COMOS-UK is the UK national committee of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), which has a special role...
COMOS-UK is the UK national committee of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), which has a special role as official adviser to UNESCO on cultural World Heritage Sites. At ICOMOS-UK we play a vital role in advising on aspects of World Heritage and sites for nomination across the UK. We are an independent charity with a UK-wide and international mission to promote and support best practice in the conservation, care and understanding of the historic environment.
We have three part-time staff in our secretariat based in London. We are run by an Executive Committee, and the develoment of ICOMOS-UK is overseen by the Development Committee. A copy of our Constitution may be found here
Much of our work is done through our members and through our specialist committees. Some of our members represent the UK on ICOMOS International Scientific Committees.
