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On 6 November the Director of the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb, Dr Goranka Horjan, welcomed 26 museum professionals for a two-week RE-ORG workshop in the National Museum’s storage areas. The participants, 21 from Croatian museums and 5 from…

In August and September 2017, meetings took place in Argentina related to the preservation of contemporary art and to sound and image conservation.  These activities support both the regional LATAM initiative for conservation of heritage…

On 25 October 2017, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) signed a Framework Arrangement in Daejeon,…

On 25 October 2017, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) signed a Framework Arrangement in Daejeon,…

ICCROM has participated in the Voices of Culture structured dialogue opened by the European Commission with selected stakeholders on the topic “Skills, Training and Knowledge Transfer: traditional and emerging heritage.” While European…

Countering audiovisual preservation challenges with creativity and community In Buenos Aires, the Museo del Cine – a small and relatively unknown museum – is working valiantly to save some of Latin America’s most valuable creative heritage.…

On 25 October, two groups of representatives of photographic archives of Rome-based institutions visited ICCROM Archives. Representatives included the American Academy in Rome; Bibliotheca Hertziana; Sapienza University of Rome; Fondazione Marco…

Course on Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation, 10-20 October 2017 Travelling the length of Italy – from Naples via Rome to Trento – 22 participants have explored the challenge of putting people back into the centre of…

Designing for Change: International Workshop on First Aid for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis 16-20th October 2017 On 16-20 October, ICCROM hosted a design workshop on First Aid for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAC),…

On 18 October, the ICCROM Library received the visit of Prof Lisa DeLeonardis, Johns Hopkins University, United States, and Rome Prize Fellow in Historic Preservation and Conservation at the American Academy of Rome. She was welcomed by Paul…

On 17 October, a group of students from the Master course in building conservation at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU visited ICCROM, accompanied by Prof. Eir Grytli, former ICCROM Fellow, and Prof Jon Nordsteien.…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) signed a landmark agreement on Friday 13 October in a…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) signed a landmark agreement on Friday 13 October in a…

The second G7 Roma-Lyon Group meeting was held in Rome from 3 to 5 October.  This work group, created under the 2001 G8 Italian Presidency, is run by the law enforcement sector and is devoted to formulating counter-terrorism strategies…

ICCROM has learned with great sadness of the death of Walter Persegati at the age of 96 years. Very active in his youth in the Young Catholic movement, Persegati organized among other things the reception of European refugees in the United…

On 12 October, ICCROM's Director-General, Dr Stefano De Caro, received the visit of Roberto Nardi, President of the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM), in order to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between ICCROM…

On 12 October, a group of trainees attending the course on Innovation in Intelligent Management of Heritage Buildings visited ICCROM. The course is organised by CNR-ICVBC, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto per la Conservazione e…

In September 2017, Mr Peter Rockwell, noted sculptor and specialist in historic stone carving techniques, made a significant donation of books and photographic documentation to the ICCROM Library and Archive. These materials were gifted on…

On 11 October, a group of students led by Prof Roland Lenz from the State Academy of the Arts in Stuttgart (Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart) visited ICCROM. They were received by Alison Heritage, Heritage Science Officer,…

ICCROM’s Director-General Dr Stefano De Caro joined Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO in praising Dr Maamoun Abdulkarim of Syria, for his tireless efforts to safeguard the country’s cultural assets during these years of war. Dr…

It is with sadness that ICCROM announces the recent passing of Maurizio Marabelli on 19 September 2017, after a long illness. A graduate of Chemistry from the Sapienza University of Rome, he began his career in 1964 at the Istituto Centrale…

On 27 September, ICCROM received the visit of a delegation of six high-level professionals from Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China. The goal was to discuss issues of common interest including the protection and restoration of stone…

The first RE-ORG workshop ever held in Africa took place at the Jos National Museum, Nigeria in May 2017. After its conclusion, participants from 12 museums from every corner of Nigeria went back to their institutions to revise and implement…

Introduction One of the challenges for education in applied science disciplines is to identify and establish new paradigms of practice that respond to the changing needs of a sector. Forward thinking is essential for academic institutions and…

In the wake of the severe 7.1 earthquake that struck Central Mexico in the afternoon of 19 September bringing terrible loss of life, ICCROM stands with the people of that nation and with all our colleagues in the professional community…