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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…

International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper, 28 August to 15 September 2017   The 2017 edition of the JPC-Japanese Paper Conservation course closed in Tokyo on 15 September. This highly specialized three-week event was…

In September 2017 Theocharis Katrakazis participated in the organisation of a workshop, as an advisory body to the Joint Programming Initiative for Cultural Heritage and Global Change (JPI CH). The workshop –part of a two-day meeting on: “The role…

    The course is divided in two main parts: On-line distance learning: 9 April – 11 May 2018 Workshop in Oslo: 4 – 29 June 2018 Workshop location: Oslo, Norway (premises of Riksantikvaren – The Directorate for Cultural…

On 7 September, ICCROM hosted the annual donor’s meeting for the World Heritage Leadership Programme with the Norwegian Government. The World Heritage Leadership programme is a new approach to implement capacity development in support of the…

On 7 September ICCROM hosted the meeting of the Evaluation Commission of the 8th edition of the FICLU Competition "Factory in the Landscape". This contest is open to public and private projects dealing with landscape and the environment, and…

OVERVIEW ICCROM past, present and future Message from the Director-General OUR WORK Training Knowledge Cooperation Public Information and Advocacy GOVERNANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS Themes on the Horizon Funding ICCROM’s Programmes Partnerships…

On 7-8 September 2017 ICCROM attended the UNESCO Expert Workshop on Measuring Culture for the SDGs, held at UNESCO Paris from 7-8 September. This was a relatively large workshop, comprising around 50 experts in the fields of culture, tangible and…

    The cultural landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in China was the site of the just-completed Course on Management and Monitoring of World Heritage Sites with special reference to China. Nineteen participants from ten…

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…

In August, Alison Heritage participated as an invited speaker at the annual summer doctoral school organised by the University of Lausanne School of Forensic Science and Criminology.  Her lecture, entitled Designing for Research Impact,…

ICCROM – ATHAR Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in the Arab Region Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation…

Over the past 30 years, much has changed in how we as professionals access resources and tools to help us solve problems encountered in our day-to-day work. ICCROM and the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) have a long history of…

On 5 August, the Director-General of ICCROM, Dr Stefano De Caro, had the honour to attend the inauguration ceremony of Hassan Rouhani for his second term as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. De Caro’s attendance came at the…

Roberto Conforti, General of the Carabinieri Corps for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (CC-TPC), passed away on 26 July 2017.  He was 79 years old, and had more than 42 years of service in the Corps. Conforti’s long career with the…

On 13 July a group of six international students from the Diplomacy Project, accompanied by Dr Eleonora Maria Stella of CNR – ICVBC, RM Monterotondo, visited ICCROM. They were welcomed by ICCROM's Director-General, Dr Stefano De Caro, and…

ICCROM International Summer School on Communication and Teaching Skills in Conservation and Science 10 – 21 July 2017. Rome, Italy ICCROM’s third instalment of the International Summer School on Communication and Teaching Skills in…

From 9 to 23 July 2017 in Accra, Ghana Photos, films, audio and video records capture memories, creative expressions and vital scientific data. “Wherever the collections of these records exist, they are being used to create jobs, feed research and…