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On 1 February, Mrs Elena Bogdanova, Director, Kizhi Open Air Museum, and Ms Olga Bukchina, Leading Specialist of the World Heritage Site Management Unit of the Kizhi Open Air Museum, visited ICCROM. They were welcomed by Dr Webber Ndoro,…

On 31 January, the Ambassador of Armenia, H.E. S.E. Victoria Bagdassarian, visited ICCROM. She was welcomed by Dr Webber Ndoro, Director-General, and Catherine Antomarchi, Collections Unit Director. Member State represented – Armenia

On 29 January, Mrs Silvia Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament, visited ICCROM. She was welcomed by Dr Webber Ndoro, Director-General and Maria Teresa Jaquinta, Liaison Officer, Italy

ICCROM and Ibermuseos publish a Guide to Risk Management for Museological Heritage in Spanish and Portuguese ICCROM and the Ibermuseos Program are launching the Spanish and Portuguese adaptation of A Guide to Risk Management of Cultural…

The ICCROM Library is providing a constantly growing set of Open Access resources in conservation through its catalogue interface. These include papers from the most recent ICOM CC triennial meetings, 2011-2017, as well as a multitude of…

On 24 January, a delegation from Moldova headed by Dr Andrei Chistol, Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, visited ICCROM. They were welcomed by Dr Webber Ndoro, Director-General, Sophy Janowski, Chief Management…

ICCROM’s Director-General, Dr Webber Ndoro, led an ICCROM team at a Conference of European Ministers of Culture from 20 – 22 January in Davos, Switzerland. The conference took place just before the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. The…

On 19 January, Mr Tom Duffy, Chargé d'Affaires, and Ms Sandrine Goffard, Political/Economic Officer, Alternate Permanent Representative, of the U.S. Mission to United Nations Agencies in Rome, visited ICCROM. They were welcomed by Dr Webber…

Organizers: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan ICCROM THE COURSE Japanese paper is internationally recognized as a superior conservation material. However, outside of Japan, it is difficult to gain systematic,…

  Place: Mexico City and Chicanná (Campeche), Mexico Partners ICCROM INAH Background In many regions of the world, stone was historically the predominant material used for building and artistic purposes. Accordingly, the…

On Thursday 7 December, the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage was launched at the European Culture Forum in Milan, Italy. The European Year of Cultural Heritage will put the spotlight on Europe's wealth of cultural heritage, showcasing…

ICCROM and its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre are launching a new books series on cultural heritage conservation in the Arab Region. Selected Readings from ICCROM-ATHAR will provide a wide range of literature for both professional and…

ICCROM partnered with the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA) in Lebanon and The Getty Foundation to organize a four-week field school for the Conservation of Mosaics at the Archaeological Site of Byblos, Lebanon. The school provided an…

ICCROM is pleased to announce the re-adhesion of Hungary as a Member State. The return of Hungary brings the number of ICCROM Member States to 136. Hungary joined ICCROM in 1993. In a letter dated 26 October 2011, ICCROM was informed that…

Dr Webber Ndoro has been confirmed by ICCROM’s 30th General Assembly as the new Director-General, to lead ICCROM from January 1st 2018. Ndoro completed a BA in History at the University of Zimbabwe, a Master of Philosophy in Archaeology from…

The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), held from 29 November – 1 December in Rome, will provide a platform to stimulate dialogue on sustainable…

The 30th General Assembly of ICCROM will be the occasion for a Thematic Discussion on reconstruction of destroyed or damage historic cities entitled ‘Post-Conflict Reconstruction – Recovery and Community Involvement’, based on the symposium…

ICCROM is pleased to present a new publication now available for free download, Asian Buddhist Heritage: Conserving the Sacred. This publication contains the papers presented at a Forum series organized by ICCROM and the Cultural Heritage…

PRESS RELEASE Rome, Italy – The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), held from 29 November – 1 December in Rome, will provide a platform to…

Rome, Italy – The 30th General Assembly of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), held from 29 November – 1 December in Rome, will provide a platform to stimulate dialogue on…

ICCROM and UNESCO’s handbook to save heritage collections in emergencies now available for free download for Arabic readers Armed conflicts and natural disasters causing deliberate or collateral damage to cultural heritage are more prominent…

On March 29th, ICCROM participated in the International Workshop Towards a European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science Florence, to inaugurate the E-RIHS project for heritage science. The workshop was a side event to the G7 Culture…

Research is a communicative process.  Its value is enhanced through knowledge exchange and incorporation into practice. Though impact has always been the primary motivation for research, designing research that generates impact beyond academia…

"Cooperation for Strengthening Synergies of Heritage Actors and Setting Strategic Priorities for a More Impactful Sector" On 30 November 2017 ICCROM is invited to participate at the Governing Board Meeting of the Joint Programming Initiative on…

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH) of Korea hosted the international ICCROM CollAsia course on Packing and Storing Objects and Collections – Tradition and Modernity in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, from 11 – 25…