World Audiovisual Heritage Day

• World Audiovisual Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 27 October.

• "Your Window to the World" is the theme of this year's World Audiovisual Heritage Day.

• It is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance and preservation risks of recorded sound and audiovisual documents.

• UNESCO chose 27 October as World Audiovisual Heritage Day in 2005.

• The day is an important initiative of UNESCO and the Coordinating Council of the Audiovisual Archives Association (CCAAA) to honor audiovisual conservation professionals and institutions.