To celebrate the International Day of Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS Morocco organises a Lecture-discussion “World Heritage Convention at 40: what is it there for Morocco?”
By Prof. Ahmed Skounti.
For more information, see the attached event poster (in French only).
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. The theme for 2012 is World Heritage in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The aim of the International Day for Monuments and Sites is to encourage local communities and individuals ...
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The International Day for Monuments and Sites is meant ...
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The lecture will look at how ...
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To this end, sessions about the following topics will be ...
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