International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
On 25-26 November 2024, the ICCROM and IUCN World Heritage Leadership programme (WHL) delivered a two-day World Heritage Impact Assessment workshop in Dublin, Ireland to 80 participants working in heritage, planning, tourism and development. The workshop was carried out in partnership with the Irish National Monuments Service and the Office of Public Works.
The European Commission-led Expert Group has unveiled its Recommendations on Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, a framework addressing the challenges posed by ongoing conflict and climate-related risks.
The ICCROM Regional Centre in Sharjah organized a special ceremony to announce the winning projects of the 4th cycle of the ICCROM-Sharjah Award for Good Practices in the Preservation and Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Arab Region (2023-2024), and the 3rd cycle of the Arab Cultural Heritage Award for the Young, at the headquarters of the ICCROM Regional Centre in Sharjah - Centre for...
The ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) Programme joined forces with the Beijing Forestry University (BFU) School of Landscape Architecture to host the Heritage and Landscape Conservation Conference and the first in-person workshop of the Heritage Place Lab 2024-2025.
On 22 November 2024, ICCROM and ICOM renewed their longstanding partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their shared commitment to conserving, developing, and utilizing museum collections as invaluable assets for the benefit of humanity.
Since its launch in May 2024, the Our Collections Matter (OCM) Self-assessment Tool has been available to museums, libraries, archives, and other organizations working with heritage collections worldwide. This tool uses a series of targeted questions to help these organizations better understand how their collections-based work contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and...
Museums and collection-based institutions are deeply linked with the communities they serve. This connection underscores the importance of considering social and broader cultural contexts in conservation and care practices, where decisions must be viewed through the lens of community wellbeing and the Sustainable Development Goals.
On 21 November, we welcomed a Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics delegation.
ICCROM's flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) has been awarded a €1.5 million grant from the EU's Creative Europe Programme to support a critical mission: building resilience in cultural heritage across Europe and beyond. The grant will fund the READY – Safeguarding Cultural Heritage from Disasters, Extreme Weather Events, and Complex...
ICCROM and the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH) hosted the second edition of the World Archaeology “Ancient Royal Tombs” conference, consisting of a public lecture on 29 October and a scientific symposium on 30 October.