WORLD DAY FOR AUDIOVISUAL HERITAGE
Quick Facts
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is observed on October 27 every year.
Local names
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | English |
| Día Mundial del Patrimonio Audiovisual | Spanish |
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2012 Theme: “Audivisual Heritage Memory? The Clock is Ticking”
Saturday, October 27, 2012
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is annually observed on October 27 to build global awareness of issues on preserving audiovisual material, such as sound recordings and moving images.
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage explores issues such as ways to preserve audiovisual material and documents. ©iStockphoto.com/Michael Kurtz
What do people do?
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) works with organizations, governments and communities promote the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage on October 27 each year. Activities and events include:
- Competitions, such as a logo contest, to promote the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
- Local programs organized as a joint effort between national film archives, audiovisual societies, television or radio stations, and governments.
- Panel discussions, conferences, and public talks on the importance of preserving important audiovisual documents.
- Special film screenings.
Countries previously involved in observing the day included (but were not exclusive to) Canada, Denmark, Thailand, and the United States.
Public life
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is a global observance and not a public holiday.
Background
Many sound recordings, moving images and other audiovisual material are lost because of neglect, natural decay and technological obsolescence. Organizations such as UNESCO felt that more audiovisual documents would be lost if stronger and concerted international action was not taken. A proposal to commemorate a World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was approved at a UNESCO general conference in 2005. The first World Day for Audiovisual Heritage was held on October 27, 2007.
The World Day for Audiovisual Heritage aims to raise general awareness of the need for urgent measures to be taken. It also focuses on acknowledging the importance of audiovisual documents as an integral part of national identity.
Symbols
UNESCO’s logo features a drawing of a temple with the “UNESCO” acronym under the roof of the temple and on top of the temple’s foundation. Underneath the temple are the words “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization”. This logo is often used in promotional material for the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Observances
| Weekday | Date | Year | Name | Holiday type | Where it is observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 27 | 2007 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Mon | Oct 27 | 2008 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Tue | Oct 27 | 2009 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Wed | Oct 27 | 2010 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Thu | Oct 27 | 2011 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Sat | Oct 27 | 2012 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Sun | Oct 27 | 2013 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Mon | Oct 27 | 2014 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance | |
| Tue | Oct 27 | 2015 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | United Nations observance |
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