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While on an ALIPH-ICOM teaching mission in Ouagadougou to teach museum documentation and storage, Mr Gaël de Guichen, Special Advisor to the Director-General of ICCROM, was decorated with the Order of the Stallion, the highest distinction in Burkina…

Horario: 15:00 (Italia) 11:00 (Santiago de Chile) 09:00 (Bogotá) 08:00 (Ciudad de México) Este seminario virtual constituye la continuidad de una problemática que ambas instituciones vienen abordando desde 2021, con la finalidad de comprender los…

The newest publication on our virtual bookshelf is the 11th issue of Conversaciones, which shines a spotlight on Spanish professor of art and architecture Fernando Chueca Goitia and Mexican architect Carlos Flores Marini. Each volume focuses on one…

Organizers: ICCROM, IUCN, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment  World Heritage properties continue to face pressure from various forms of development – including commercial and residential projects, energy projects, transport…

Daily sessions from 9 am-12 pm CET Organizers: ICCROM, IUCN, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment  World Heritage properties continue to face pressure from various forms of development – including commercial and residential projects,…

Daily sessions from 9 am-12 pm CET Organizers: ICCROM, IUCN, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment  World Heritage properties continue to face pressure from various forms of development – including commercial and residential projects…

Training course on the RE-ORG method for museum storage reorganization and management RE-ORG Emilia-Romagna continues. Introduced in Italy in 2021 upon the initiative of the Emilia-Romagna Region - Cultural Heritage Sector, thanks to the…

ICCROM congratulates the United Arab Emirates’ former UNESCO Delegate HE Mr Sheikh Salem Khaled Abdulla Mohammed Alqassimi, who has been named Minister of Culture and Youth of the United Arab Emirates.  We thank HE Ms Noura Al Kaabi, the former…

El número 11 de Conversaciones... vuelve a enfocarse en el patrimonio urbano, tema que no ha dejado de llamar la atención desde inicios del siglo XX, con los cuestionamientos y las propuestas del Movimiento Moderno, pero en particular a partir de…

Alternating with the Library each month, this section features special items from the ICCROM Archives, which together help tell the story of international heritage conservation throughout the twentieth century. For February’s resource, our…

ICCROM is deeply saddened by the recent earthquake that has devastated Türkiye and Syria.  We offer our condolences for the lives tragically lost and the extensive damage caused. We express our solidarity with the affected communities, as well…

It is with great shock and sadness that we receive the unexpected news of the passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Carbonara at the age of 80 on 1 February 2023.   He was a dear friend and colleague, a master of many students and Professor…

Participants call for awareness raising about the essential role of cultural heritage and traditional practices in addressing challenges of climate change and integrating cultural heritage into national climate change policy.  Sharjah (UAE) 3…

Last week, we celebrated two milestones in Mosul as 25 young architects and civil engineers graduated from our nine-month course on professional development, and we welcomed a new cohort. The course is implemented in partnership with UNESCO under…

Heritage Management Practices: Voices from the Field Edited by Valerie Magar, Jane Thompson & Gamini Wijesuriya What started as a workshop in 2008 in Ercolano, the Bay of Naples, Italy, has come full circle 15 years later as a thought-provoking…

What started as a workshop in 2008 in Ercolano, the Bay of Naples, Italy, has come full circle 15 years later as a thought-provoking ICCROM publication. Heritage Management Practices: Voices from the Field, available for the first time in 2023,…

Almost a year into the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, all types of heritage across Ukraine are at risk. Recognizing the urgent need to protect and safeguard cultural heritage in Ukraine, ICCROM’s First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times…

Nearly one year into the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, all types of heritage across Ukraine have been damaged, destroyed or are at risk of becoming so. Through remote sensing and satellite images, UNESCO and other institutions have identified…

The ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, together with the Focal Point for World Heritage at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, delivered a workshop on World Heritage management to support site coordinators and institutions…

Workshop participants explore ways to integrate traditional building practices in climate change adaptation and the sustainable development of historic cities.  Sharjah (UAE) 31 January 2023 – A regional workshop on "Climate Change and…

From 9-11 January 2023, ICCROM’s newest programme, Sustaining Digital Heritage (SDH), conducted its first workshop on digital storytelling – The Digital Story Circle: Telling and Preserving Heritage Stories in the Digital Realm. This three-day…

Organization TOBUNKEN - Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties ICCROM - International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property The Course Japanese paper is internationally recognized as a…

On 31 January, a culture-focused “Heritage Hub” will officially open its doors, creating opportunities for cultural heritage to be a sustainable source of economic and social benefit to youth in Rwanda. ROME 25 January 2023 – On 31 January, a…

  Quarterly Reports track the indicators proposed in the Programme of Activities and Budget and present key facts and figures for each quarter. The reports are a concise and effective way of providing an overview of our progress and receiving…

This poster takes a deep dive into survey results from Our Collections Matter (OCM).  It was co-authored by former ICCROM OCM and Strategic Foresight intern and consultant, Amy Iwasaki. She presented the poster at the Heritage Fair…