International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
Disaster Risk Management is crucial for safeguarding cultural heritage from natural hazards and emergencies, including armed conflict. ICCROM continues to strengthen global capacities in this area by expanding its portfolio of training opportunities.
WHAPS is a training and international cooperation project which aims to enhance the skills of African cultural heritage professionals as they navigate the complexities of nominating sites to the UNESCO World Heritage Lists and managing heritage sites effectively. This is particularly crucial in the face of growing external threats such as mass tourism and infrastructure expansion.
From 10 February to 27 February, the World Heritage Leadership Programme worked closely with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Government of the Republic of Malawi to implement a capacity-building course at the World Heritage property of Lake Malawi National Park. The initiative aimed to build capacity of heritage professionals in Malawi and from the Southern Africa sub-region to conduct...
Strengthening cooperation between civil protection forces and heritage professionals, updating risk assessment frameworks, and launching dedicated fire mitigation projects for heritage—these are among the key outcomes of a recent workshop for Croatian professionals. Held from 1-5 February 2025, at ICCROM HQ, the training has already led to concrete actions at local, regional, and national levels...
ICCROM through its Youth.Heritage.Africa programme is advancing efforts to empower young people and strengthen heritage management in Africa. From 17 to 21 February 2025, ICCROM, in collaboration with the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, hosted a Strategic Planning Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop brought together 20 representatives from Heritage Hubs across Africa, including Egypt, Kenya...
On Friday, 21 February, ICCROM Director-General Ms Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming the extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to Rome, H.E. Ms Anne Eastwood, accompanied by Ms Christelle Revel, Second Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative to the FAO.
READY track 1: Safeguarding Heritage Collections, Living Traditions and Practices in the face of Disasters, Extreme Weather Events and Complex Emergencies is conceived as a hybrid course, this interdisciplinary training emphasizes a systems-based approach to managing risks to heritage collections—whether in museums, libraries, archives, or places of worship—as well as to living traditions and...
On 14 February, ICCROM’s Director-General had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr. Satya Rodrigo, Ambassador of Sri Lanka, to discuss ongoing and future collaborations in cultural heritage conservation.
On 18 February 2025, ICCROM welcomed students from the Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Program at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism in Ottawa, Canada. They were accompanied by Professor Lyette Fortin, an alumna of ICCROM’s 1986 Architectural Conservation (ARC) course.
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition “From Sharjah to Rome Along the Spice Route,” organized by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority at the Colosseum Archaeological Park, ICCROM’s Director-General had the honour of meeting with H.E. Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and H.E. Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Bin Khalid Al...