International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

ICCROM Past Lecture Series

Internships at ICCROM: Inspiring our future

This year marks the 20th anniversary of ICCROM’s internship programme. In this time, we have been privileged to work with talented individuals from around the world, many of whom have moved on to have exciting and fulfilling careers in cultural heritage. What does an internship at ICCROM offer to...

Engaging Youth and Communities in protecting African heritage: A Deeper Look into “Heritage Hubs” as sustainable and vibrant platforms in Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa.

Within the Youth.Heritage.Africa programme, ICCROM is working to establish a new type of co-creative and interactive initiative called "Heritage Hubs". The aim is to link heritage to daily life and ensure that in protecting and promoting it, heritage can also become a source of livelihood for the...

Resignificación del patrimonio escultórico en espacios públicos: desafíos para su preservación

Resignificación del patrimonio escultórico en espacios públicos: desafíos para su preservación

Como parte de las Serie de Conferencias de ICCROM, el Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración de Chile e ICCROM proponen este webinar sobre el tema de la resignificación del patrimonio escultórico en el espacio público: desafíos para su preservación. Participarán cinco panelistas de...

Rethinking Textile Conservation

Textiles are over 5 000 years old and common to all civilizations, past and present. A rich and diverse living heritage that comprises a multitude of materials, techniques, and shapes. Besides being a fascinating testimony of humankind’s ingenuity, textiles provide exceptional opportunities for the...

Heritage Conservation & Climate Action: Building Synergies for Transformative Change

Climate change is increasing the number of disasters and their devastating impacts on lives, properties, livelihoods and cultural heritage. The likelihood of increased weather extremes such as heavy downpours, heat waves, and strong hurricanes and cyclones therefore gives great concern that the...

Comprendre la dynamique de la civilisation noire pour mieux promouvoir le patrimoine de l' Afrique et de sa Diaspora.

« L’Afrique n’a pas seulement été le berceau de l’humanité, elle fut et reste un espace d’invention et de créativité où l’homme, à partir de ses capacités exceptionnelles d’observation, a su comprendre son milieu et inventer, au quotidien, les instruments indispensables à sa mise en valeur »

Lucha contra el tráfico ilícito de patrimonio. Un desafío común / Combate ao tráfico ilícito de bens culturais. Um desafio comum

El robo, el saqueo, la importación y la exportación ilícita de bienes culturales son crímenes que afectan a nuestra sociedad en su conjunto.

RE-ORG: a brighter future for your museum collections in storage

This year, ICCROM celebrates the 10th anniversary of the RE-ORG method, an innovative approach to reorganizing overcrowded museum storage. For the many museums facing similar situations, the task may seem daunting. This seminar will invite users of the RE-ORG method from different countries to tell...

Using Traditional Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction: From Words into Action - in collaboration with the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

Traditional knowledge for disaster risk reduction develops through the close relationship of communities with their environment. This accumulated knowledge based on the direct experience with disasters enables the communities to not only build resilience against impending disasters but also respond...

Pandemic insights: revealing the essential of heritage conservation - ICCROM-Athabasca University - IIC

The webinar will explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on conservation and conservation learning across the broadest scope of our works. Panelists coming from different realms of the wider conservation field will share their views on the following questions: Looking in: what did you discover...