International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
ICCROM and the International alliance for the protection of heritage (ALIPH) have joined forces to launch ASILI: An Iteration of ICCROM's Net Zero – Heritage for Climate Action in Africa, a 30-month initiative that will strengthen capacities and scale up heritage-based climate action across four culturally significant sites in Africa. Drawing its name from the Swahili word asili, meaning “essence...
Around the world, there is growing recognition that cultural heritage can do more than preserve the past. When communities are empowered to care for and shape their heritage, it can become a powerful catalyst for social well-being, environmental resilience and sustainable economic development. Yet understanding how this potential can be translated into practice remains an important challenge for...
From 27 May to 4 June 2026, the international course “Managing World Heritage: People, Nature, Culture” was held in Suzhou (People’s Republic of China), bringing together 34 heritage professionals from 19 countries. The course provided participants with an overview of the World Heritage management system, alongside tools and knowledge to assess management effectiveness, while fostering...
By equipping heritage professionals with the knowledge, skills and critical perspectives needed to address the evolving challenges facing twentieth-century architecture, MARC 2026 advances ICCROM’s Strategic Direction 1, Priority Area 1, aimed at strengthening conservation capacities, and promoting more adaptive risk-informed approaches. In doing so, the course contributes to long-term resilience...
Technical partners and area specialists from across Europe and beyond gather in Rome to co-design READY Track 2.
Today, on International Museum Day, we are proud to launch Applying the Human Rights-Based Approach to Collections-Based Education for Sustainable Development — a practical toolkit for museums, libraries, archives and educators.
IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS are looking for heritage professionals working with World Heritage properties (cultural, natural and mixed) and other heritage places to join an interactive online consultation to shape a future guidance on preparing and updating management plans.
Books have a quiet way of building bridges – between cultures, generations, and young minds discovering the world for the first time. This spirit was beautifully reflected in the recent donation from Lifetree Culture Promotion Center, Sinomaps Press, and China Children’s Press & Publication Group (CCPPG) to ICCROM’s Heritage Education Library.
On this Spanish Language Day 2026, ICCROM is proud to celebrate the unprecedented integration of Spanish across our global initiatives, reflecting our strong commitment to multilingualism and inclusive access.
Fragments of frescoes once thought lost to wartime destruction, have been rediscovered in ICCROM’s Archives, revealing a remarkable chapter of artistic survival and recovery.