Memory of the World International Register

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The Memory of the World International Register is UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value, created to ensure its preservation and accessibility for future generations.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO programme component
documentary heritage register
administeredBy Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
UNESCO Secretariat
aimsTo encourage professional standards in preservation
ensure long-term preservation of documentary heritage
facilitate access for research and education
promote digitization of documentary heritage
category cultural heritage
documentary heritage
countryOfOrganisation France
criterionUsed outstanding universal value
describedAs UNESCO’s global list of documentary heritage of outstanding universal value
hasLegalStatus non-binding normative instrument
hasPart national Memory of the World registers
regional Memory of the World registers
hasPurpose preservation of documentary heritage
raising awareness of documentary heritage
universal access to documentary heritage
hasUpdateFrequency periodic inscriptions
headquartersLocation Paris
inception 1995
includes archives
audio-visual documents
digital documentary heritage
library collections
manuscripts
isListOf documentary heritage
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
maintainedBy UNESCO
monitoredBy Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
operator UNESCO Communication and Information Sector
partOf UNESCO Memory of the World Programme
relatedProgramme UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
UNESCO World Heritage List
scope global
selectionProcess evaluation by International Advisory Committee
nomination by Member States
sponsor UNESCO Member States
subjectOf UNESCO General Conference resolutions
targetAudience archivists
general public
librarians
museums
researchers
website https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/register

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bayeux Tapestry ("Memory of the World Register")
Book of Dede Korkut ("Memory of the World Register")
Nagarakretagama ("Memory of the World Register")
UNESCOStatus
Biblioteca Palafoxiana ("UNESCO Memory of the World Register")
Wat Pho ("Memory of the World Register inscription (Thai medical inscriptions)")
heritageDesignation
Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
associatedWith
Battleship Potemkin ("UNESCO Memory of the World Register")
includedIn
Memory of the World Regional Committees ("UNESCO Memory of the World International Register")
relatedTo
Shahnameh ("Memory of the World Register")
UNESCORecognition
Memory of the World Programme
usesInstrument

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