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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…

ICCROM has joined forces with the Robben Island Museum to assess the heritage management system of the World Heritage site of Robben Island and work towards establishing a new Integrated Management Plan (IMP) for the site.  Last week, from 11…

"Net Zero: Heritage for Climate Action" is an ongoing initiative conceived within the framework of ICCROM’s First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme, with the generous support of the Swedish Postcode…

Our risk management methodology was put into practice to help safeguard Brazil’s cultural heritage in the recent events of vandalism in Brasília.  Criador: Pedro França | Crédito: Pedro França/Agência Senado | Direitos…

This past week, ICCROM has been in Davos, Switzerland, to endorse the importance of Baukultur. On 16 January 2023, we signed the Founding Act of the Davos Baukultur Alliance at the 2nd Conference of European Ministers of Culture, …

We were happy to welcome Dr Dena Assaf, United Nations Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates, to our Regional Office in Sharjah, UAE, on 12 January.  Dr Zaki Aslan, Director of the ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Office, and the ICCROM-…

We have launched a digital Member States Contributions invoicing portal on the ICCROM website. Now, it’s quicker and easier than ever to contribute to ICCROM. This switch to an online contribution system is part of our ongoing Digital…

On 11 January, Dr Zaki Aslan, Director of the ICCROM Sharjah Regional Office, met the US Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain, together with a delegation from the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN), in the…

Dr Zaki Aslan, Director of the ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Office, welcomed Mr Andrew Potts and Ms Haifaa AbdelalHaleem at our Regional Office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mr Potts is the coordinator of the Climate Heritage Network and has…

Praça dos Três Poderes Congresso Nacional Brasília   ICCROM expresses its concern regarding the recent damage sustained to the cultural heritage within the World Heritage Property of Brasília, including its buildings and the objects…

It is an annual tradition to send one another positive wishes at the beginning of each year – wishes of health, happiness, success, peace. The new year is a fresh start when people feel regenerated hope for a bright year ahead. Key to a "happy new…

In the fourth quarter of 2022, in addition to those interns and fellows who continued their work, we welcomed two new interns and one visiting researcher at ICCROM headquarters.  Annelies Cosaert (Belgium) from the Royal Institute for…