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Training Course on Cultural Heritage Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region 2017: Preservation and Restoration of Wooden Structures Place: Cultural Heritage Protection Cooperation Office, Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO [Nara Pref.…

On 9 and 10 May, a series of events will be held at the Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro (ISCR) in Rome. The series, entitled “Wooden architecture: learning from ancestors, keeping for posterity, teaching our…

Download: Boletín LATAM Enero – Marzo 2017 – Nº 8 The aim of the LATAM Newsletter is to give the opportunity to conservation professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean to share their research and professional experiences throughout the…

Course Announcement   Introduction to Documentation and Conservation of Built Heritage in the Arab Region Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the…

On 29 – 31 March, ICCROM participated in a series of planning meetings in Florence, Italy for the E-RIHS project for heritage science in collaboration with CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) and a range of other institutional partners.…

On 5 April, the Director-General received the visit of Gen. Fabrizio Parrulli, Generale of the Comando Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale.   Member State represented: Italy

On 13 March, more than 200 Chilean heritage professionals attended a public lecture given by Gaël de Guichen on Los depósitos: lugar prioritario para animar los museos  (Storage – a priority location to enliven museums) at the Centro…

On 30 March, Director-General Stefano De Caro addressed the G7 Culture meetings, held in the Sala Bianca of the Palazzo Pitti, in Florence, Italy. These were the first-ever such meetings, held on the initiative of Italy’s Culture Minister,…

On 30 March, Director-General Stefano De Caro addressed the G7 Culture meetings, held in the Sala Bianca of the Palazzo Pitti, in Florence, Italy. These were the first-ever such meetings, held on the initiative of Italy’s Culture Minister,…

On 24 March the Director-General received the visit of a delegation from the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration: Mr. Jisung Kim, Deputy Director, Office of the Director for Planning and Finance, Ms.Sikyoung Song, Office of the Director…

Two new online publications by ICCROM and CCI In today’s world, cultural heritage institutions must strive to be accountable, transparent and participatory, spending resources effectively while balancing needs of the community with those of…

On 16 March the Director-General received the visit of Ms Lisa Ackermann, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the World Monuments Fund.

On 17 March, a group of students from the Université Paris Sud visited ICCROM with their professor, Dr Vincent Négri. They were welcomed by Paul Arenson, Manager, Knowledge and Communication Services, and then attended a presentation on…

ICCROM has the pleasure to announce the winner of the 2017 ICCROM Award, Prof Giovanni Carbonara, emeritus Director (1995 – 2013) of the Post-Graduate School for the Study and Restoration of Monuments at La Sapienza University of Rome. …

Call for International Collaboration to Build Capacity for Safeguarding World’s Audiovisual Heritage ICCROM’s SOIMA (Sound and Image Collections Conservation) programme was invited to participate in the International Audiovisual Archival…

  On 31 January 2017, ICCROM’s Director-General, Stefano De Caro, signed an agreement with the Swiss university programme SUPSI (Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, or University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian…

Twelfth  International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage Place: Kyoto, Kobe and Kumano, Japan Organized by: Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, in…

Two damaged sculptural busts from Palmyra, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD, were sent home from Rome to Syria on Monday 27 February. After being treated in Italy, the busts were returned to the National Museum of Damascus, accompanied by…

Two damaged sculptural busts from Palmyra, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD, were sent home from Rome to Syria on Monday 27 February. After being treated in Italy, the busts were returned to the National Museum of Damascus, accompanied by…

On 20 February, the Director-General received the visit of Nobuo Kamei, Director of the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken), Japan. In attendance Eisuke Nishikawa, Project Manager, Sites Unit and Katriina…

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, W Stuart Symington, has awarded a grant of $116,000 to launch RE-ORG Nigeria in a partnership between ICCROM, the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The…

On 11 February 2017, the Director General of UNESCO, Mrs Irina Bokova, visited the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah as part of launch for the #Unite4Heritage campaign in the United Arab Emirates. His Highness Sheikh Dr.…

On 11 February 2017, the Director General of UNESCO, Mrs Irina Bokova, visited the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah as part of launch for the #Unite4Heritage campaign in the United Arab Emirates. His Highness Sheikh Dr.…

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, W Stuart Symington, has awarded a grant of $116,000 to launch RE-ORG Nigeria in a partnership between ICCROM, the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The…

On 15 February, a group of 14 researchers from the Ecole française de Rome visited ICCROM to tour the Library and Archive. They were welcomed by Paul Arenson, Manager, Knowledge and Communication Services; María Mata Caravaca, Archivist; and…