27.10.2010

Today is World Day for Audiovisual Heritage

Audiovisual documents, such as films, radio and television programmes, audio and video recordings, contain the primary records of the 20th and 21st centuries. Transcending language and cultural boundaries, appealing immediately to the eye and the ear, to the literate and illiterate, audiovisual documents have transformed society by becoming a permanent complement to the traditional written record.

 

This is an excerpt of the official information provided by the United Nations. To view the full text, click here.
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