International Council on Monuments and Sites

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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage conservation organization
international organization
non-governmental organization
advisesOn World Heritage List nominations
state of conservation of World Heritage properties
alsoKnownAs Venice Charter organization (contextual association)
cooperatesWith International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
International Union for Conservation of Nature
World Heritage Centre
fieldOfWork archaeological heritage
architectural conservation
cultural heritage
historic urban landscapes
world heritage
focusesOn cultural landscapes
groups of buildings
monuments
sites
founded 1965
foundedAtEvent Second International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments
hasAbbreviation ICOMOS
hasConsultativeStatus UNESCO
United Nations Economic and Social Council
hasMemberType individual members
institutional members
hasNetworkType global network of heritage professionals
hasOrganizationalStructure international scientific committees
national committees
transnational committees
hasStatus non-governmental organization
non-profit organization
headquartersCountry France
headquartersLocation Paris
involvedIn evaluation of cultural World Heritage nominations
legalForm association under French law
motto Heritage at risk
notablePublication International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites
officialLanguage English
French
Spanish
publishes charters and doctrinal texts on heritage conservation
purpose conservation of cultural heritage
protection of monuments and sites
regionServed worldwide
roleWithUNESCO advisory body to the World Heritage Committee
shortName ICOMOS
subjectOf heritage conservation policies
website https://www.icomos.org
worksWith UNESCO


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