In 2006 at its 33rd session the General Conference of UNESCO declared 27 October as World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, as Kurt Deggeller (Convenor of Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations) wrote, "gives us a unique occasion to raise awareness of the importance of sounds and images as a source of history of the last 150 years and of the importance of preserving them and making them accessible to whoever is interested in their content."
This year the celebration has the overall topic “The Audiovisual Heritage as a Witness of Cultural Diversity”.
Take a look at the project PHOTHEREL which can serve as an example of succeeded activities in the field of audiovisual heritage. It is an European e-learning project on the conservation and dissemination of photographic heritage via a "justified" digitisation.
Here you can find information on audiovisual and media regulatory frameworks, support mechanisms, external measures and actions on pluralism and literacy.
See also related tools: European Audiovisual Observatory, European Heritage Network, Europeana - Connecting Cultural Heritage and International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives ( IASA)
If you would like to add your project which is related to audiovisual heritage please click here.
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