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Through theoretical sessions and field visits some 20 participants from 10 countries trained over two weeks on preventive conservation for archaeological mosaic sites Rome (Italy), 30 September 2022 – The two-week “MOSAIKON Advanced Training on…

ICCROM’s Valuing Cultural Capital: Accounting for the Hidden Value of Heritage initiative kicked off earlier this month with a workshop, public webinar and survey launch to our Member States.  In opening the workshop, ICCROM Director-General…

ICCROM is pleased to announce the launch of the Our Collections Matter (OCM) Toolkit website in Spanish. This long-awaited website translation has become a reality thanks to the generous support of the International Council of Museums-Committee for…

Ubatuba, a nature reserve in Brazil; Rosetta, an Egyptian coastal city; Kerman, part of the Lut desert in Iran; Tuti island situated at the confluence of the White and Blue Nile in Sudan; and Kasese, on the outer edge of Uganda’s Rwenzori National…

Description Databases are used to manage diverse heritage data (e.g., on the history, value, location, and current condition of cultural heritage), and share this information among interested parties. These databases range in scale from those…

Intergenerational Conversation on Heritage, Communities and Sustainable Development Following the great success of TERRA 2022, held in early June, we are pleased to announce the ICCROM-TERRA webinar series titled "Intergenerational Conversation on…

Intergenerational Conversation on Heritage, Communities and Sustainable Development Following the great success of TERRA 2022, held in early June, we are pleased to announce the ICCROM-TERRA webinar series, titled "Intergenerational…

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Cevat Erder - a former ICCROM Director-General (1981-1988) and a prominent figure in the field. Trained as an archaeologist, Erder started his career at the Harvard University Science…

The Saudi Ministry of Culture completed a specialized training program on the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage. Ten specialists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar participated in the…

  ICCROM’s First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Programme joins efforts with the Ministry of Culture and Media, the Republic of Croatia and the City of Trogir in organizing PREVENT - Mitigating Fire Risk for…

Spotlight on the work of Machiko Kamiyama and John Morris in Japan On 18 September 2022, Japan was hit by super typhoon Nanmadol – one of the country’s biggest storms in years. Japan’s typhoon season spans from May to October, with the most severe…

Representatives of 11 Polish museum institutions are participating in a RE-ORG workshop at the National Museum in Poznań from 19-30 September 2022. The RE-ORG Poland project is funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the…

At a high-level forum marking the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment extended its support of the World Heritage Leadership (WHL) Programme, reinforcing its commitment to fostering…

Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment signs a cooperation agreement with World Heritage Advisory Bodies ICCROM and IUCN in support of global environmental and cultural heritage Rome, 23 September 2022 – The Great Barrier Reef, Machu…

Intergenerational Conversation on Heritage, Communities and Sustainable Development Following the great success of TERRA 2022, held in early June, we are pleased to announce the ICCROM-TERRA webinar series, titled "Intergenerational Conversation on…

Apply now for the Building Capacity for Professional Development course! Hello, young architects and civil engineers from Mosul! Are you interested in acquiring skills to contribute to the recovery of heritage in Mosul? If so, you are invited to…

This year marks two decades of contributing to the upskilling of new heritage professionals through the ICCROM Internship and Fellows Programme. A new group of fellows and interns joins us each quarter; in the third quarter of 2022, we welcomed one…

These advanced MOSAIKON courses will train professionals for the long-term preservation of mosaics Tom Roby advises participants in a MOSAIKON course conducting a condition survey exercise of the Three Oras Mosaic at the Paphos Archeological Park…

These advanced MOSAIKON courses will train professionals for the long-term preservation of mosaics Tom Roby advises participants in a MOSAIKON course conducting a condition survey exercise of the Three Oras Mosaic at the Paphos Archeological Park…

Workshop on conducting damage and risk assessment in progress. September 7, 2022 Since June 2022, widespread flooding and unprecedented torrential rains have left one-third of Pakistan underwater, leading to a humanitarian crisis impacting more…

On Monday, 12 September 2022, ICCROM Director-General Mr Webber Ndoro was honoured to meet the new Ambassador of Iraq to Italy, H.E. Mr Siwan Barzani, and Mr Zaid Tarik Al Ani, Counsellor at ICCROM Headquarters. Also present on behalf of ICCROM…

Heritage Recovery Programme activities in Mosul, Iraq, have been in full swing this summer. Heritage professionals (Track 1) started a new module on recovery planning, while young craftspersons (Track 2) wrapped up a workshop on traditional…

Queen Elizabeth II June 2015. PolizeiBerlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ICCROM extends its deep condolences to the Royal Family and the Commonwealth for the death of Her Majesty Queen…

Image by Tomás Meraz We present two new surveys to gather perceptions in Ibero-America on the physical and symbolic change of public spaces, and the specific interventions that occurred in them. We seek to collect information on existing…

ICCROM’s Strategic Planning Unit is conducting new research on economic valuation methods used to support investment decisions for heritage. This research forms part of the Valuing Cultural Capital for Inclusive Sustainable Development project led…