Tomorrow is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, an annual event held on April 18 to celebrate and bring attention to cultural landscapes and structures that play a key role in the lives of individuals, communities, and nations.
On April 18, free entry is provided to all national institutions in the field of cultural heritage protection, which will be open throughout the day, with which citizens and tourists will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with archaeological sites and monuments in the country.
The doors of following national institutions will be open: Institutes and Museums in Bitola, Shtip, Ohrid, Prilep and Strumica; Stobi and Heracleia; The memorial house of Toše Proeski; The Archaeological Museum; The National Gallery with all its facilities; The Museum of Contemporary Art; The Museum of the Macedonian Struggle; The Historical Museum in Krushevo; The Museum of the Albanian Alphabet; The art Gallery in Tetovo; The Natural History Museum and The Museum of North Macedonia.
In 1982, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) declared April 18 as World Heritage Day, and every year ICOMOS recommends a theme for the celebration and activities of that day organized by national and international scientific committees.
Each year the themes are current and relate to raising public awareness of the importance of world cultural heritage, the protection, preservation and affirmation of the invaluable wealth discovered through archaeology.
This year's theme for the International Day of Monuments and Sites is "Disasters and Conflicts through the Lens of the Venice Charter".