International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
In the following blog, Repaul Kanji, founder of the organization, will share his experiences, outlining the project's goals, progress, and impact on the local community and broader climate resilience efforts.
Twenty-seven participants from 22 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East have embarked on the online phase of the International Training Course on Post-Crisis Recovery of Cultural Heritage
On 19 September, on the margins of the G7 Culture Ministerial in Naples, Italy, the Director-General of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Lee Satterfield signed a grant agreement for $1 million grant through the U.S. State...
H.E. Mr. Jeffrey Prescott, Ambassador of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations Agencies based in Rome and ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, visited the Herculaneum Archaeological Park on Thursday, 19 September 2024. On the margins of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Culture taking place in Naples, Ambassador Prescott expressed special interest in visiting the World Heritage site...
'Leaving no one behind' is a core value embedded in the UN Agenda 2030. This principle is powerfully embodied in the Our Collections Matter (OCM) initiative. This forward-looking online capacity-building programme helps break geographical barriers, enabling organizations from around the World to delve deep into learning about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and consolidate their contribution...
In July 2024, India hosted the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee from 21 to 31 July at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Center in New Delhi. This event is of great importance to the global heritage community as it provides a forum to discuss international cooperation for the protection of heritage places, the state of conservation of listed sites and examine new nominations to the World...
ICCROM is proud to announce that Uzbekistan has joined as our 138th Member State. This milestone strengthens our commitment to heritage conservation and expands ICCROM’s global footprint and efforts to preserve and protect cultural heritage in all its forms worldwide for a lasting impact.
On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honor of visiting H.E. Tserendorj Narantungalag, the Ambassador of Mongolia to Italy.
Since 2021, the Sustaining Digital Heritage (SDH) programme, has set out with partners AVP and Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (NISV) to understand the preservation and access needs for digital heritage worldwide and to build a self-sustaining network of digital heritage leaders. The broader aim of the programme is to enhance the storytelling potential of digital heritage, as well as...
On Friday, 28 June 2024, ICCROM Direrector-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming H.E. Alexey Paramonov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, to ICCROM headquarters.