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The Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), jointly established by ICCROM and the University of Abomey-Calavi in Porto Novo, has enjoyed a positive start to 2015. On 19 January it welcomed its newest Director, Mr Samuel Kidiba, and on 31 January, it…

What?  As a precursor to the two day SOIMA 2015 international conference, ICCROM and its partners are pleased to announce a five-day intensive workshop on Sustaining Sound and Image Collections. The workshop is tailored to address the…

ICCROM shares and supports the strong statement of UNESCO’s Director-General, Dr Irina Bokova, condemning the destruction of archaeological heritage as videotaped at the Mosul Museum and at the site of the Nergal Gate by ISIL militants.…

The CollAsia international course on Handling, Packing and Moving Collections came to a close in Kuching, Malaysia. Organized by ICCROM and the Sarawak Museum Department, with the support of the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA),…

A two-week specialist workshop on “Building National Capacities for Managing Risks to Cultural Heritage in Case of Emergency” concluded in Cairo, Egypt, on 29 January 2015. The workshop was co-organized by ICCROM through its recently-…

The ICCROM community is shocked and saddened by news of the weekend blaze that consumed an estimated 1 million historic titles belonging to the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences (INION) in Moscow, the principal Russian…

Handling, Packing and Moving Collections Sarawak Museum Department, Kuching, Malaysia CollAsia has brought together a diverse set of professionals with a combined work experience that makes for valuable exchanges and discussions. Caring for…

In December 2014, Mr Samuel Kidiba was elected Director of the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA – School of African Heritage) by its Board of Directors. He took office on 20 January 2015 for a term of four years. Mr Kidiba is the third…

See, Listen and Share! 3 -4 September 2015, Brussels, Belgium Locked in obsolete formats and threatened by degradation and decay, nearly all of sound and image collections held by museums, archives, libraries, universities and other cultural…

2nd ICCROM CHA-Korea Forum Colombo and Habarana, Sri Lanka 8-12 December 2014 As part of a thematic seminar series funded by Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea, a second Forum was held on “Authenticity in the Asian Context” in…

12 – 30 January 2015, Sarawak Museum Department, Kuching, Malaysia With over 40 specialists from Asia-Pacific and beyond, the CollAsia international course on Handling, Packing and Moving Collections is taking place 12 – 30 January 2015 in…

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 region using the LATAM network. El objetivo de…

A newspaper is part of the cultural heritage of a people and a sanctuary of freedom of expression. The terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo is tantamount to an attack on the foundations of human civilization. ICCROM strongly deplores the Paris…

Last month several former ICCROM course participants from Sri Lanka met at the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology to hold a networking event and form an alumni group. The Institute’s Director, Jagath Weerasinghe, who himself participated…

Organizers: National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan ICCROM The course Many collections all over the world house Japanese paintings, calligraphic works and other paper–based artifacts. The purpose of this course is…

Director-General’s Message Results-Oriented Target Indicators Disaster and Risk Management Integrating Material Science and Technology with Conservation World Heritage Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation: Living Heritage…

Where: Rome, Italy Why Successful interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for meaningful conservation actions. A shared understanding of core principles of the diverse fields involved is the basis on which such collaboration is built.…

Organizers: Sarawak Museum Department, Kuching, Malaysia ICCROM with the support of the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) Why: The CollAsia programme aims at conserving Heritage Collections in Southeast Asia, through…

  Place: Amsterdam with study visits to other cities in the Netherlands   Organizing partners: International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, Rome (ICCROM) Netherlands National…

Place: ICCROM, Rome, Italy Partners ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States In cooperation with the Non-Catholic Cemetery in Rome.…

ICCROM is participating in a UNESCO joint expert mission from 2 to 12 December 2013 to Manila and the central Visayas to assist the Philippines in assessing the situation and damage caused by the recent natural disasters. The mission will assess…

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Director-General’s Message Results-Oriented Target Indicators ICCROM News Training: international courses Training: regional activities Research and Development Cooperation and Advice Knowledge and Communication Financial Information

21 September – 26 October 2012 Eighteen participants from 17 countries have gathered at ICCROM to attend the third international course on Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict. The course aims at building capacity for…

On Friday 28 October, the International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict came to a close. Participants received their certificate at an inspiring farewell celebration in the presence of all ICCROM staff. The fifth and…