International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Stefano De Caro, Director-General of ICCROM met with His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah at the Ruler’s Office. The two parties exchanged views on multiple issues regarding ICCROM’s international and regional projects, especially programmes related to the Arab region to be implemented through its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation...
ICCROM shares and supports the strong statement of UNESCO’s Director-General, Dr Irina Bokova, condemning the destruction of archaeological heritage as videotaped at the Mosul Museum and at the site of the Nergal Gate by ISIL militants.
The ICCROM community is shocked and saddened by news of the weekend blaze that consumed an estimated 1 million historic titles belonging to the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences (INION) in Moscow, the principal Russian library for humanities and Slavic languages, founded in 1918.
A newspaper is part of the cultural heritage of a people and a sanctuary of freedom of expression. The terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo is tantamount to an attack on the foundations of human civilization. ICCROM strongly deplores the Paris massacre and expresses its condolences to the people of France. Stefano De Caro, Director-General
