International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
This year's third edition of our People Nature Culture (PNC) course brought together 22 World Heritage site managers and practitioners from 19 countries. This international flagship foundational course of the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme has become a hallmark event of learning and exchange between natural and cultural World Heritage places.
ICCROM headquarters was a full house in April, May and June – we have been happy hosts of fellows, interns and volunteers from across the globe.
With the help of worldwide partners, the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessment in a World Heritage context, published last year, is now available in five languages – Arabic, English, French, Japanese and Macedonian.
On 27 June 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of receiving H.E. Mr. Felipe Silva de Pina Za, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Angola and H.E. Ms. Maria de Fátima Domingas M. Jardim, Ambassador of Angola to Italy, accompanied by a delegation.
In 2018, UNESCO, INSARAG-International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, ICCROM and ICOMOS-ICORP Türkiye began a formal collaboration with the aim to enhance interagency cooperation and coordination for heritage safeguarding during urban search and rescue (USAR) and also as part of the ‘flexible response’ given by USAR teams upon request of the authorities of the host country.
On 26 June 2023, ICCROM held its first Asia-Pacific Regional Information Meeting for our Member States, partners and those interested in our work in the region. The event provided an overview of ICCROM’s programmes and activities while facilitating discussions on regional challenges and opportunities for collaboration.
On 22 June 2023, the Cultural Heritage Sector of the Emilia-Romagna Region organized a study day on the evolution of RE-ORG projects in the context of the valorization and reorganization of museum storage spaces, RE-ORG Open Doors.
On 22 June 2023, the Director-General of ICCROM, Webber Ndoro, had the honour of receiving Alessandro De Pedys, Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI).
My name is Imam Khan Rajabi, and I am an archaeologist from Afghanistan. I have spent the last ten years working in the excavation, survey, and conservation of jars alongside national and international teams and institutions in Afghanistan. I recently graduated with my second Master’s: a degree in Geography, Spatial Management, and Heritage for International Cooperation from Florence University.
On 8 June 2023, ICCROM witnessed two distinguished former colleagues, whose lifelong commitment has been to safeguard and conserve cultural heritage, receive prestigious accolades. Gaël de Guichen, Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM, was honoured with the title of Officer of the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic, and Catherine Antomarchi, who was an...