Memoriav wants to protect audiovisual cultural heritage

The World Day is intended to draw attention to the fragility of this unique cultural heritage and make the public aware of the need to protect and preserve the images and sounds that bear witness to our history every day. Such sound documents are, for example Speech by Winston Churchill in Zurich of 1949 or the Speech by Federal Councillor Philipp Etter on mobilization from 1939.

In collaboration with the Swiss Unesco Commission, Memoriav is once again coordinating the over 20 events in Swiss memorial institutions that take place around World Remembrance Day.

Christoph Stuehn, Director, Memoriav: "In recent years, the Confederation, cantons and communes have increasingly addressed their audiovisual heritage - also thanks to the commitment of Memoriav - and have implemented preservation projects in many places. However, due to the large quantities and complexity of this undertaking, we continue to face major challenges on the way to a comprehensive and systematic preservation of our audiovisual heritage."