International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
ICCROM held the 34th Session of its General Assembly Session, convening national delegations from its 139 Member States at the FAO headquarters for three days of strategic discussions, decision-making, and international cooperation on the future of cultural heritage conservation.
ICCROM is proud to welcome the Republic of San Marino as its 139th Member State. This milestone extends ICCROM’s global reach and reinforces its mandate to advance the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage worldwide. San Marino’s membership brings renewed momentum to ICCROM’s efforts to support Member States in protecting heritage in all its forms and ensuring its lasting value for...
ICCROM and the Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA) have formalized a three-year partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing heritage conservation through education, research and transformative capacity building. The agreement, signed by ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and LUMSA Rector Francesco Bonini, unites the complementary...
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral welcomed H.E. Ennio Vivaldi, Ambassador of Chile to Italy, and a Chilean delegation to ICCROM headquarters for a meeting dedicated to further advancing collaboration.
On 11 November 2025, ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral welcomed to ICCROM Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The meeting aimed to explore concrete ways to consolidate and further strengthen the longstanding collaboration between India and ICCROM.
ICCROM welcomed the 97th Meeting of the Spanish Council for Historical Heritage, a body that brings together all regional authorities responsible for cultural heritage in Spain and is chaired by Ángeles Albert, Director-General for Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture.
ICCROM Director-General Gujral received a courtesy visit from H.E. Mr Martin Selmayr, Ambassador of the European Union to the Holy See, the Order of Malta, the UN Organizations in Rome and to the Republic of San Marino.
In the first week of August, the Director-General of ICCROM, Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral took part in the World Archaeology: Archaeology of Landfills International Conference held in Seoul, Republic of Korea co-organized by ICCROM, the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), under the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), and brought together experts from Korea, Italy, Mexico, Spain and...
A transformative partnership to promote African talent, advance heritage conservation, and foster global knowledge exchange.
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Gujral welcomed H.E. Esteban Moscoso, Ambassador of Ecuador to Italy, for a strategic meeting at the Organization's headquarters to deepen collaborative efforts in cultural heritage conservation.
