Cultural_and_heritage_organisations.ppt

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Cultural and heritage

organisations


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ICOMOS - international council

on monuments and sites ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places; global non-government organisation; dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific

techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage; work is based on the principles enshrined in the 1964 International Charter on

the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the Venice Charter); ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary

exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians,archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and townplanners;

The members of ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage,the standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage property :buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites;

COMOS facts and figures (11/2011): 11.088 Individual Members

95 National Committees27 International Scientific Committees


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ICOMOS mission Main role - to preserve and enhance;

organization associated with UNESCO;

Its mission is to promote the conservation, protection, use and enhancement of monuments,

building complexes and sites; is the Advisory Body of the World Heritage Committee for the Implementation of the World

Heritage Convention of UNESCO;

it reviews the nominations of cultural world heritage of humanity and ensures the conservationstatus of properties;

Its values: to unite around Heritage

Cultural and social diversity, collegiality

From around the world, with diverse and complementary professional backgrounds, researchers,

scientists etc. put their ideas and expertise together in a spirit of collegiality and respect for theircultural and religious differences.

Impartiality

ICOMOS is one of the three Advisory Bodies of the World Heritage Convention - to prepare itsopinion, it uses a network of experts, chosen for their expertise and experience

Exchanges between countries, North-South dialogue, solidarity

ICOMOS, like any organization related to UNESCO's mission is the reconciliation of peoples andcultures - it created the Fund in 2003 Victoria Falls which facilitates the mobility of members from

poor countries. In addition, during the great natural disasters, ICOMOS provides experts andspecialists in the development of emergency measures for the preservation, conservation andrestoration of heritage (Haiti, China, Iran, etc.).

Transmission and youth involvement

Participation in training activities, welcomes and involves young researchers and professionalsaround his issues and his actions, scholarships to young hopefuls to complete their education orimprove their experience.

Free Access to Information - supports open access, free and unrestricted, scientific publications,through the project "ICOMOS Open Archive: EPrints on Cultural Heritage".


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ICCROM international centre for the study of the

preservation and restoration of cultural property ICCROM is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the conservation of cultural heritage. Its members are individual states which

have declared their adhesion to it. It exists to serve the international community as represented by its Member States, which currentlynumber 132.

It is the only institution of its kind with a worldwide mandate to promote the conservation of all types of cultural heritage, both movable andimmovable.

The decision to found the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property was made at the 9thUNESCO General Conference in New Delhi in 1956, at a time of mounting interest in the protection and preservation of cultural heritage.It was subsequently established in Rome in 1959 at the invitation of the Government of Italy.

ICCROM aims at improving the quality of conservation practice as well as raising awareness about the importance of preserving culturalheritage.

ICCROM contributes to preserving cultural heritage in the world today and for the future through five main areas of activity:

Training, Information, Research, Cooperation and Advocacy Training

ICCROM contributes to conservation training by developing new educational tools and materials, and organizing professional trainingactivities around the world. Since 1966, ICCROM's courses have involved over 4,000 professionals.

Information

ICCROM has one of the world's leading conservation libraries. The catalogue contains over 89,000 entries relating to books, reports andspecialized journals in more than 40 languages. ICCROM also has a collection of over 17,000 images. In addition, this website offerscomprehensive information on international events and training opportunities in the field of conservation-restoration.

Research

ICCROM organizes and coordinates meetings to devise common approaches and methodologies and to promote the definition ofinternationally agreed ethics, criteria and technical standards for conservation practice. The ICCROM Laboratory is both a resource andreference point for conservation experts.

Cooperation

All ICCROM activities involve institutional and professional partners. Cooperation is provided in the form of technical advice, collaborativevisits, and education and training.

Advocacy

ICCROM disseminates teaching materials and organizes workshops and other activities to raise public awareness and support forconservation.


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OWHC

The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. TheOrganization is composed of 238 cities in which are located sites included on the UNESCO World HeritageList. These 238 World Heritage Cities have a combined population of over 130 million. Within the Organization,these cities are represented by their Mayors with the active participation of their heritage management specialists.

The OWHC's headquarters are located in Qubec City, which hosted the First International Symposium of WorldHeritage Cities in July 1991.

The primary objectives of the Organization are to favor the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, toencourage co-operation and the exchange of information and expertise on matters of conservation andmanagement as well as to develop a sense of solidarity among its member cities. To this end, the OWHCorganizes World Congresses, conferences, seminars and workshops dealing with the challenges to be met in the

realm of management and strategies pertaining to the preservation and development of historic cities. The Mayors of World Heritage cities that have paid their annual membership fees make up the General Assembly,

the Organizations paramount authority. The General Assembly has meets every two years.

The Board of Directors is made up of eight Mayors elected by the General Assembly. It meets at least once ayear.

The General Secretariat is directed by the Secretary General, appointed by the General Assembly, who overseesthe execution of mandates adopted by the members, the day-to-day administration of the Organization, personnelmanagement and hiring.

Seven Regional Secretariats support the work of the General Secretariat:

Regensburg (Germany) forNorth-West European Region Budapest (Hungary) forCentral and Eastern European Region

Crdoba (Spain) forSouth Europe and Mediterranean Region

Valparaiso (Chile) forLatin America Region

Kazan (Russian Federation) forEuro-Asia Region

Tunis (Tunisia) forNorth Africa and Arab States Region

Zanzibar(Tanzania) forEast Africa Region
http://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/northwest_europehttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/eastern_and_central_europehttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/southern_europe_mediterraneanhttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/latin_america_and_caribbeanhttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/euro_asiahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/africa_and_middle_easthttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/east_africahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/east_africahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/africa_and_middle_easthttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/euro_asiahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/euro_asiahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/euro_asiahttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/latin_america_and_caribbeanhttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/southern_europe_mediterraneanhttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/eastern_and_central_europehttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/northwest_europehttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/northwest_europehttp://www.ovpm.org/en/regional_secretariats/northwest_europe


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Mission

An international non-profit non-governmental organization, the Organization of WorldHeritage Cities (OWHC) was created to assist member cities adapt and improve theirmanagement methods in relation to the specific requirements of having a siteinscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

In accordance with its General by Laws, the OWHC has the following goals:

contribute to the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of theWorld Cultural and Natural Heritage and the International Charter for the Protection of

Historic Cities; encourage, on both regional and international levels, cooperation and the exchange

of information and expertise among historic cities throughout the world in closecollaboration with other organizations pursuing similar goals while promoting actionlikely to support the efforts of cities located in developing countries;

in cooperation with specialized organizations, ensure better links between researchundertaken by specialists or experts and the needs of local management;

Sensitize the populations to heritage values and their protection

The OWHC has five official languages, French, English, Spanish, Arabic andPortuguese. The first three mentioned are the OWHC working languages.


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World heritage vidoes

http://www.ovpm.org/en/video_production_

competition_results
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English Heritage

English Heritage is the Government'sstatutory adviser on the historicenvironment. Officially known as the

Historic Buildings and MonumentsCommission for England, we are anexecutive Non-Departmental Public Bodysponsored by the Department for Culture,

Media and Sport. Our principal powersand responsibilities are set out in theNational Heritage Act (1983).


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http://www.english-

heritage.org.uk/about/multimedia-library/
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UNESCO

http://photobank.unesco.org/exec/search.h

tm?lang=en

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list
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National Trust

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/what-we-

do/who-we-are/

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/what-we-

do/what-we-protect/
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Responsible Tourism

http://www.responsibletravel.com/awards/c

ategories/cultural-heritage.htm
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