Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), for RE-ORG

IGNCA is partnering with ICCROM to contribute to the dissemination of the RE-ORG method in India and worldwide. IGNCA has organized a RE-ORG workshop in India every year since 2011, helping to share the methodology nationally and regionally and to encourage development of new didactic resources.

European Union, for Heritage Science

The European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) is establishing a general framework of cooperation to be planned and implemented jointly with ICCROM and E-RIHS signatory agencies. E-RIHS’s mission is to deliver integrated access to expertise, data and technologies provided by world-leading European facilities through the establishment of a coordinating organization with a strong cohesive role within the global heritage science community.

Agency for Cultural Affairs, for a Secondment

Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs is again funding the secondment of a Japanese senior specialist for cultural properties to serve as Programme Manager in the Sites Unit. Since 2000, Japan has generously provided two-year assignments for heritage professionals to support Sites Unit activities. These Japanese secondments also help fulfil ICCROM’s role as advisory body to the UNESCO World Heritage convention and promote international cooperation in the protection of the cultural heritage.

National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA), for a Secondment

China’s NCHA has generously supported the one-year secondment of a project associate in the Collections Unit. The seconded staff member followed up on the activities under the agreement between the State Academy of Cultural Heritage (SACH) and ICCROM, including World Heritage documentation and monitoring, risk management of collections and the REORG initiative.

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), for BCIN

The CCI has pledged funds to support the redevelopment of the Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN) and the transfer of its hosting arrangement from Canada to Italy and onto a new platform making use of open-source VuFind technology. BCIN is one of the world’s largest online bibliographic resources for studying the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage, offering access to over 200 000 references. Active partners, in addition to the CCI and ICCROM, include the Getty Conservation Institute, ICOMOS and the Smithsonian Institution.

Getty Foundation, for MOSAIKON

The Getty Foundation generously provided a project grant to implement a mosaics conservation training course at the archaeological site of Tipasa, Algeria, and to provide equipment to the newly established mosaics conservation workshops at Tipasa and at Byblos, Lebanon. This project was co-organized and co-funded by the Algerian Ministry of Culture and the Lebanon Department of Antiquities.

Norwegian Ministry of Climate and the Environment and Swiss Federal Office of Culture, for World Heritage Leadership

The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and the Environment and the Swiss Federal Office of Culture have generously joined to support the World Heritage Leadership programme, implemented through the long standing partnership of IUCN and ICCROM for capacity building to support the World Heritage Convention.

British Council, for Community Museums of Western Sudan

ICCROM, through its Regional Office in Sharjah, UAE, received a generous project grant from the British Council to conserve three community museums in Omdurman, El Obeid and Nyala, Western Sudan. The award supports restoring the museums and providing for the educational and cultural needs of their communities, visitors and tourists.