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    Organizers World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Centre (WHITRAP, Shanghai) International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and…

On 17 April,  Stefanie Altman-Winans, Deputy Director in the Office of Public Affairs, Planning, and Coordination, United States Department of State in Washington DC, visited ICCROM together with Heather Eaton and Ann Wise of USUN Rome.…

Group Training Course for Young Professionals on Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region 2018 1. Organizers This course is jointly organized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (Bunkacho); Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre…

Earthquakes are disruptive events that too often have devastating consequences. They leave their marks on landscapes and buildings, influence the lives of those who experience them, and can be traumatic events for those same people. Yet what…

20th International Course on Stone Conservation – SC17   As the 20th International Stone Course (SC17) moves physically from Mexico City to Campeche Province in the south of the country, so it moves from the more theoretical phase…

CultureSummit Abu Dhabi 2018, held from 8 – 12 April, is a high-level international summit bringing together leaders from the worlds of government, arts, media and technology to collaborate and address in concrete ways the role culture can…

On 11 April, the United Kingdom's Minister of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), HE Michael Ellis, visited the ICCROM-Sharjah Office in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He and his delegation were welcomed by Dr Webber Ndoro,…

The royal collections of Madagascar are back in the spotlight, thanks to a preventive conservation project financed by the Government of Japan.   Eighty percent of Madagascar’s royal palace collections were destroyed by a…

On 6 April, a group of students from Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, currently studying at the International Academy of Rome, visited ICCROM.  They were led by Dr Hicran Topcu, past ICCROM Fellow. They were received by Paul Arenson,…

In March 2018, ICCROM conducted an online survey, distributed to all former CollAsia participants from 2003 to 2017. The objective was to reflect on the impact of CollAsia courses on participants and theirs institutions, and to come up with an…

The International Course on Stone Conservation, implemented by ICCROM in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), has just been inaugurated in Mexico City. It was due to have taken place in 2017, but due to the…

World Heritage Site managers from across the globe are invited to participate in this year’s Forum, aimed at continuing to empower World Heritage Site Managers on the international stage.

We are pleased to announce the call for abstract for the XVI International Forum ‘Le Vie dei Mercanti’, titled ‘WORLD HERITAGE AND KNOWLEDGE. ‘Representation, Restoration, Redesign, Resilience’ to be held in Naples and Capri (Italy) on June from…

This symposium, based on first-hand regional and international experiences, is organized in partnership with ICCROM through its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in the United Arab Emirates.  It provides an opportunity for participants…

Description: International two-week hands-on workshop Participants: 20 participants from 11 different countries (Burkina Faso, China, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, and Portugal); workshop led by 5…

Description: National programme, distance coaching, hands-on workshop, conference Participants: 8 museums (16 participants) from all regions of Belgium: Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia in Year 1 and 8 additional partner museums in Year 2…

A Think- Tank Meeting informing a Vision for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage in the Arab World

Call for applications for the 2nd World Heritage Site Managers' Forum   “World Heritage Site Manager: Role, Responsibility and Capacity‐Building Needs” World Heritage Site managers from across the globe are invited to participate in this…

On 14 - 15 March, ICCROM hosted the 2018 annual donor’s meeting for the World Heritage Leadership Programme with the Norwegian Government. The World Heritage Leadership Programme is a capacity building programme in support of the World…

On 15 December, ICCROM received the visit of a group of trustees from Barnard and Columbia Universities, New York.  They were led by Dr Sian Beilock, President of Barnard College, and by Diana Vagelos, alumna of Barnard College and Vice…

      African Regional Course on Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation of Nature and Culture (PNC18)   Partners: IUCN, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment In collaboration with: African World Heritage…

Ireland has been a Member State of ICCROM since 1986, and over the years Irish professionals working in the cultural heritage sector have had the opportunity to attend excellent ICCROM training events worldwide. Participants have always…

13th International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage Organized by the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, in cooperation with UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS/ICORP…

If cultural heritage is important, why is it so difficult to make the case for preserving it? Cultural heritage narrates our human story. Imagine what our lives would be like without it: our cities without museums and monuments, our families…