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Watch this video  to learn more about how the First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme of ICCROM integrates culture into the wider programmes for disaster risk reduction, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid…

What role does heritage play in increasing tensions during an ongoing conflict? How do we ensure that protection and recovery of heritage in conflict settings can contribute to lasting peace? PATH, the peacebuilding assessment tool developed by…

On 3 June, students from Sorbonne’s Conservation préventive du patrimoine course visited ICCROM with their professor, Claire Betelu. They were welcomed by Valérie Magar, our Programmes Unit Manager and herself a Sorbonne alumna, Gaël de Guichen,…

Call for Abstracts Deadline to submit abstracts: 30 August 2022 Colloquium dates: 15 – 21 October 2022 Format: Online, Zoom Language: Spanish and Portuguese Organizers: ICCROM, Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Universidad de los Andes, Banco de la…

ICCROM is launching its call for nominations for the 2023 ICCROM Award. What is it?  The ICCROM Award is presented every two years to someone who has contributed greatly to ICCROM’s mission or to the field of cultural heritage protection on a…

Within the framework of the cooperation between the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MOC) and ICCROM, we are conducting a comprehensive training on International Cultural Heritage Conventions and other cultural programmes, called…

The ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme, the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Directorate, the Norwegian Environmental Agency and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment worked together to hold a national workshop to build Norwegian…

Connecting Collections: Unlocking Value in Heritage Samples Archives will take place in-person 13 - 15 June 2022, in Évora, Portugal, but will also be livestreamed on Zoom.  The workshop is organized by ICCROM as part of its Heritage Samples…

Live tour of the Thai Natural History Museum’s storage via Zoom Museums in Southeast Asia have put theory into practice when it comes to managing their collections, using skills they learned at last year’s ICCROM course. The ten museums that…

Park Yoon Hee. Celestial Motifs : Ancient Tomb Murals of the Goguryeo Dynasty. Daejeon, NRICH, 2020. It is a normal Monday morning at the ICCROM Library. I start the day by flipping through the mail piling up on my desk – most of the envelopes…

Franco Adamo Franco Adamo, lifelong restorer and ICCROM alumnus (1984), passed away on 12 May 2022, in the care of Adele Cecchini, his partner in life and work. Throughout his illustrious career, he helped bring new life to centuries’-old murals…

Press Release Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, the Regional Office for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Arab States (ICCROM - Sharjah) is…

Image credit: Dresden University of Fine Arts, Germany. Does your institution hold heritage samples? If so, you should tune in to the international workshop, “Connecting Collections: Unlocking Value in Heritage Samples Archives,” which will take…

Repairing cultural institutions affected by the Beirut port explosion. Rehabilitating a 150-year-old home in Bethlehem. Meticulously moving a pharaoh’s boat from Giza to the new Grand Egyptian Museum.  These are just a few examples of the…

Planning the reorganization of the storage of the National Liberation Museum Maribor After two years of being restricted to virtual events, in-person RE-ORG workshops are back. The resumption of in-person RE-ORG training kicked off in Slovenia…

ICCROM, in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, will commemorate Africa Day 2022 by reflecting and taking action to support and advance the protection and promotion of Africa’s…

ICCROM, in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, will commemorate Africa Day 2022 by reflecting and taking action to support and advance the protection and promotion of Africa’s…

ICCROM Staff and representatives of Goppion Technology. On 17 May 2022, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of meeting with Goppion Technology SpA's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alessandro Goppion. Goppion…

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan by Casa Rosada (Argentina Presidency of the Nation), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons It is with a heavy heart that we commemorate the passing of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin…

Organizers Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia SEAMEO SPAFA - Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts ICCROM Partners Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) Why CollAsia former…

From 20 to 25 May, 25 young people from 17 African countries will come together to gain knowledge, skills and experience in protecting and managing cultural heritage. The African World Heritage Young Leaders Workshop – to take place in Cape Town and…

Advancing Youth Skills to Excel in World Heritage Preservation and Management in Africa  From 20 to 25 May, 25 young people from 17 African countries will come together to gain knowledge, skills and experience in protecting and managing…

Valerie Magar, Programmes Unit Manager, Eugene Jo, WHL manager, Kilbai Lee, seconded at UNESCO WHC and Joseph King, Senior Director. Today, 17 May 2022, ICCROM staff met with Mr Kilbai Lee, working at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre…

As part of the series of regional information Member States meetings, 141 participants from 25 countries and partner institutions have taken part in ICCROM’s first virtual meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean which has taken place on April 28…

What is the role of museums in helping societies transform towards a sustainable future? International Museum Day is an important occasion to reflect on this question and share big ideas on how museums, working together, can realize their full…