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ICCROM Council is the governing body of ICCROM that meets once a year, to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The 92nd session of Council is in session for two days on 28-29 October 2019 at ICCROM.

On Friday 25 October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of the Ambassador of Costa Rica H.E. Ronald Flores, Ms Carla Sierra Zúñiga, Counsellor, Cultural Affairs, and Ms Sofia Soto Maffioli, Director, Museo de Arte Costarricense.

On Friday 25 October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of H.E. Carlos García de Alba, Ambassador, Mexico.

Decolonization referred to the process that former colonies underwent to free themselves of the colonial supremacy. Today the term has become much more than that: a philosophical, moral, social, spiritual and also activist call that points to the fact that we are still subject to the ideology of colonialism.

ICCROM's General Assembly elects a body of Council to monitor the activities of the organization, and formulate long-term policies in close collaboration with the Director-General. The Council is composed of 25 persons serving for a mandate of four years, and six ex officio members representing UNESCO, the Italian Government,

On 21 October, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ICCROM and the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China at the ICCROM Offices in Rome, Italy.

ICCROM's 31st General Assembly will take place in Rome, on 30-31 October 2019. The General Assembly meets every two years and is attended by Member States, as well as by observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other institutions that partner with ICCROM in the development of its programmes.

On 17th of October 2019 ICCROM received the visit of a Study group from Zhejiang Province, led by Mr. Bo DONG (Senior Economist of Academy of Macroeconomic Research of Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission).

ICCROM and the Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali sign a strategic partnership agreement to internationalize Italian expertise. With the aim of boosting the internationalization of the Italian cultural heritage system and of exporting Italian expertise in cultural heritage management, research and training, an agreement was signed today between Carla Di Francesco, former...

ICCROM is pleased to announce the adhesion of Costa Rica as a Member State. The accession of Costa Rica brings the number of ICCROM Member States to 137. ICCROM welcomes Costa Rica into its community of Member States and looks forward to future collaboration.