Memory of the World

documentary heritage of worldwide importance, initiative launched by UNESCO
Thing collaboration Q473858
Memory of the World
Jerome (* ca 347, † 420) (script), Johannes Gutenberg (* ca. 1400, † 1468) (printing), various employees (decorations) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Memory of the World

Summary

Memory of the World is a collaboration[1]. It draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (collaboration category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Memory of the World's instance of is recorded as collaboration[3].
  • Memory of the World's instance of is recorded as project[4].
  • Memory of the World's founder is recorded as UNESCO[5].
  • Memory of the World is operated by UNESCO[6].
  • memory is named after Memory of the World[7].
  • world is named after Memory of the World[8].
  • Memory of the World's Commons category is recorded as Memory of the World Programme[9].
  • Memory of the World comprises Jikji Memory of the World Prize[10].
  • Memory of the World comprises Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao[11].
  • Memory of the World comprises UK Memory of the World Register[12].
  • Memory of the World comprises Brazil Memory of the World Register[13].
  • Memory of the World comprises Memory of the World International Register[14].
  • 1992 marks the founding of Memory of the World[15].
  • Memory of the World's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world[16].
  • Memory of the World's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/fr/memory-world[17].
  • Memory of the World's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/es/memory-world[18].
  • Memory of the World's official website is recorded as https://www.unesco.org/zh/memory-world[19].
  • Memory of the World's main subject is documentary heritage[20].
  • Memory of the World's has goal is recorded as preservation[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include collaboration[3] and project[4].

Origins

Things named after include memory[7], a cognitive process[22] and world[8], an ambiguous Wikidata item[23]. Memory of the World's founder is recorded as UNESCO[5]. 1992 marks the founding of it[15].

Use and Application

Components include Jikji Memory of the World Prize[10], an award[24], founded in 2004[25]; Memory of the World Aotearoa New Zealand Ngā Mahara o te Ao[11], an it national register[26], in New Zealand[27], founded in 2010[28]; UK Memory of the World Register[12], an it national register[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1992[31]; Brazil Memory of the World Register[13], an it national register[32], in Brazil[33]; and Memory of the World International Register[14], a heritage register[34].

Why It Matters

Memory of the World draws 681 Wikipedia views per month (collaboration category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . en.unesco.org. Retrieved . en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . en.unesco.org. Retrieved . en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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