International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 April is the ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites, a UNESCO
endorsed initiative since 1983. This special day offers an opportunity to raise
public awareness concerning the diversity of the world’s heritage and the
efforts that are required to protect and conserve it, as well as to draw
attention to its vulnerability. This year’s theme is Architecture and Science.
There are two major streams to the theme: one being the role that science (and
the scientific process) has played in the creation of heritage, and the other
being the contribution that science (and technology) offers to the study of
heritage, such as the treatment of surfaces; non-destructive methods of
exploration and examination; chemicals and compounds for treating artefacts and structures; the use of information systems to store and analyse data; structural analysis and finite element modelling as a means of planning repair works; and even the use of communication technology for the dissemination of research and
developments.
Further Information:
ICOMOS
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Conseil International des Monuments et des Sites
49 - 51, rue de la Fédération
75015 Paris - France
Tel.: +33 (0) 1 45 67 67 70
Fax: +33 (0) 1 45 66 06 22
eMail: secretariat@icomos.org
web:
www.international.icomos.org/18thapril/index.html
