Visit: Gyeonggi Provincial Government
On 5 July, a delegation headed by Dr Lee Jae Bok from the Cultural Heritage Division, Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Republic of Korea, visited ICCROM.
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Request For Proposal: Mora Sample Collection
ICCROM holds a valuable collection of material samples donated by Paolo and Laura Mora, internationally renowned conservators involved in the coordination of ICCROM’s Mural Painting Conservation course along with numerous technical missions and campaigns.
Visit: Myanmar-Italy bilateral meeting and seminar
On 21 June, ICCROM hosted a bilateral meeting between Italy and Myanmar and a seminar on "Integrated Conservation of Urban Heritage and Inclusive and Intelligent Cities.
Course report – Linking Nature and Culture, Røros Mining Town
The International Course on Linking Nature and Culture in World Heritage Site Management took place at Røros Mining Town and the Circumference World Heritage Site in Norway from 6 to 16 June 2017.
ICCROM hosts bilateral Myanmar-Italy meeting and seminar
On the occasion of the visit to Rome of Prime Minister of the Yangon Region, Mr U Phyo Min Thein, and following the request of the ITALIA-BIRMANIA.INSIEME Association, ICCROM hosted a seminar on 21 June on “Integrated Conservation of Urban Heritage and Inclusive and Intelligent Cities: possible synergies between Italy and Myanmar, the Yangon Laboratory.”
Visit: GyeongGi Cultural Foundation, Seoul
On 20 June, ICCROM received the visit of Mr Hyunuk Park, Researcher, Bukhansanseong Cultural Business Division, GyeongGi Cultural Foundation and his team working on the conservation of the Bukhansanseong Fortress in Seoul.
Josef Riederer (1939-2017)
Josef Riederer, one of the most eminent heritage scientists of his generation, passed away on 3 June following a brief illness.Having graduated in geology from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich in 1962, Riederer obtained his PhD two years later. He began his work in the field of cultural heritage conservation in 1967 at the Doerner Institute with the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlung...
Visit: ARCHNET
On 7 June, ICCROM received the visit of Dr Sharon C Smith, Program Head, Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
Visit: YOCOCU - YOuth in COnservation of CUltural Heritage
On 7 May, Andrea Macchia, President of YOuth in COnservation of CUltural Heritage (YOCOCU) visited ICCROM’s Laboratory with 2 groups of high school students.
Visit: Embassy of Hungary
On 31 May, the Director-General received the visit of the Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Hungary, Ms Krisztina Lakos and Orsolya Katalin Szabó, Press Office, Embassy of Hungary.