International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Last month ICCROM organized the 17th RE-ORG workshop at the Museum of Lisbon in Portugal. The two-week event (from 15-26 October) took place thanks to the generous support of the Empresa de Gestão de Equipamentos e Animação Cultural, E.M. Lisboa (EGEAC), the Museum of Lisbon and the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa.
A new volume available for free download for those working on the protection, conservation, and management of archaeological heritage. One of few publications to address the issue of protective shelters, this book records the results of a week-long symposium in 2013 that used the archaeological site of Herculaneum as an “open classroom”.
The 2018 edition of Green Lab will show “Green” methods and solutions, both innovative and ready to use, for cultural heritage restoration. The aim of the course is to give insight into use of these materials and methods by professionals, especially restorers, in order to: observe the applicability, efficiency and effectiveness of the solutions presented; discuss the advantages and limitations...
This short video offers a glimpse inside the ICCROM Mora Sample Collection, to share with you the findings of a new project launched in early 2018, and see the project team at work. The Mora Sample Collection is an important archive of historic wall paintings samples and fragments collected from heritage sites from around the world.
On 25 October, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also known as the Farnesina, held a conference on the cooperation between Italy and Africa. This was the second in a series of conferences on this topic organized by the Farnesina, the first of which was held in 2016.
Valérie Magar (Mexico), Rohit Jigyasu (India) and Anait Abramyan (Russian Federation) have joined ICCROM as staff members.
On 24 October, the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre held a Regional Meeting on “Enhancing institutional and Legislative Frameworks for the Protection of Cultural Heritage." The meeting was organized by ICCROM-Sharjah, with support from the Swiss government and the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development in the UAE. Participants from 21 countries discussed the significance of the...
When disasters strike, local communities are the first to try and safeguard their cultural heritage, however their ability to intervene is often greatly reduced during complex and multi-faceted humanitarian crises. At the same time, first responders may not always be aware of what is culturally important, and they often lack the training to handle heritage objects and structures, and meet the...
ICCROM has won this year’s Gold Award, Fast Delivery category of the annual SAP Quality Awards. This annual prize is bestowed on corporations and other organizations for excellence in the introduction of information systems. The awards were handed out in Milan on Thursday 18 October by SAP executives at the SAP NOW event. The Gold SAP Quality Award was handed out to Sophy Janowski, ICCROM’s Chief...
From 8 – 19 October, the Course on Management & Monitoring of World Heritage Sites was held in the Historic Centre of Macao SAR, China. Lasting two weeks, the course provided ten international participants and 13 Chinese participants with theoretical lectures and on-site practice, using the Historic Centre of Macao as a case study. Senior experts from ICCROM, mainland China and Macao gave guidance...