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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…

With the idea of helping to inspire the next generation to love cultural heritage from a young age, we are excited to announce the creation of a new special section in our library, which will contain the first children's collection. ICCROM decided…

Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani (far left in the picture), Iraq's Minister of Culture With the most profound sorrow, we received the untimely news of the passing away of a good collaborator with ICCROM: the Iraqi archaeologist, Dr Abdulameer al-Hamdani…

Director-General, Webber Ndoro and Mr James Larsen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment On Tuesday 10 May, the Director-General, Webber Ndoro was honoured to receive a delegation from Australia led by Mr…

Background Former participants during some Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH) training activities. ICCROM is pleased to announce the seventh training course on Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH) in Rome. ICCROM has been a pioneer in…

The ICCROM Council  Recognizes that Council members’ role is to serve in our personal, professional capacity in the best interests of ICCROM and its mandate to contribute to the worldwide conservation and restoration of cultural property;…

On 21 March, the ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, received a delegation from the Republic of Korea.  Led by H.E. Seokgu Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Arab Emirates, they met with the…

Intergenerational Toolkit for Museum Collections INTER-COLLECT is an Intergenerational Toolkit for Museum Collections for promoting collections-mediated intergenerational dialogue, based on the following three approaches to communication:…

Description We can’t predict the future, but we can get better at anticipating it. Foresight helps us explore, envision and proactively shape our future. It is not about making predictions, but instead seeks to build awareness of different…