Content tagged Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- IFLA Supports ICOMOS in Statement on Tigray (Ethiopia)
The International Council on Museums and Sites (ICOMOS) has recently released a statement responding to growing reports of mass killings and destruction of cultural property in Tigray (Ethiopia...
News - 8 March 2021
Tags: Cultural heritage, Human rights, Rare books and manuscripts, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- IFLA Signs Statement on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region
IFLA joins ICOMOS, ICA, and ICOM to call on all parties to ensure the protection of cultural heritage in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Following the ceasefire agreement that came into force...
News - 2 December 2020
Tags: Archives, Conservation, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Risk Register, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- Safeguarding Heritage in Danger: IFLA Engages in the Blue Shield International General Assembly
On 28 August 2020, Blue Shield International held their triennial General Assembly virtually, bringing together national committees, committees under construction, and partner organisations,...
News - 4 September 2020
Tags: Conservation, Cultural heritage, Preservation, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- IFLA Responds to UN Questionnaire on Human Rights and COVID-19
IFLA shared concerns, and identified challenges and opportunities relating to the protection of human rights during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. By offering our responses, we...
News - 22 June 2020
Tags: Access to information, Cultural heritage, Digital resources, Human rights, Internet access, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- International NGOs bonding to intensify cooperation on convergence in the cultural heritage sector (2009)
21 November 2008: Today in Paris, the International Federation of Library Institutions and Associations (IFLA) and the Bibliothèque nationale de France co-hosted the 1st meeting of...
Publication - 13 January 2019
Tags: Access to knowledge, Cooperation, Cultural heritage, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Statements
- Call for applications: World Book Capital 2019
UNESCO, IFLA, and IPA have opened the call for nominations for the World Book Capital 2019. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major...
News - 15 September 2016
Tags: Announcement, Literacy and reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- UNESCO announces Athens as World Book Capital 2018
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, has named Athens as World Book Capital for 2018 on the recommendation of the programme’s Advisory Committee. Paris, 14...
News - 14 September 2016
Tags: Announcement, Athens, Greece, Greece, Literacy and reading, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- UNESCO World Book Capital City Wrocław 2016
In 2014 Wrocław was named UNESCO World Book Capital 2016. This event represents the official opening of UNESCO World Book Capital Wrocław 2016 and will include the participation of writers...
Event - 23 February 2016
Tags: Advocacy, Event, Poland, UNESCO World Book Capital, Wrocław, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- Call for applications: World Book Capital 2017
The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2017. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three...
News - 2 December 2014
Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- REMINDER: Call for applications: World Book Capital 2016
World Book Capital The Selection Committee for the World Book Capital is calling for nominations for the World Book Capital 2016. Each year, UNESCO and the international...
News - 3 April 2014
Tags: Announcement, Literacy, Reading, UNESCO, World Book Capital, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- IFLA and UNESCO announce start of Digital Roadmap
In September 2012 UNESCO organised a major conference in Vancouver, Canada. The Memory of the World in the Digital age: Digitization and Preservation explored the key issues...
News - 4 July 2013
Tags: LAMMS, Netherlands, Preservation, UNESCO, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- Statement of Principles on Global Cross Sectoral Digitisation Initiatives
[MS Word] | [PDF] The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the International Council on Archives (ICA), the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual...
Publication - 31 January 2013
Tags: Digitisation, Digitisation, LAMMS, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Statements
- Situation in Mali for cultural heritage
The initial news media reports from Mali gave a worrying picture of the situation for cultural heritage in the northern provinces and especially Timbuktu. Most recent media and independent reports...
News - 30 January 2013
Tags: Cultural heritage, Disaster relief, Mali, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- ICOMOS Symposium 2012
The ICOMOS Symposium, Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage from Natural and Human-Caused Disasters, aims to assess risks and formulate policies, strategies and techniques for reducing risks to...
Event - 18 April 2012
Tags: Conference, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
- Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites
Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments & Sites (LAMMS) The five international organisations for cultural heritage, IFLA (libraries), ICA (archives), ICOM (museums), ICOMOS (monuments...
IFLA Group or Activity - 27 November 2009
Tags: Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Collaboration, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, International cooperation, International-NGOs, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Monuments and Sites, Joint Activities