About ICOMOS Palestine Committee
Headquarters of the Association
Anata Cultural Centre, located in the old town of Anata on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
Postal address:
Hebron, 123
Aims & Objectives of the Committee:
The aims of the Committee shall be to further the conservation, protection, rehabilitation and enhancement of monuments, groups of buildings and sites, at the national and international levels and in accordance with definitions given in Article 4 of the ICOMOS Statutes, and more specifically: – To participate in the capacity building of local people working on the conservation, protection and enhancement of the monuments and sites. – To act towards attaining integration and cooperation among all parties working on monuments and sites. – To promote scientific research in the field of conservation, protection and enhancement of the monuments and sites. – To widen the communication with the local community regarding the issues of conservation, protection and enhancement of the monuments and sites. – To contribute to the protection and conservation of the architectural heritage. – To promote cooperation with Local, Arab and World organizations working on monuments and sites. – To work actively towards the implementations of the international directives and recommendations related to the monuments and sites.
Membership in the Committee
Individuals and institutions can join ICOMOS as members through the Palestinian Society for Historical Monuments and Sites. The Committee seeks to attract well-known experts in its field of work, in addition to attracting young professionals who wish to develop their capabilities in the Committee’s field of work and provide them with appropriate opportunities to encourage them to actively engage in the Committee’s work and activities. The Committee consists of individuals, organizations, students, supporting members, participants, and honorary members residing in Palestine. – Every person with full legal capacity has the right to join the Committee, provided that he is a worker or specialist in a field closely related to historical and archaeological monuments and sites. – Any individual or institution concerned with historical and archaeological monuments and sites and working in the field of their protection, rehabilitation, restoration, maintenance or management has the right to be a member of the Committee, provided that it is an official body registered in Palestine.
Article 2: (The Venice Charter- 1964). The conservation and restoration of monuments must have recourse to all the sciences and techniques which can contribute to the study and safeguarding of the architectural heritage