ICOMOS Webinars The ICOMOS Webinar Series, initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, has proven to be an essential and much appreciated resource for ICOMOS members and heritage enthusiasts as it has enabled a fruitful exchange of ideas and practices to continue our efforts in safeguarding cultural and natural heritage.
Webinar poster for the first 2021 webinar of ICOMOS ICUCH
MORE THAN 60 WEBINARS WERE ORGANISED IN 2021, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: The Heritage Thursdays Webinar Series by “Our Common Dignity” - Rights-based Approaches (OCD-RBA) Working Group delved into topics related to people centred approaches to cultural heritage. A conversation around the issues arising in Oceania on climate change and the impacts for Indigenous people on country and culture was created through a series of webinars by Kerime Danis and Helen Wilson, co-convenors of the Caring for Country Committee (a Working Group of Australia ICOMOS). The ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG) also held 5 webinars linking policy,
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economy, cultural heritage, environmental resilience and people to the Sustainable Development Goals. The ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Underwater Cultural Heritage (ICUCH) webinar series covered many issues related to underwater cultural heritage: new challenges, awareness and outreach, and first-hand accounts of experiences from experts. The ICOMOS International Committee on Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage (ISCARSAH) developed webinars as a platform where professionals can share their expertise and perspectives in the field of authenticity and reconstruction, while the International Committee on Places of Religion and Ritual (PRERICO) explored the theme of the reuse and regenerations of cultural religious heritage in the world.
