UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Throughout the 1980s, the pivotal role of audiovisual heritage in enriching our understanding of the past became increasingly evident. In tandem with this awareness, there also emerged a growing recognition that these artefacts should be handled with the same reverence and preservation measures traditionally afforded to historical relics. Despite being relatively recent in the realm of cultural heritage, this medium serves as a unique portal to bygone events, granting us access to experiences otherwise beyond our reach.

As with any other primary source, audiovisual materials grant us the privilege of witnessing past events, immersing ourselves in the voices of generations gone by, and illuminating historical landscapes that have evolved or disappeared, all with an almost real-time quality.

In this light, films, video recordings, as well as radio and television programmes stand as fundamental components of cultural heritage, deserving protection as audiovisual sources of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The significance of audiovisual heritage received a notable recognition with UNESCO’S designation of the 27th of October as 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞, underscoring its enduring significance.

The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage is eager to spread awareness on the lesser-known aspects of cultural heritage, and is grateful to have presented a feature on this captivating subject on 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒂 𝒖 𝑳𝒊𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒂 in tandem with UNESCO’S World Day for Cultural Heritage.

Learn more about this untraditional feature of cultural heritage by catching a rerun of last Sunday’s episode.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒂 𝒖 𝑳𝒊𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 2021 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯.