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From 6 to 8 December, we will be confronting the negative impacts of climate change on cultural heritage worldwide at a three-day symposium in the United States. The US National Park Service (NPS) and Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in…

On 19 October, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of welcoming H.E. Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile, Ambassador of South Africa to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters. In May 2022, ICCROM teamed up with the Government of the Republic of South…

The three-day event in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the United States of America, will confront the negative impacts of climate change on cultural heritage around the world Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, 18 October 2022 – The US National Park Service (…

As we mark 50 years of the World Heritage Convention, young Africans have come together to plan for the next 50 years of heritage conservation in Africa. In May, ICCROM, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Government of South Africa…

Are you a Cultural First Aider? Share your story here. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response, "Building Back Better" in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction, is one of four priorities of action outlined by the Sendai…

Today, we are reflecting on ICCROM’s work to make heritage more resilient. On International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2022, we want to consolidate the global network of Cultural First Aiders by offering advanced training, tools and certification…

Our belief in the potential of heritage to be a source of social and economic opportunity for young people led to the creation of our flagship programme, Youth.Heritage.Africa. In a short time, this programme has brought together hundreds of young…

Heritage practitioners and institutions meet in Suwon, Republic of Korea, to reflect on the People-Nature-Culture course and to map the services and benefits heritage places provide to people Rome, 10 October 2022 – Heritage is often understood as…

We are excited to have renewed our cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA) to invest in providing capacity building, resources and tools to those tasked with the management and conservation of cultural and natural…

ICCROM and Korean governmental and higher education institutions join forces to protect heritage worldwide through capacity building Rome, 7 October 2022 – ICCROM and the Republic of Korea agree that it is imperative to invest in providing capacity…

The Portico of Octavia was built by Augustus in the 1st century BC. Today, the portico’s remains have been annexed to the church of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria. The portico’s colonnaded walks can be found next to the Theatre of Marcellus - an ancient…

As we prepare to wrap up a successful first cycle of the Building Capacity for Professional Development (Track 1) course, we open the call for 25 new participants to join us! We are now accepting applications for the second cycle of the 9-month…

ICCROM and the Swedish National Heritage Board have released a Swedish version of the pioneering online resource, Endangered Heritage: Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections, developed in partnership with UNESCO. All museums need standards to…

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…

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…