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“World Heritage governance – Being prepared to manage and change continuity.” Site managers of World Heritage sites from around the world are invited to this year’s World Heritage Site Managers Forum (WHSMF), held in the occasion of the 44th…

The ICCROM Library and Archives will reopen on Monday 10 May 2021 only by appointment. Please follow the instructions on the respective pages of the Archives and the Library.

Andrzej Romański/Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Torun Polish chemist and conservator of monuments, professor at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń he was born and spent his childhood in Warsaw. Then he was sent to forced labor in…

From Nefertari’s Tomb (Valley of the Queens, Thebes, Egypt), this image is part of a series of photographic prints taken by Giorgio Torraca during an ICCROM mission in 1978. The mission was to assess the deterioration processes affecting the…

ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme Learning Networks Within the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership Programme (WHL), the module on Learning Networks promotes activities oriented to connect people and heritage places through peer…

On 21 April 2021, ICCROM held its first Africa Programme Donors meeting online, to present the Africa Fund and the Youth.Heritage.Africa programme. The meeting was attended by the former donors to the EPA Fund, created to support the activities of…

ICCROM - ANAI – DGA - SOS archivi Lecture Description In 2012, hurricane Sandy caused multiple fatalities and more than 6 million homes and businesses experienced prolonged power outages1, resulting in billions of dollars of losses in the form of…

Group Training Course for Young Professionals on Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region 2021 Organizers This course is jointly organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (Bunkacho); the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for…

Organizer UNESCO Chair Programme on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management, Ristumeikan University, Japan, and in cooperation with ICCROM Background and Objectives of the Course The International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of…

In: Muse Magazine Spring 2021 Heritage collections and their conservation have a crucial role to play in sustainable development. The Value Study of GLAMs in Canada has shown that visits to Canadian galleries, libraries, museums and archives are…

University of Cape Town by Ian Barbour/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) It is with deep regret that we have learnt that a tragic wildfire has destroyed buildings and property at and around the University of Cape Town. The burning of the Jagger…

Professor Giorgio Croci, long-time ICCROM collaborator, passed away on 16 April 2021 at the age of 85. Born in Rome, Giorgio Croci graduated in civil engineering at the University La Sapienza in 1960. He was appointed Professor of Structural…

Organized by ICCROM in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Service of the Region of Emilia-Romagna,  a RE-ORG professional training course will begin online for the first time in Italy on 26 April. The sessions provide for the…

Asian Regional Course on Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation of Nature and Culture (PNC21)   Partners: ICCROM, IUCN, Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment In collaboration with…

Inclusive and integrated capacity building for protecting the city’s heritage can contribute to a sustainable future for its people. The City of Mosul, meaning “the linking point" in Arabic, is home to a wealth of cultural and religious…

Programme Description Addressing emerging conservation challenges in the Arab region and integrated approaches to heritage management, ICCROM through its regional centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, in partnership with the University of…

Conversaciones… offers a new volume dedicated to Nicholas Stanley-Price, an esteemed and admired colleague, who initially worked as an archaeologist in Cyprus and the Middle East, but then changed the course of his career to focus on conservation…