International Organisations involved in the Cultural Sector

• UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  
  • World Heritage Centre: - UNESCO Secretariat agency responsible for managing the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1972
    • World Heritage Convention 1972: - official text in English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic & Portuguese
    • Operational Guidelines for implementing the World Heritage Convention 2005
    • World Heritage Convention - Brief History
    • World Heritage Newsletter: On-line edition of the quarterly Newsletter which offers news and views about the World Heritage Convention and its operation, and on World Heritage Sites etc.
    • World Heritage Statutory Records: - complete file of all official records of statutory meetings of States, the World Heritage Committee etc. form 1972 to the present.
• ICCROM: - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome
  • International Conservation Training Database
  • ICCROM Library Catalogue: more than 86,000 citations of books, journal articles, technical reports, theses, conference proceedings, unpublished and audio-visual material related to the conservation, preservation and restoration of cultural property
    
• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organisation
  • New WIPO Copyright Treaty - full text, adopted by Diplomatic Conference, Geneva, 1996
  • New WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty - full text, adopted by Diplomatic Conference, Geneva, 1996
• Council of Europe
  • Statutes of Council of Europe: - constitution adopted London, 5 May 1949, with subsequent additions and amendments
  • Council of Europe and Culture - home page
  • European Cultural Convention
  • Council of Europe and Cultural Heritage - home page
  • European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage
  • Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe
  • European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (Revised)
  • European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production
  • Heritage, Diversity and Human Rights: (Council of Europe, 1995)
  • Cultural Heritage Management in the United Kingdom:
    
    
  • European Union
    • European Union News Homepage
    • Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission: established 16 September 1999 replacing former DG10 (Information and Culture) which has now been divided between the Office of the Commission President Romano Prodi and a new Education and Culture Directorate headed by Luxembourg Commisioner Viviane Reding
    • Culture 2000 Programme, 2000 - 2004
    • EU - ISPO The Information Society Project of the European Union

International Non-Governmental Organisations involved in the Cultural Sector

• Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative relationships with the United Nations
  
• International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies

• ICOM - International Council of Museums
  
  
  • Code of Ethics of ICOM (The International Council of Museums - ICOM)
    
  • Officers and Executive Council of ICOM, 1998 - 2001
    
  • Resolutions of International Council of Museums, 1946 - 1998
    
  • ICOM's Forward Programme to 2004, adopted by July 1995 Triennial General Conference, Stavanger, Norway
    
  • ICOM at Fifty - by Patrick J. Boylan
    
  • ICOM and the Internet Policy Statement - International Council of Museums (ICOM) December 1995
    
  • ICOM-UK - The UK National Committee of ICOM Home Page
    
• ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites
  
• IFLA- International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
  
• ICA - International Council on Archives
  
• International Theatre Institute: UNESCO-linked world non-governmental advisory body on theatre
  
• International Music Council: UNESCO-linked world non-governmental advisory body on musical matters
  
• International Association for the Study of Popular Music (iaspm): Education and research on popular music
  
• International Dance Council: UNESCO-linked world non-governmental advisory body on musical matters, inlcuding Global Dance Directory

• Circle: Cultural Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe: Membership, activities, publications, Newsletter, forthcoming meetings and events

• ERICArts: European Research Institute for Contemporary Cultural Policy and the Arts, Bonn
  
• Organisation of World Heritage Cities

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