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Congratulations to Jeanne Marie Teutonico
Congratulations are in order to ICCROM family member Jeanne Marie Teutonico for receiving the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) Triennial Award for her mosaic conservation work.
Our library is participating in Europe Challenge 2022!
We are proud to announce that the ICCROM Library is a winner of the Europe Challenge 2022 - an annual programme promoted by the European Cultural Foundation that provides funding and support to libraries and their communities to design, test and implement solutions to local challenges that can benefit all of Europe.
Managing risks to cultural heritage with the ABC System
The ABC Risk Management System for Cultural Heritage (or ABC System) is a tool to assist professionals and institutions interested in implementing the ABC method of risk management. We partnered with the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) and the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) to create this risk-based, decision-support tool for cultural heritage managers. The free tool can be accessed online...
PREVENT - Mitigating Fire Risk at Heritage Places, an ICCROM-led international symposium resonates a global concern
On 17 and 18 October 2022, we reunited with PREVENT course alums to catch up on the successes and challenges of managing fire risk at heritage sites across the globe. The two-day international symposium - the first of its kind for the PREVENT initiative - was held in Trogir, Croatia, and online.
ICCROM Council gathered in Rome once again
The 97th session of ICCROM Council took place on 26 and 27 October 2022. We were pleased to welcome several Council Members in person at ICCROM Headquarters for the first time in three years. The 97th session of Council was held in a hybrid format, so we were also able to include Council Members who could not be in Rome.
Upcoming symposium concerns impacts of climate change on cultural heritage
From 6 to 8 December, we will be confronting the negative impacts of climate change on cultural heritage worldwide at a three-day symposium in the United States. The US National Park Service (NPS) and Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in partnership with ICCROM, are organizing the Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Symposium, which aims to explore the latest climate change research and...
ICCROM partners with US National Park Service and Nantucket Historical Association to host climate change symposium in the United States
Network of Cultural First Aiders strengthening disaster risk reduction around the world
Are you a cultural first aider, like AbdelHamid, Manana, Meghna and Fares? Have you received First Aid training from ICCROM or one of its partners or former course participants? Share your story with us!
Are you a Cultural First Aider? Join us in celebrating the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
On International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2022, we want to consolidate the global network of Cultural First Aiders by offering advanced training, tools and certification to support deployment in complex emergency situations. If you are a Cultural First Aider and have received training from ICCROM, our partners or former participants, register your interest by completing our 5-minute survey.