International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly has concluded in Rome. National delegations from our 137 Member States - as well as observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other partnering institutions - attended the biennial two-day event hosted at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess our progress, set...
From 2 to 7 October 2023, the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, together with George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) and in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea and the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage (KNUCH), organized the first training of trainers workshop on World Heritage management.
Since the creation of our Internship and Fellows Programme in 2002, more than 200 people have benefited from the experience of undertaking a period of personal development with ICCROM. During the third quarter of 2023, in addition to those fellows and volunteers who continued their work, we welcomed five new interns.
From 11 to 15 September 2023, 80 World Heritage site managers from across the globe met in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the 5th World Heritage Site Managers Forum held in conjunction with the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee. The 2023 Forum offered a space to discuss where we are with the on-the-ground implementation of the World Heritage Convention and reflect on...
The new Special Issue of the Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD) focuses on the results of the Heritage Place Lab initiative of the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme. Taking evidence from processes implemented at various World Heritage places and sites, this journal documents the importance of fostering collaborative practice-oriented...
On 20 July 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro was in the Republic of Korea for the joint ICCROM and NRICH international symposium, "World Archaeology: Ancient Cities and Royal Capitals." The symposium was the first outcome of the MoU signed between NRICH and ICCROM in June.
In mid-June 2023, the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by its Heritage Commission in cooperation with ICOMOS launched the 5th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum. The online component of the Forum, delivered between June and July, brought together more than...
This year's third edition of our People Nature Culture (PNC) course brought together 22 World Heritage site managers and practitioners from 19 countries. This international flagship foundational course of the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme has become a hallmark event of learning and exchange between natural and cultural World Heritage places.