ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL
NEW AGA2025 in Lumbini NEPAL 11- 19 October 2025 – Registrations Open
ICOMOS Nepal welcomes all ICOMOS members, international and national experts, friends and peace-lovers to Lumbini for the ICOMOS annual General Assembly 2025 and the Scientific Symposium on “Perceptions of Heritage and Resilience – Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness”. We are honoured to take on the important task of contributing to the ICOMOS Triennial Scientific Plan 2024-2027, with the first year focusing on preparing for possible disasters, through the prevention and mitigation of hazards, improving resilience, as well as by preparing for conflicts that threaten our heritage resources. We also have the honour of inviting all participants to the 60th anniversary celebrations of ICOMOS. This would also be an opportunity to visit the archaeological sites in and around Lumbini and the enchanting urban ensemble of Kathmandu Valley that have gone through a decade of recovery after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Furthermore, we welcome the international participants to visit the beautiful sites of Nepal. We look forward to meeting all of you in Lumbini.
Please follow this link for further information
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AICOMOS – NSCs, Working and Reference Group News
This is a new section of the e news! We hope to bring lots of updates from our hardworking groups for all to hear about.
NEW National Scientific Committee on Industrial Heritage Weekend in Central Victoria
The weekend tour was proposed as part of a face-to-face meeting for the NSC IH, to provide an interesting weekend for existing members of the committee, as well as a way to attract emerging professionals and other members.
While the main focus was on the Coliban Water Supply System, (Victorian Heritage Register No.H1021) gold mining sites were included along the way, concluding with the historic Bendigo Gasworks. The Coliban system, which commenced operation in 1877, is an historically significant engineering system designed to bring water to Bendigo and Castlemaine, where it was much needed following the gold rushes. Designed by Irish engineer Joseph Brady, it is a vast gravity operated open channel water supply system, most of which is still in operation today. The original system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels.
The event was considered a great success, with participants genuinely expressing enthusiasm for the sites we visited. There was a sharing of knowledge by participants, many of whom had a lot to contribute.
Megan McDougall, Keith Baker, Stephanie Moore
If you are interested in joining or learning more about this National Scientific committee, please contact Phil Bennett philiptbennett777@gmail.com
AICOMOS Submissions
NEW Australia ICOMOS Submission to the Minister for Planning regarding the Victorian Planning Reforms
President Dr Caitlin Allen provided a submission on behalf of Australia ICOMOS to be tabled in the Victoria Parliament regarding Victorian Planning Provisions amendments VC257, VC267 and VC274.
The submission can be found on our submissions page on our website: Submissions | Australia ICOMOS
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ICOMOS MEMBERS
NEW Nominations for Australia ICOMOS honorary membership invited
Honorary membership of Australia ICOMOS may be conferred by the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee to honour an outstanding contribution made to, or on behalf of, Australia ICOMOS. It is intended that this will be a rare honour to be considered annually but not necessarily bestowed each year.
Existing Australia ICOMOS honorary members (and ICOMOS Honorary members – who automatically become honorary members of Australia ICOMOS) are listed here: https://australia.icomos.org/about-us/australia-icomos/honours-and-awards/
We now invite you to nominate one of your Australia ICOMOS colleagues for honorary membership, to be considered by the Executive Committee for this year. Members who have previously been nominated but not awarded with honorary membership may be renominated.
The nomination criteria are set out below:
- The individual must currently be a Full International Member of Australia ICOMOS, or have been a longstanding Full International Member.
- The outstanding contribution must be for a sustained period over many years.
- Honorary Membership may recognise a range of types of outstanding contributions made to Australia ICOMOS.
- These contributions must be in addition to those normally made to a voluntary organisation. Hence the performance of Executive Committee duties would be insufficient for Australia ICOMOS Honorary Membership consideration.
- The contribution may be made within Australia or internationally, but must be specifically to, or on behalf of, Australia ICOMOS.
To nominate an Australia ICOMOS member for honorary membership, please respond to this email with the following information:
- Name of nominee
- A comprehensive statement outlining the nominee’s outstanding contribution to Australia ICOMOS. Please note that this statement may become the basis of the information that is added to the Australia ICOMOS website if Honorary Membership is conferred on the individual you nominate.
Please submit a nomination by COB 20 June 2025 by return email. All nominations will be treated as confidential and will be made available to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat and the small Selection Committee that will assess the nominations.
If selected for honorary membership, the individual you nominate will have this bestowed on them at the 2025 AGM. Please direct any queries to Katrina Keller, Australia ICOMOS Membership Secretary. We thank you for your contribution to this process.
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NEW NSW Mentoring Program Launch Event
The NSW mentoring program launched on Wednesday night (14th May) at The Hub – University of Sydney, organised by Australia ICOMOS members Kerime Danis and Mattew Devine and attended by AICOMOS president Caitlin Allen.
This year we have 12 University of Sydney students and one from University of NSW participating. We are looking forward to another year of this very successful program run by our coordinators Kerime Danis (NSW) and Luke James (VIC) along with key members of staff at participating universities in NSW and Victoria. We will provide an update on the Victorian opening event in the next e news. (Image supplied by K.Danis)
Members Event | The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre | 6-8 PM 17 May 2025
What’s going on in ICOMOS at the international level and how are Australians contributing?
ICOMOS celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. Join us for drinks and a panel discussion with Australia ICOMOS members who are active on the ICOMOS Board, Advisory Committee, International Scientific Committees, Working Groups and in World Heritage matters. Hear about what they are doing and how you can get involved. If you are already contributing to ICOMOS internationally, we’d love you to come along to share your stories too.
The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre, Sydney Harbour YHA
110 Cumberland Street, Sydney
Register here
We will have further information regarding filming of the event at a later date.
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NEW Kate Clark PhD update | The challenges of integrating heritage into wider public policy | Webinar Postponed until July 2025
Please note new date for this webinar will be announced in the next e news.
Kate is currently undertaking an AICOMOS supported doctorate at the University of Canberra. This webinar is a briefing to update members about the outcomes to date.
Fail, fail again, fail better? The challenges of integrating heritage into wider public policy
Heritage practice is all around us. It is part of our everyday personal and shared lives, at the heart of arts and creativity, identity, attitudes to waste, in our working lives, social connections and above all storytelling.
Yet, over a long career in public policy, colleagues across economic, social, planning, environmental and even arts have dismissed cultural heritage as at best irrelevant, and at worst a source of harm. As a result, heritage is largely absent from key public policies where heritage practice could make a significant difference, such as arts, the circular economy or Net Zero.
In the early 1990s we tried to address this by embedding cultural heritage in sustainable development but largely failed. Now ‘Wellbeing’ is another opportunity that governments are using to embed more inclusive approaches to public value in policymaking, going beyond growth and GDP. Again, heritage scholars and practitioners are jumping aboard – hoping we might finally be able to tell that bigger story.
In order to understand the challenge, I have looked at how heritage is currently integrated into five aspects of public policy related to wellbeing – the environment, social policy, planning policy, creativity and economic policy.
A rapid review of policy documents and academic research shows that on paper and in theory there is a role for a broad, inclusive approach to heritage in each, and good evidence to support that.
In practice the picture is very different. Conversations with AICOMOS members reveal that although they are very aware of the relevance of heritage to other policy topics and often use creative strategies to make those links, they face significant barriers. Whilst resources are a problem, the underlying barrier is political attitudes to heritage – reflected in current events in the US.
Ultimately, it will not be enough to assert the relevance of heritage to wellbeing – even with good evidence. Nor is talking to ourselves. Like sustainability before it, linking heritage to wellbeing will fail unless scholars and practitioners join hands to show how a broad, inclusive approach to heritage can be a policy opportunity and not a policy problem, adding value to other policy outcomes and delivering wider public benefit.
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AICOMOS ACT & Everyday Heritage (UC) Present: An Occasional Talk Ieuan Rees | GML Heritage Red Hill ACT | 21 May 2025
Civic participation in the planning process has gained increasing saliency in Scotland. However, debate has centred primarily on the extent to which participatory planning is genuinely empowering, especially when related to belonging and place-based identity. This applies particularly to the heritage, where notions of state designation and regulation continue to dominate. Methods that bridge heritage and planning have not been fully integrated in theory or in practice.
This paper is based on ongoing research from Ieuan’s collaborative PhD with Planning Aid Scotland, titled ‘Heritage, Planning and Place: New Futures for Participatory, Creative Place-Making’, undertaken at the University of Stirling.
Further information can be found here.
Please RSVP to Richard Morrsion by 16 May 2025
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Call for events: National Reconciliation Week, 27 May – 3 June
Australia ICOMOS is committed to reconciliation, and we encourage our members to get involved in National Reconciliation Week by hosting and attending events.
National Reconciliation Week (NRW), held from 27 May to 3 June, is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The National Reconciliation Week 2025 theme, Bridging Now to Next, reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future.
> Register and find events on the Reconciliation Week calendar
> Need some inspiration for your NRW event? Read Reconciliation Australia’s handy guide to NRW events.
> You can find resources on Reconciliation Australia’s website, including posters to print out and share in your workplace.
> Let us know about your event by emailing austicomos@deakin.edu.au so we can promote it to our members.
> Find out more about Australia ICOMOS’s commitment to Reconciliation, and our Reconciliation Action Plan.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS / GRANTS / NOMINATIONS
Call for abstracts ICOMOS GA2025 | Submissions due 26 May 2025
Abstracts can be submitted for a paper or poster under
All papers and posters will be in English or French. Please use the following abstract template ( download)
The abstracts must be submitted latest by 26 May 2025 [extended] to the following email address: icomos.aga2025@gmail.com
Further information can be found here.
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WORKSHOPS / COURSES / EVENTS / EXHIBITIONS
NEW Garden Variety | Is Architecture Art? Book Launch | Milani Gallery West End QLD | 29 May 2025
Prof. John Macarthur’s new book, Is Architecture Art?, draws on accessible and thought-provoking accounts of historical and contemporary architectural and art theory. This authoritative new volume interrogates the relevance of philosophical aesthetics to the practice of making buildings, and asks why this relationship matters to the discipline of architecture.
John Macarthur is Professor of Architecture and co-director of ATCH at The University of Queensland where he teaches history, theory and architectural design. His research focuses on the intellectual history of architecture, particularly the aesthetics of architecture and its relation to the visual arts.
Andrea Bubenik is Associate Professor of Art History at The University of Queensland, her research and teaching are focused on the histories and afterlives of Renaissance and Baroque art
Josh Milani is a Meanjin/Brisbane based gallerist with a particular interest in post-conceptual, indigenous, feminist, queer and activist art practices.
Aaron Peters is a director of Vokes and Peters
Thursday 29 May 6-8 PM
Milani Gallery
270 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101, Australia
Register here
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NEW Melbourne Design Week | Various events throughout Victoria | 15 – 25 May 2025
Melbourne Design Week (MDW) celebrates design in an annual 11-day program of talks, tours, exhibitions, launches, installations, and workshops across Australia’s design capital. The program is driven by ideas through providing a platform for designers, educators, enthusiasts, thinkers, and businesses to come together to share these ideas, show and sell new work, and consider how design can be used as a force for good in an increasingly complex and precarious world. In 2025, MDW occurs during 15-25 May.
MDW takes place across ateliers, studios, retail spaces, universities, galleries, gardens and public spaces throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Further information can be found here
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NEW Conflicting Discourses in Interpreting Contested Heritage Seminar on Heritage Interpretation and Presentation for Future Generations | Tokyo & Online | 14 June 2025
Seoul National University (SNU, Institute of International Studies), Waseda University (WU, Center for International Reconciliation Studies),
ICOMOS-ICIP, and Our World Heritage (OWH)
Through ongoing collaboration between academic institutions and civil society organizations, the promotion of inclusive narratives about modernization, colonialism, and war at heritage sites—with active participation from future generations—can significantly contribute to the process of peacebuilding and reconciliation. The International Seminar on Heritage Interpretation, organized since 2022, serves as a valuable platform for bringing together diverse stakeholders to engage in good-faith discussions on interpreting contested heritage.
Free Event
Please register here
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NEW International Summer School of the ICOMOS University Forum in 2025 Budapest 6-10 July 2025
The Hungarian National Committee of ICOMOS, in cooperation with ICOMOS Austria, ICOMOS Slovenia, Széchenyi István University, Óbuda University Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Architecture at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Pécs, University of Tokaj, and the Hungarian Renaissance Foundation will organise the ICOMOS
University Forum’s event within the framework of the 55th András Román Summer Course on Monument Protection between 6-10 July 2025.
The central topic of the ICOMOS University Forum’s Summer School is the monument and its environment. In line with the current triennial scientific programme of ICOMOS on social conflicts, the topic will be approached through the status and adaptive reuse of three typical groups of built heritage:
(1) manor houses; (2) vernacular architectural heritage; (3) industrial heritage.
We welcome applications from those who are interested in participating in the programme, which provides opportunities to build international professional connections and expand professional knowledge.
Further information and to register please follow this link
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NEW Heritage Engineering Course | University of Canberra & Engineering Heritage of Australia | Online & Onsite | 1June – 15 Aug 2025
Contexts for Heritage Engineering, one of two professional development courses jointly developed by Engineering Heritage Australia and the University of Canberra will shortly open for enrolment!
This short course will provide you with an introduction to the skills to assess significance and understand conservation needs of engineering and industrial heritage sites and items. In 2025, the on-site component of this course is being run in Adelaide in mid-late July, and the online learning environment will open in June 2025.
The course is open to all interested parties and qualified engineers can use the course for 30 hours’ professional development, as well as the first section of a portfolio for accreditation as a Heritage Engineer.
Whether this is the first step on your journey in the world of engineering heritage or a continuation of a passion, this course will help you expand your skills, grow your network, and uncover amazing parts of our Australian story through the lens of engineering.
More information about the course and the registration link is available here:
https://www.canberra.edu.au/discover-fad/introduction-to-heritage-engineering-part1
More information about the schedule of these courses is available here: Heritage Engineering University of Canberra Courses – Engineering Heritage Australia
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10th World Archaeology Congress | Darwin | 22-28 June 2025
For the first time, the World Archaeological Congress will be held in Australia. WAC-10 will be held in Darwin, Northern Territory, from 22-28 June 2025. Scientific tours will run from 17-22 June and from 28 June – 5 July. It will be hosted by Flinders University in partnership with the Northern Institute at Charles Darwin University. WAC-10 is an opportunity to collaborate with diverse colleagues and friends from around the globe and contribute to global policy making. Anyone who is interested in the past can participate. People from more than 70 countries participate in WAC Congresses.
A cultural program will run parallel to the academic program to showcase the diversity and richness of Indigenous Australian cultures, providing an opportunity to learn directly from Aboriginal teachers. We also encourage you to visit the amazing landscapes of Australia’s Northern Territory.
For further information please follow this link.
Any members that are planning on attending, could you please let Sue McIntyre-Tamwoy susan.mcintyre-tamwoy@icomos.org know as she is organising an AICOMOS event at WAC.
Australia ICOMOS members have access to a partner offer discount on registration. If you would like to take up this offer but have not received the code, please contact the secretariat office austicomos@deakin.edu.au
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Un Earthed Webinar series | Archaeology contributions at Australian Convict Sites | 21 & 29 May
A series of programs recognising the contributions of archaeology to our knowledge and understanding of Australian convict heritage.
Caring about research outcomes: Archaeology, legacy, and the future of Port Arthur’s past
Drawing on more than a decade of research across Australian convict sites, including at Point Puer and the First Prisoner Barracks at Port Arthur, Caiti explores a researcher’s perspective of what happens to archaeological evidence after it is uncovered.
Presented By Caitlin D’Gluyas WEDNESDAY 21 MAY | 12.30-1.30PM | REGISTER HERE
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Are we bored of convicts yet? No.
In this talk, Richard argues that convict studies are alive and kicking. By showcasing both the progress and pitfalls of recent research that employs modern methods of inquiry, he demonstrates that there is still much to be discovered about Australia’s convict past.
Presented by Richard Tuffin THURSDAY 29 MAY | 12.30-1.30PM | REGISTER HERE
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Joint thematic Workshop on Serial World Heritage Properties in Asia-Pacific Region | Quanzhou, China | 10-17 August 2025
In September 2023, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee published the Third Cycle Periodic Reporting and Regional Framework Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific Region at its 45th session in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The action plan underscored the importance of serial properties in Asia and the Pacific Region, especially for transnational/transboundary properties, which strongly echoed UNESCO’s mission regrading international cooperation, peace building, and promoting the highest international standards for conservation and interpretation of heritage.
Having acknowledged the urgent need for action, in order to echo the spirit of the Action Plan, UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region – Beijing (WHITRAP Beijing), ICOMOS China, School of Archaeology and Museology of Peking University and Fujian Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage will organize a joint thematic Workshop on Serial World Heritage Properties in Asia-Pacific Region from 10-17 August, 2025 in Quanzhou, China.
Through lectures, field studies and group projects, participants will gain and share insights and deeper understanding on the core concepts, characteristics, requirements for serial World Heritage properties, and will explore the ways and best practices of management and value enhancement amongst the professional networks.
The workshop will recruit 20 participants who are professionals, managers and practitioners actively engaged in the management and nomination of serial heritage sites in Asia-Pacific region.
Please click here for further information.
SITUATIONS VACANT
NEW SITUATION VACANT | Navin Officer | NSW or ACT | Applications assessed on submission
Make the switch- come and work with us at Navin Officer Heritage Consultants!
We are looking for a Senior Archaeologist/ Heritage Consultant. Our definition of ‘senior’ is someone who has experience in running field projects/teams and in writing reports. While we usually work collaboratively as a team, our seniors should be skilled and confident enough when needed to step in and run a project independently.
Experience in Aboriginal heritage projects is essential and experience in other forms of heritage projects is very desirable. We have an exciting range of projects throughout NSW and ACT and so our ideal candidate will be willing and able to travel meet new people and see new country.
You must have the right to work in Australia, have a drivers licence and a degree in archaeology.
We are a company big enough to offer support and variety of projects and yet small enough to be collegiate and caring. If you are interested, please contact either Nicky in our Kingston ACT office on 0262829415, or Sue in our Canterbury, NSW office on 0425215012, or email us at navinofficer@nohc.com.au . You can learn more about us at nohc.com.au
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | NBRS | Heritage Consultant | NSW | Applications assessed on submission
The role of Heritage Consultant requires contribution and occasional responsibility to the preparation of heritage assessments, heritage impact statements, conservation management and interpretation plans in relation to projects. The role will also entail managing project programs, budgeting, and maintaining high quality client and stakeholder relationships. This role is undertaken with reviews, oversight, and support of a senior team member.
For further information visit the NBRS website: Careers & Life at NBRS
Please send your application to: sydney@nbrs.com.au
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | EMM Consulting | Built Heritage Specialist | Sydney or Newcastle | Applications due 30 May 2025
EMM Consulting are seeking a Built Heritage Specialist to join our growing team based in Sydney or Newcastle. With over a decade of experience across the heritage team, we understand the complexities and requirements of built, historical and Aboriginal cultural heritage and the critical importance they have on environmental assessments and project approval processes. If you’re experienced in Built Heritage and keen to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Follow the link below for more details. Role closing 30th May 2025.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4207699867
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NEW SITUATION VACANT | Getty Institute | Associate Project Specialist | Getty Centre Los Angeles | Applications due 9 June 2025
The Getty Conservation Institute is seeking a conservation professional with experience in archaeology and built heritage for the position of Associate Project Specialist (APS) OR Project Specialist (PS) in our Buildings and Sites department. As an integral member of the department, the APS will contribute to departmental projects on the conservation and management of archaeological sites.
All candidates must apply directly on the Getty website. https://jobs-getty.icims.com/jobs/4584/
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