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Call for Applications: 2nd Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Management for Cultural Heritage in Southeast Asia – Understanding People, Nature, Culture: Heritage Management for Building Resilience of Living Settlements Programme Category:…

As part of a joint project between ICCROM and the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield on “Community Centered Tools for Sustaining Cultural Heritage and Building Disaster Resilience”, a field trip took place in Racha-Lechkhumi and…

The Italian Chamber of Deputies gave the green light to the ratification and execution of the exchange of letters between Italy and ICCROM. This follows the approval at the Senate. MP Mirella Emiliozzi (Five Star Movement): keeping ICCROM’s…

A fire, a flood, a storm surge.  A hail of bullets, or an exploding projectile.  Collateral and deliberate damage.  All these pose an immediate threat to people and heritage, whether monumental building, tangible cultural…

A fire, a flood, a storm surge.  A hail of bullets, or an exploding projectile.  Collateral and deliberate damage.  All these pose an immediate threat to people and heritage, whether monumental building, tangible cultural object or…

Twelve new members have been elected to serve in the ICCROM Council during the period of 2019-2023. We extend our congratulations to all the elected members and look forward to working closely with our newly formed Council. Below is the full…

The United Arab Emirates has been awarded a permanent membership with observer status on the Council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, ICCROM. The unanimous decision was made…

ICCROM’s Programme of Activities and Budget (PAB) for the 2020-2021 biennium has been approved by the 31st General Assembly. For the next two years ICCROM will be operating in adherence to the Strategic Directions set out by ICCROM Council in…

APOYOnline – Association for Heritage Preservation of the Americas 30 years building bridges and creating pathways for the preservation of cultural heritage in the Americas APOYOnline (former APOYO) was founded in 1989 with the aim to build…

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) organized a two-week RE-ORG workshop (5-17 August 2019) for training mentors at Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, Vadodara. The collection of Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery is varied and…

After the successful experience of RE-ORG Chengdu in 2015, ICCROM organized a new edition of RE-ORG China in Datong City, Shanxi Province. The Yungang Grottoes Museum hosted the two-week workshop (from 16-26 September), which benefited from…

ICCROM Council is the governing body of ICCROM that meets once a year, to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The 92nd session of Council is in session…

“The generous contribution of the Member States of ICCROM is the main pillar of our success in all our activities” says Webber Ndoro Delegations of 137 Member States will meet to discuss the strategic directions and work plan of ICCROM for the…

On Friday 25 October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of H.E. Carlos García de Alba,  Ambassador, Mexico.   In attendance, Valerie Magar. Member State represented: Mexico

On Friday 25 October  2019 ICCROM received the visit of  the Ambassador of Costa Rica H.E. Ronald Flores, Ms Carla Sierra Zúñiga, Counsellor, Cultural Affairs, and Ms Sofia Soto Maffioli, Director,  Museo de Arte Costarricense…

The Council of ICCROM has decided to dedicate the Thematic Discussion during the ICCROM 31st General Assembly of 2019 to “Decolonizing Heritage”. Initially, decolonization referred to the process that former colonies underwent to free…

  ICCROM 31st General Assembly 2019   There are so very many remnants of colonial times: from street names and statues that glorify people responsible for massacre and genocide, to objects in museums taken from their original…

ICCROM's General Assembly elects a body of Council to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The Council is composed of 25 persons serving for a mandate…

“The gross national product (...) measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile." Robert F. Kennedy, 1968 Photo by: Belinda Fewings-Unsplash For many years now, there has been growing recognition that the…

On 21 October, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ICCROM and the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China at the ICCROM Offices in Rome, Italy. The agreement will consolidate cooperation between ICCROM and China, a…

ICCROM's 31st General Assembly will take place in Rome, on 30-31 October 2019. The General Assembly meets every two years and is attended by Member States, as well as by observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and…

On 17th of October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of a Study group from Zhejiang Province, led by Mr. Bo DONG (Senior Economist of Academy of Macroeconomic Research of Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission). Joseph King, Sites…

15-25 October 2019, National Archive, Center III, Hanoi Through a unique capacity building initiative, ICCROM in partnership with the National Archive of Vietnam will safeguard an endangered but highly significant audiovisual collection,…

ICCROM is pleased to announce the adhesion of Costa Rica as a Member State. The accession of Costa Rica brings the number of ICCROM Member States to 137. ICCROM welcomes Costa Rica into its community of Member States and looks forward to…

ICCROM and the Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali sign a strategic partnership agreement to internationalize Italian expertise. With the aim of boosting the internationalization of the Italian cultural heritage system and…