ICOMOS
INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON TWENTIETH
CENTURY HERITAGE
About us
The ICOMOS Twentieth Century Heritage International Scientific Committee is inter-disciplinary in its membership and recognises the diversity of regional and cultural expression in twentieth-century heritage. The ISC20C welcomes expert, associate, emerging professional and institutional members.
The committee focuses its efforts on conserving and celebrating mid to late twentieth-century places that are most at risk through lack of recognition and protection.
The committee co-ordinates a range of projects, conferences, declarations, and publications to address these issues. The Heritage Alerts program is a key advocacy project through which ISC20C raises international public consciousness about specific sites under threat.
Webinar: From Heritage Alert to Future Actions – Case of Post-World War II Modernist Belgrade and Beyond
Event Details: Join the upcoming webinar, “From Heritage Alert to Future Actions: Case of Post-World War II Modernist Belgrade and Beyond,” on 30 September, 2026,
Open Dialogue: Reimagining Heritage of the 20th Century
Join ICOMOS Africa and the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Twentieth Century Heritage (ISC20C) for a webinar exploring the narratives, challenges, and opportunities of 20th-century architectural heritage across Africa.
Rethinking 20c Nordic Heritage – Framework for Future Practice
Join experts from across the Nordic region, our keynote speaker Susan Macdonald (Head of Field Projects, Getty Conservation Institute & Co-President, ICOMOS ISC20C) and moderator
2026 AGM & SYMPOSIUM
Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia) | 16 October 2026 Dear ISC20C members, with great pleasure, we announce that the 2026 ISC20C Annual General Meeting & Symposium will take place
ISC20C Recent News
Heritage Alert of the Hotel National, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Hotel National, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova ICOMOS Moldova and the ISC20C, in collaboration with B.A.C.U. Association ( Bureau of Art and Urban Research), has released
Exploring the Twentieth-century Historic Thematic Framework in the European context
Following the publication in December 2020 of the Twentieth-century Historic Thematic Framework, ISC20C presents and discusses the framework in a series of regional seminars. The
Hotel National Listing Success
Dear friends and colleagues , We have the pleasure to announce you that, as a result of the efforts made by BACU Association together with
ICOMOS 2023 General Assembly
The ICOMOS General Assembly 2023 in Sydney, Australia is now open for registration. GA23 will take place from 31st August, 2023 – 9th September 2023.
DOCOMOMO Call for Papers
Please click here to download a call of papers on the modern movement in Ukraine from DOCOMOMO.
Heritage in the Shadow of Conflict – ICOMOS Summer School 2022
Save the Date – 24 – 25 June and 1 July 2022, online In conflict situations, uncertainty and unease shape the perception of the future.