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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…

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…