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Recovery from the COVID-19 global health crisis will be a long and evolving process, but what is clear is that culture cannot be left behind.

Sixty years ago the world was a very different place. The Second World War and events leading up to it left vast parts of the world in ruin, and destroyed monuments, works of art, and historic towns and villages became raw reminders of the connection between culture and community identity and well-being...

Like all of you, we have been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing a range of measures to ensure the safety of our staff while continuing to carry out our mission to promote the conservation of cultural heritage around the world. This is first and foremost a health crisis, and our thoughts go to those who are unwell, anxious or grieving.

SHARE-ORG is a competition to promote the creative use of underused museum collections in storage, after they have undergone a reorganization project. Once collections are better organized and storage areas made more functional, museums can use those collections in new and innovative ways – and THAT is what we want to hear about! With this competition, we are looking for the newest and most...

Imagine a world without cultural heritage collections: no more libraries, archives, museums, treasured artefacts in temples, cultural centres and communities. How big a difference do you think this would make in your life?

Following the instructions of the Governments of Italy and Sharjah, UAE to urgently contain the spread of COVID-19, ICCROM's premises both in Rome and in Sharjah will be closed until further notice. This closure includes that of the Library and Archives, and the suspension of the Document Delivery Service.

On Thursday 5 March at 15:00 the Director-General received the visit of the Ambassador of Israel, H.E. Dror Eydar.

Peter Rockwell, sculptor, expert in the history and techniques of stone carving, and frequent lecturer on ICCROM courses, died at Danvers, MA, USA on 6 February 2020 at the age of 83.

On 3 March at 10:30 the Director-General received the visit of H.E. Mammad Ahmadzada, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who was joined by Mr Elvin Ashrafzade, Second Secretary at the Embassy.