complexes .
ICOMOS members are national committees and associations for the preservation of monuments, of which there is one in most of the states that are members of UNESCO :
- in Germany it is a registered association , the German National Committee of ICOMOS (International Council for Cultural Monuments and Areas Worthy of Protection) based in Munich ;
- in Switzerland there is the national group ICOMOS Suisse , which as ICOMOS Suisse is an association under Swiss civil law ;
- in Austria there is an Austrian National Committee.
National committees exist - in different legal forms, depending on the national circumstances - in more than 100 countries. ICOMOS International is financed by contributions from the national committees.
ICOMOS International advises UNESCO on issues relating to the preservation of monuments, in particular the world cultural heritage . For the assessment of natural heritage sites which is International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) responsible. Before the appointment of new sites, it submits an expert opinion on the application for entry in the World Heritage list , makes recommendations for decisions to the World Heritage Committee and checks the state of preservation of already registered World Heritage sites.
ICOMOS is a founding member of the culture protection organization Blue Shield International . In this context, the national and international protection of cultural assets, such as monuments during wars, armed conflicts or disasters, is to be ensured, often together with UNESCO.
Within the framework of ICOMOS, 28 international scientific committees work, which deal with questions of the preservation and restoration of cultural monuments, for example cultural monuments of the 20th century, cultural monuments in the polar regions or intangible cultural heritage.
Since 1982, ICOMOS organized in cooperation with the UNESCO annually on April 18 the International Monuments Day .
No. | year | General Assembly | Term of office | president | Secretary General | |||
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1. | 1965 | Krakow | Poland | 1965-1969 | Piero Gazzola | Italy | Raymond Lemaire | Belgium |
2. | 1969 | Oxford | United Kingdom | 1969-1972 | Piero Gazzola | Italy | Raymond Lemaire | Belgium |
3. | 1972 | Budapest | Hungary | 1972-1975 | Piero Gazzola | Italy | Raymond Lemaire | Belgium |
4th | 1975 | Rothenburg ob der Tauber | Germany | 1975-1988 | Raymond Lemaire | Belgium | Ernest Allen Connaly | United States |
5. | 1978 | Moscow | Soviet Union | 1978-1981 | Raymond Lemaire | Belgium | Ernest Allen Connaly | United States |
6th | 1981 | Rome | Italy | 1981-1984 | Michel Parent | France | Abdelaziz Daoulatli | Tunisia |
7th | 1984 | Rostock | GDR | 1984-1987 | Michel Parent | France | Abdelaziz Daoulatli | Tunisia |
8th. | 1987 | Washington, DC | United States | 1987-1990 | Roberto di Stefano | Italy | Helmut Stelzer | GDR |
9. | 1990 | Lausanne | Switzerland | 1990-1993 | Roland Silva | Sri Lanka | Herb Stovel | Canada |
10. | 1993 | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 1993-1996 | Roland Silva | Sri Lanka | Jean-Louis Luxen | Belgium |
11. | 1996 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1996-1999 | Roland Silva | Sri Lanka | Jean-Louis Luxen | Belgium |
12. | 1999 | Mexico city | Mexico | 1999-2002 | Michael Petzet | Germany | Jean-Louis Luxen | Belgium |
13. | 2002 | Madrid | Spain | 2002-2005 | Michael Petzet | Germany | Dinu Bumbaru | Canada |
14th | 2003 | Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | Extraordinary meeting | ||||
15th | 2005 | Xi'an | China | 2005-2008 | Michael Petzet | Germany | Dinu Bumbaru | Canada |
16. | 2008 | Quebec | Canada | 2008-2011 | Gustavo Araoz | United States | Bénédicte Selfslagh | Belgium |
17th | 2011 | Paris | France | 2011-2014 | Gustavo Araoz | United States | Kirsti Kovanen | Finland |
18th | 2014 | Florence | Italy | 2014-2017 | Gustavo Araoz | United States | Kirsti Kovanen | Finland |
19th | 2017 | Delhi | India | 2017-2020 | Toshiyuki Kono | Japan | Peter Phillips | Australia |
Surname
Due to the similarity of the names, the name "ICOMOS International" is also used in Germany for the International Council on Monuments and Sites - in contrast to the German National Committee of ICOMOS, which is called "ICOMOS Germany".
literature
- Ernst-Rainer Hönes : 50 years of the International Council for Monument Preservation (ICOMOS) . In: Bayerische Verwaltungsblätter (BayVBl.) 147th year 2016, pp. 689–700.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ ICOMOS International: Articles of Association. ( Memento of the original from August 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ icomos.de: Statute of the German National Committee of ICOMOS. ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ ICOMOS Switzerland: Organization. ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ICOMOS Switzerland: Statutes. ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Austrian National Committee: Homepage ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ icomos.de: Worldwide list of national committees. ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ List of International Scientific Committees - International Council on Monuments and Sites. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
- ^ Committee on Twentieth Century.
- ^ ICOMOS International Polar Heritage Committee. - The International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) is an international scientific committee within the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). This site is provided by the International Polar Heritage Committee as a resource of information on matters related to the human heritage of Arctic and Antarctic. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
- ^ International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICICH. Retrieved October 2, 2018 .
- ↑ International Monuments Day at dertagdes.de, accessed on April 11, 2017.
- ^ ICOMOS: Past Presidents. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ↑ ICOMOS: List of General Assemblies. Retrieved December 12, 2015.