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It is with deep sorrow that ICCROM has received the news of the death of our friend and colleague Kevin Kettle.  We had the privilege to work with him during several years of collaboration in the design and implementation of joint…

ICOM Italia organizza un Convegno internazionale incentrato sul tema dei depositi museali, le problematiche organizzative e le potenzialità. L’iniziativa, dal titolo L’essenziale è invisibile agli occhi. Tra cura e ricerca le potenzialità dei…

On 6 February H.E. François Pythoud, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to FAO, IFAD, and WFP, visited ICCROM.   He was received by Webber Ndoro, Director-General, and by Tea Franich, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization…

On 1 February, the Director of the British School at Rome, Prof Stephen Milner, visited ICCROM together with two BSR Assistant Directors, Peter Campbell and Martina Caruso, and Archaeology Officer Stephen Kay. They were welcomed by Webber…

Regional Workshop on the Protection and Management of the Maritime, Coastal and Underwater Cultural Heritage, 28 – 31 January 2019     ICCROM’s Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah, in partnership with UNESCO and the New…

On 31 January, a delegation from Montenegro visited ICCROM, composed of H.E. Aleksandar Bogdanović, Minister of Culture; H.E. Sanja Vlahović, Ambassador of Montenegro to the Republic of Italy;  Dražen Blažić, State Secretary of the…

Join Connecting to Collections Care for a 6-part course on RE-ORG Method, a step-by-step approach to storage organization that will help you to reorganize your current storage rooms, focusing on the creative, yet safe, use of existing…

The CollAsia international course on “Conserving Photographic and Archival Collections” was successfully held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, from 22 November to 15 December 2018. CollAsia is a training partnership between ICCROM and the…

  Connect and inspire African youth with the possibilities of their rich heritage. Use digital technologies to further heritage awareness and support creative industries. Promote heritage as an economic asset, to address poverty…

What if there were no cultural heritage collections? What if there were no more books in the libraries, no archives, no objects in the museums, no treasured artefacts in religious buildings, in cultural centres, and in other public spaces…

How should decisions be made regarding projects in or near World Heritage properties? This was the subject under discussion recently in Kotor, Montenegro, where ICCROM coordinated a course on Heritage Impact Assessments, held 3 - 6 December…

CHA Korea supports the World Heritage Leadership Programme, recognizing importance of people, nature, culture interlinkages for heritage management As a long-standing supporter and partner of ICCROM activities, the Korean Cultural Heritage…

  PRESS RELEASE ICCROM Africa Expert Meeting for Cultural Heritage Conservation concluded at the Egyptian Academy in Rome Rome, 11 January 2019 Connect and inspire African youth with the possibilities of their rich heritage. Use…

  Organizers Lao National Museum ICCROM Partners CHA - Korean Cultural Heritage Administration   Why Heritage collections bear testimony to our diversity, ingenuity, and history. They are a powerful resource for education…

ICCROM Africa Expert Meeting for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Egyptian Academy in Rome, 9 – 11 January 2019     On 9 – 11 January 2019, a planning meeting for ICCROM’s new Africa programme will be held at the Egyptian Academy of…

ICCROM and UNESCO’s handbook to save heritage collections in emergencies is now available for free download in Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Japanese, Nepali and Russian. Armed conflicts and natural disasters causing deliberate or…

On 13 December, Dr Webber Ndoro, ICCROM’s Director-General, visited the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in New Delhi, India to speak about cultural heritage with students, faculty and alumni of that institution. The school’s…

Organizers Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties,Japan ICCROM The Course Japanese paper is internationally recognized as a superior conservation material. It is also the support material used in Japanese artworks found in…

Participants 20 participants from 10 different countries (10 from Portugal,2 from Spain and 8 respectively from Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, India, Canada, Norway, Colombia, China); Workshop led by 11 RE-ORG professionals. Organizers and…

International two-week hands-on workshop Participants 20 participants from 2 countries (18 from Kuwait and 2 from Oman).Workshop led by 4 professionals respectively from France, Serbia, Egypt and Greece. Organizers and partners National…

International 7-working-day hands-on workshop. Participants 16 participants from 11 institutions in Albania; Workshop led by 4 RE-ORG professionals (2 from Serbia, 1 from Slovenia, 1 from Croatia). Organizers and partners Sponsored by the…

The Joint Technical Symposium (JTS) is an international scientific and technical event dealing with matters of particular importance to audiovisual archives and archivists. Organized every few years since 1983 by the member organizations now forming…

From Digital Documentation to Heritage Management in the MENA region: Protecting the Past 2018, Sharjah, UAE, 4-6 December 2018 Under the patronage and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah…

An important part of ICCROM’s work is to monitor and share new scientific findings, and identify knowledge gaps. By tracking developments and highlighting key issues in research, ICCROM looks to stimulate analysis and debate with the goal of…

The 18th edition of RE-ORG began on 25 November in Kuwait, after the successful experiences of RE-ORG Chile in September, RE-ORG International Portugal in October, and RE-ORG Albania in November.  Twenty participants from Kuwait and Oman…