Elections: 16th General Assembly of ICOMOS, Quebec, 2008

Last Saturday 4th October at the 16th ICOMOS General Assembly in Quebec, Gustavo Araoz was elected President of ICOMOS for the 2008 – 2011 mandate. Members also elected the officers and the ICOMOS Executive Committee (1 President, 1 Secretary General, 1 Treasurer General, 5 Vice Presidents and 12 Executive Committee members).
The following members were elected:
President

Gustavo ARAOZ (United [...]

ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage

The ICOMOS International Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage is looking for new members.
Membership is open to ICOMOS members able to demonstrate expertise in any field associated with protection, maintenance and conservation of monuments and sites that have intangible cultural heritage associations.
If you are interested in joining this Committee and you are a member of ICOMOS-UK, please contact [...]

European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage 2008

We are please to announce that architect Sherban G. Cantacuzino originally from Romania, CBE FSA D.Univ (York) MA (Cantab) FRIBA and ICOMOS-UK President Emeritus, has been awarded a Medal in Category 3 - Dedicated Service at the 2008 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage.
Sherban has dedicated his life to architecture and heritage conservation in Europe and around the [...]