On 16 February 2023, our Director-General Webber Ndoro welcomed representatives of the Stati Generali del Patrimonio Italiano – President Prof. Ivan Drogo Inglese and General Counsel Carlo Magrassi – to ICCROM headquarters. Also present was Dr Iyad Hafez from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy to Italy. Present on behalf of ICCROM were Joseph King, Senior Director, Anna Zeichner, Liaison Officer, and Valerie Magar, Programmes Unit Manager.
Among the topics covered during the meeting was the promotion and valorization of Arab and Islamic cultural and architectural heritage in Sicily. Such influence can be found woven throughout Sicilian culture: the result of the Muslim rule of Sicily in the 9th and 10th centuries.
We thank the President of the Stati Generali del Patrimonio Italiano for the meeting and look forward to a fruitful collaboration in protecting cultural heritage.