Search

We are proud partners of a new initiative to involve graduate students in creating a disaster and climate risk management plan for the historic island of Nantucket in Massachusetts, USA. The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has partnered with…

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…

Now available for the first time – explore the Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth (CH4IG) UK-Southeast Asia Collaboration projects! These projects are some of the many grassroots initiatives taking place in the region. The case studies exemplify…

Last month’s featured resource, a historical photograph of the Temple of Queen Nefertari in Abu Simbel from the ICCROM Archives, generated so much interest from our readers that the ICCROM Library has compiled a number of our in-house resources…

We are pleased to announce the launch of the ICCROM Records and Archives web portal, a new platform providing access to our Digital Collections and ICCROM's historical archive inventory.    The new portal allows users to easily…

The ICCROM FAR team is currently on the ground in Cairo, Egypt, to help train Sudanese heritage professionals in crisis response, risk mitigation and first aid to endangered heritage.   ICCROM, through our First Aid and Resilience for Cultural…

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…

Some of the ICCROM interns in the second quarter of 2023 ICCROM headquarters was a full house in April, May and June – we have been happy hosts of fellows, interns and volunteers from across the globe.   We invited the first volunteers to…

With the help of worldwide partners, the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessment in a World Heritage context, published last year, is now available in five languages. We are grateful to our longstanding partner, the Arab Regional Centre for…

On 27 June 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of receiving H.E. Mr. Felipe Silva de Pina Za, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Angola and H.E. Ms. Maria de Fátima Domingas M. Jardim, Ambassador of Angola to…

This guide aims to provide practical procedures and critical information for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA), Local Emergency Management Authorities (LEMA), Cultural Ministries, Heritage…

After a 7.8 intensity earthquake struck Nepal (April 2015), urban search and rescue teams desperately searched for survivors buried amid the rubble of Kashtmandap – a historic building in the heart of the capital city, Kathmandu.  Once the…

On 26 June 2023, ICCROM held its first Asia-Pacific Regional Information Meeting for our Member States, partners and those interested in our work in the region. The event provided an overview of ICCROM’s programmes and activities while facilitating…

Evolutions of the Emilia-Romagna project from 2019 On 22 June 2023, the Cultural Heritage Sector of the Emilia-Romagna Region organized a study day on the evolution of RE-ORG projects in the context of the valorization and reorganization…

13:00 PM Rome Time (20:00 PM Japan Time, 06:00 AM Guatemala Time) Description This webinar discusses 3D technology for cultural heritage in Japan. We'll see how individuals and experts find excitement in using 3D for cultural heritage. We'll…

ICCROM and NEMO are happy to invite you to the online training “Unlocking the power of Museums for Sustainable Development”. José Luiz Pederzoli Jr., ICCROM, and Henry McGhie, Curating Tomorrow, will lead the four-part training session.…

On 22 June 2023, the Director-General of ICCROM, Webber Ndoro, had the honour of receiving Alessandro De Pedys, Director-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) of Italy.…

A course on the conservation of cultural heritage made of wood   Partners ICCROM  Riksantikvaren - The Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Norway NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Background and content…

Description Undertaking heritage recovery in conflict settings is challenging and could lead to unintended consequences and further discord. Is there a way to avoid such an outcome? Cultural heritage can play a crucial role in promoting…

This blog post was authored by Imam Khan Rajabi, ICCROM, Conservation of Built Heritage Course participant from Afghanistan. For the past couple of months, we have hosted participants from 18 countries at our headquarters in Rome for the…

On 8 June 2023, ICCROM witnessed two distinguished former colleagues, whose lifelong commitment has been to safeguard and conserve cultural heritage, receive prestigious accolades. Gaël de Guichen, Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM,…

As part of the international project Undertaking Business in Culture, a collaboration between ICCROM and the Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali, applications are now open for suitable learning partners to join the Cultural…

On 15 and 16 June, we welcomed Director General Kim Yeonsoo of the Republic of Korea’s National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH) and a delegation of NRICH conservation scientists to ICCROM headquarters. The visit's purpose was to…

We are honoured to announce that on 15 June 2023, we signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), led by Director General Kim Yeonsoo, under the aegis of the…

On 15 June, at ICCROM headquarters in Rome, Italy, ICCROM signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH, Director General Kim Yeonsoo), under the Cultural Heritage…