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From Argentina to Trinidad and Tobago: Celebrating Our Collections Matter Field Projects across continents

From Argentina to Trinidad and Tobago: Celebrating Our Collections Matter Field Projects across continents

'Leaving no one behind' is a core value embedded in the UN Agenda 2030. This principle is powerfully embodied in the Our Collections Matter (OCM) initiative. This forward-looking online capacity-building programme helps break geographical barriers, enabling organizations from around the World to delve deep into learning about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and consolidate their contribution...

Celebrating Uzbekistan, Our Newest Member State

Celebrating Uzbekistan, Our Newest Member State

ICCROM is proud to announce that Uzbekistan has joined as our 138th Member State. This milestone strengthens our commitment to heritage conservation and expands ICCROM’s global footprint and efforts to preserve and protect cultural heritage in all its forms worldwide for a lasting impact.

Director-General visit to Ambassador of Mongolia

Director-General visit to Ambassador of Mongolia

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honor of visiting H.E. Tserendorj Narantungalag, the Ambassador of Mongolia to Italy.

Since 2021, the Sustaining Digital Heritage (SDH) programme, has set out with partners AVP and Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (NISV) to understand the preservation and access needs for digital heritage worldwide and to build a self-sustaining network of digital heritage leaders. The broader aim of the programme is to ​​enhance the storytelling potential of digital heritage, as well as connect people, bridge divides, spark creativity and promote sustainable development.

ICCROM's first course on Sustainable Digital Heritage empowers institutions to build projects centering user needs

Since 2021, the Sustaining Digital Heritage (SDH) programme, has set out with partners AVP and Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (NISV) to understand the preservation and access needs for digital heritage worldwide and to build a self-sustaining network of digital heritage leaders. The broader aim of the programme is to ​​enhance the storytelling potential of digital heritage, as well as...

Visit from Ambassador of Russia

Visit from Ambassador of Russia

On Friday, 28 June 2024, ICCROM Direrector-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming H.E. Alexey Paramonov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, to ICCROM headquarters.

ICCROM’s First Aid to Cultural Heritage Handbook and Toolkit Now Available in Ukrainian

ICCROM’s First Aid to Cultural Heritage Handbook and Toolkit Now Available in Ukrainian: A New Milestone in Heritage Protection

With user-friendly illustrations and step-by-step workflows, it caters to many users, from heritage professionals and emergency responders to community members in crisis, such as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Indigenous communities of Lakhimpur fishing in their inland ponds (Author:Sukrit Sen)

Welcome to a new platform: Embracing Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction

Integrating indigenous and traditional knowledge into our Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) toolkit offers numerous benefits. This knowledge stems from communities' close relationships with their environment and their accumulated experience in predicting hazards by reading signs in the sea, skies, and wildlife.

New publication showcases how research-practice collaboration contributes to strengthening World Heritage management

New publication showcases how research-practice collaboration contributes to strengthening World Heritage management

The new publication “Heritage Place Lab. A Model for Research-Practice Collaboration in the Context of World Heritage. Report of the Pilot Phase 2021-2022” presents the testing of a methodology for collaborative work between academics and site managers and showcases the resulting research agendas prepared by research-practice teams from Argentina, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Norway and Zimbabwe.

New Delhi, India, recently hosted the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee, marking a pivotal moment in heritage conservation. In this occasion, ICCROM Director-General met with the Honorable Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, underscoring their commitment to conserving, safeguarding and preserving shared heritage.

Strengthening Heritage Conservation: ICCROM and India Forge Collaborative Pathways

New Delhi, India, recently hosted the 46th Session of the World Heritage Committee, marking a pivotal moment in heritage conservation. In this occasion, ICCROM Director-General met with the Honorable Minister of Culture and Tourism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, underscoring their commitment to conserving, safeguarding and preserving shared heritage.

Ukraine gets its first National Team of Cultural First Aiders to support Cultural Recovery

Ukraine gets its first National Team of Cultural First Aiders to support Cultural Recovery

In a groundbreaking effort to protect Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage, ICCROM's First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme has trained 23 heritage professionals from 11 oblasts, establishing Ukraine’s first national team of cultural first aiders, ready to recover and safeguard the nation’s invaluable heritage amid the ongoing armed conflict.