2/2 ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026 | The new ICOMOS Board has been elected today, meet the team! Board members : Olufemi Adetunji (Nigeria), Bruguerolle Antoine (France), Gabriel Victor Caballero (Philippines), Andreas Georgopoulos (Greece), Xiaofan Huang (China), Yoloxochitl Lucio Origaza (Mexico), Celia Martínez Yáñez (Spain), Nupur Prothi (Sweden), Monica Rhodes (USA), Eva Roels (Belgium), Hee-Kweon Shin (South Korea), Yoshiyuki Yamana (Japan)

1/2 ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026 | The new ICOMOS Board has been elected today, meet the team! Grainne Shaffrey, ICOMOS President Vice-Presidents: Faisal Abd Rahman (Malaysia), Chilangwa Chaiwa (Zambia), HRH Dana Firas (Jordan), Marianne Knutsen (Norway), Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy (Australia) Secretary General : Mariana Pinto Leitão Pereira (Portugal) Treasurer : Cyrill Planta (Austria) #ICOMOSGA2026 #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage

2/2 ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026 | Now that the 22nd edition is launched, let us tell you more about the themes. This edition's keynote speakers Dr Douglas C. Corner, Dr Zaki Aslan, Dr Tino Mager, Dr Thabo Manetsi and Dr Antonio Arantes will address the public and go in depth about what each theme and sub-theme mean for the ICOMOS Community. We give you here somes quotes representing the key messages of each speach. To know more about the sub-themes ▶️icomosga2026.org.my/en/scien… #ICOMOSGA2026 #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage #Themes

1/2 ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026 | Now that the 22nd edition is launched, let us tell you more about the themes. This edition's keynote speakers Dr Douglas C. Corner, Dr Zaki Aslan, Dr Tino Mager, Dr Thabo Manetsi and Dr Antonio Arantes will address the public and go in depth about what each theme and sub-theme mean for the ICOMOS Community. We give you here somes quotes representing the key messages of each speach. To know more about the Living Heritage theme ▶️icomosga2026.org.my/en/abstr… #ICOMOSGA2026 #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage #Themes

ICOMOS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2026 | The 22nd ICOMOS General Assembly is officially underway! The opening ceremony brought together the international heritage community in Sarawak, Malaysia, marking the beginning of a week dedicated to dialogue, collaboration and the future of cultural heritage. We were honoured to hear from Datuk Snowdan Lawan, Sarawak Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, speaking on behalf of Minister Dato Sri Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, alongside ICOMOS President Prof.Teresa Patrício, ICOMOS Malaysia President Faisal Abd. Rahman, and ICOMOS Malaysia Convenor Ar. Kian Boon Tiong. A vibrant cultural performance celebrating Sarawak’s rich heritage, followed by an evening of dinner and networking, set the tone for a gathering that brings together expertise, perspectives and shared commitments from across the world. We look forward to the conversations and collaborations that lie ahead! #ICOMOSGA2026 #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage #OpeningCeremony

#icomosga2026 - The ICOMOS General Assembly opened this morning in Kushing, Malaysia, following two very productive days of preparatory work. On 18 October, the ICOMOS Advisory Committee met to review institutional policies, assess the committee’s progress, and coordinate strategic initiatives ahead of the main General Assembly sessions. Kerime Danis, President of the ICOMOS Advisory Committee, tells us more about the Committee’s role within the ICOMOS network. #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage #advisorycommitte

#icomosga2026 - The ICOMOS General Assembly opened this morning in Kushing, Malaysia, following two very productive days of preparatory work. On 18 October, the ICOMOS Advisory Committee met to review institutional policies, assess the committee’s progress, and coordinate strategic initiatives ahead of the main General Assembly sessions. Kerime Danis, President of the ICOMOS Advisory Committee, tells us more about the Committee’s role within the ICOMOS network. @icomosmalaysia #ICOMOS #HeritageConservation #GlobalHeritage #advisorycommitte

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS | Launch of the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH) Yesterday, 29 September 2026, the ICOMOS members contributing to the RCH project were present in Marseille for the official launch event of the project. 🎙️The event took place at the MUCEM Museum in Marseille with institutional addresses from Marie-Charlotte Calafat, Chief Heritage Curator and Director of Collections and Research, Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée; Isabelle Pallot-Frossard, President, Fondation des sciences du patrimoine; Glenn Micallef, Commissioner “Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport”, European Commission ; Pilar Aguar, Director “People: Health and Society”, Directorate-General Research and Innovation, European Commission; Sylvie Gangloff, Cluster 2 NCP, Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space. It was followed by a day of Keynote speaches and roundtables in relations to the RCH project. 🔸 Learn more about the project on our wbesite: icomos.org #ICOMOS #RCH #Internationalprojects #climatechange

ICOMOS WEBINAR | From Belgrade Join us for the webinar “From Heritage Alert to Future Actions: Case of Post-World War II Modernist Belgrade and Beyond” to explore the challenges, values and conservation of modernist heritage in Europe, and the role heritage alerts can play in shaping future action. 📅 30 September, 2026 3PM CET ✍️ Sing up via the following link: lnkd.in/ee6KDJ7h

Congratulations to UNESCO, TICCIH, ISC20C and former ICOMOS Focal Point on Heritage & Sustainable Development @GabeVCaballero, on this Thematic Study on Industrial Heritage in SEA🏭🌏 Read it on PUBLICOMOS: buff.ly/pOy6fcr

📣🆕 Preserving Legacies Risk Assessment Reports The Preserving Legacies team, in collaboration with ICOMOS, international partners and local authorities, has published Climate Risk Assessment reports related to 3 of the project’s adaptation sites in 🇰🇭, 🇧🇯 - 🇹🇬 & 🇨🇴. These reports outline key adaptation actions to strengthen long-term resilience. ℹ️ More information: buff.ly/tyrSCGf #ClimateAction

𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 | 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 Initially planned for 2026, the event was postponed to 2027 for operational and logistical reasons. The Terra World Congress is organised by ICOMOS ISCEAH (International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage) and the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi. 4 themes will be addressed: ▫️ Transmitting Earthen Heritage and Architecture ▫️ Safeguarding Earthen Cultural Landscapes ▫️ Innovations in Earthen Architecture ▫️ Resilience to Vulnerabilities of Earthen Cultural Landscapes 📍 Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 📅 19-22 April 2027 ⏰️Early Bird registration deadline: 31 October 2026 🔗 Register and learn more : buff.ly/6zkIfNb

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟰𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✅️21 cultural & mixed sites inscribed ✅️7 minor boundary modifications approved ✅️8 Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) adopted ✅️147 reports on the state of conservation (SOC) of World Heritage properties examined 🔃 The reform of the Nomination Process with the implementation of the Preliminary Assessment, and the support to sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger were two particularly important aspects of ICOMOS’ work this year. ◾️As the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee closes, ICOMOS thanks the States Parties we worked with, and our volunteer experts from National Committees, International Scientific Committees and Board members, whose work strengthens the credibility of #WorldHeritage decisions.

Recapping #48WHC side events 🌍 Over four days, ICOMOS took part in a series of side events exploring key challenges and opportunities for World Heritage conservation: 🎉 Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of IICC-X and the Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Conservation Exchange 🌱 Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to Support Decision-Making for the Protection and Management of World Heritage Properties 🛡️ From Risk to Resilience - Practices for the Removal of Properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger 🕊️ “SECURE” Model: Best Practices for Post-Conflict Cultural Recovery 💻 Digital and Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable Development of World Heritage Sites Together, these sessions sparked rich and meaningful exchanges on cooperation, innovation, and resilience in heritage conservation. ICOMOS extends its warmest thanks to our partners who organised these events, and to all participants whose engagement and expertise made these discussions valuable. 📷️© UNESCO, Paula Grätz

ICOMOS #48WHC side events 🟢 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: On 23 July, ICOMOS presented feedback survey results from States Parties, helping refine this Upstream dialogue tool for future World Heritage nomination cycles. 🟡 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: On 26 July, ICOMOS, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration & ICOMOS China shared a joint project mapping the concept of "attribute(s)" in the World Heritage context.

𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 | 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 Serving as a networking platform and aiming to empower participants by sharing knowledge and expanding networks and experiences at an international level, the forum was held in conjunction with the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee. The Forum brought together World Heritage site managers, coordinators and representatives from various World Heritage properties. Among them, ICOMOS World Heritage Advisor Nicholas Clarke took part in local site visits, while ICOMOS World Heritage Units Directors Gwenaëlle Bourdin and Regina Durighello gave an introduction to the role of ICOMOS as an Advisory Body to UNESCO, alongside ICCROM and IUCN. 🔺Site managers are at the very heart of World Heritage management, and they remain, now as ever, key partners for ICOMOS.

🔵 Busan Declaration on World Heritage 🔵 On 20 July, the #BusanDeclaration on World Heritage was officially adopted on the first day of #48WHC. It was drafted under the leadership of the Republic of Korea, with the active participation of experts from the 21 World Heritage Committee Members and the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee (ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN). 🔷 The Declaration highlights how collaboration is key to tackling the many challenges facing World Heritage today, from armed conflict to climate change to development pressures. ➡Read the press release: buff.ly/DI1xX27 📷© UNESCO

🌐48th Session of the World Heritage Committee In 2026, ICOMOS was called on to evaluate 38 nominations and worked with 489 experts on advisory work, preliminary analysis, nominations, and monitoring and assessment of the state of conservation. Serving the #WorldHeritage Convention is at the heart of ICOMOS’s mission. Drawing on experts across disciplines, institutions, and all five continents, ICOMOS ensures rigorous, impartial review of World Heritage nominations and conservation reports.