27 October 2011: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2011

          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.
           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.
           UNESCO decided Audiovisual Heritage: See, Hear, and Learn as theme for celebration of the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2011.

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