Tag: Memory of the World

Call for nominations for the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register for 2026-27, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 30 November 2025.

UNESCO is inviting new nominations for its Memory of the World International Register, which lists documentary heritage items of world and historical significance. Any person or organization, with the prior written consent of the owners or custodians, may submit nominations  through the National Commission for UNESCO or, in the absence of a National Commission, the relevant government body in charge of relations with UNESCO. Nominators are also encouraged to involve Memory of the World National Committees where possible. International organizations meeting the criteria set out in the General Guidelines of the Memory of the World Programme may also submit nominations.

Memory of the World: Why Documentary Heritage Matters, UNESCO, Paris, France.

In this animation film the Memory of the World Committee of the Netherlands shows the importance of documentary heritage and the rationale behind Unesco’s Memory of the World Programme.

The film was created by Studio Noord (www.studionoord.nl | CC BY-NC-ND). It was commissioned by the Memory of the World Commitee of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Commission for Unesco. Images have been used of documents that have a Memory of the World designation. The Netherlands MoW Committee wishes to thank the affiliated institutions for making these images available for this film.

For further information about the project, see The Future of Collective Memory: Preserving the Past in a Digital Age. The Memory of the World International Register is available here.