Founded on 18 April 1997
Our Mission
We promote international cooperation in the identification, study and solution of legal, administrative and financial issues in connection with the protection, maintenance and conservation of monuments, groups of buildings and sites.
Our Approach
- Advice and counsel on legal, administrative and financial issues
- Collaboration, discourse and research through conferences, seminars and publications
Our Role
We provide expert advice to ICOMOS in relation to the World Heritage Convention and related matters.
Our Programmes
- Protective listings
- Legal definitions
- Integrity
- Regulation of threats
- Protection of surroundings
- Enforcement measures in the protection
- Impact of international and domestic legislation
- UNESCO recommendations on cultural heritage (from 1958)
- Independence of conservators within administrative structures
- Economic impact of financing conservation and restoration
- Teaching of law and administration in training conservators
ICLAFI Symposium and Annual Meeting 2025
The 2025 Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held in Dublin, Ireland, from 25 to 27 September 2025. The theme for the symposium is cultural rights.