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Victoria Falls bridging People, Nature & Culture

Victoria Falls bridging People, Nature & Culture

In the magnificent setting of the Victoria Falls/ Mosi-oa-Tunya transboundary World Heritage Site shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe, 20 participants from 16 different African countries explored the challenge of putting people back into the centre of conservation. The People-Nature-Culture (PNC) course provides conservation practitioners with the necessary knowledge and tools to work more effectively...

Community museums of Western Sudan

Community museums of Western Sudan

ICCROM, through its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Office, is proud to announce receipt of a £997,000 project grant to conserve three community museums in Omdurman, El Obeid, and Nyala, located in Western Sudan. This project will restore the three museums and provide for the educational and cultural needs of their communities, visitors and tourists.

Visit: Embassy of Monaco

Visit: Embassy of Monaco

On Wednesday 8 August, ICCROM received the visit of Martine Garcia-Mascarenhas, Second Secretary at the Embassy of Monaco in Italy, with her colleague Maria Concetta Scioscia of the Embassy of Monaco.

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Rescuing heritage in a disaster - #CultureCannotWait

The latest edition of ICCROM’s flagship First Aid to Cultural Heritage (FAC) course has kicked off in Brabant, Netherlands. The course, held on 6 – 24 August 2018, will train 24 heritage and first response professionals from 23 countries to be “cultural First Aiders,” skilled at the protection of cultural heritage in emergency situations. Course modules will address topics such as prevention, safe...

José Luiz Pedersoli Jr

New Staff - José Luiz Pedersoli Jr.

José Luiz Pedersoli Jr. from Brazil has joined ICCROM as Project Manager - Conservation of Collections. He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a Master of Science in polymer chemistry from the University of Helsinki.

ICCROM and World Heritage Side events at the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Manama, Bahrain

Capacity building, the key to better conservation of World Heritage sites

The 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee meeting held in June put a strong emphasis on the importance of capacity building. Numerous committee decisions requested and recommended capacity building for conservation of sites, with the Site Managers Forum adding a firm voice to the importance and vital need for better guidance and assistance.

ICCROM’s publications from 1961-2003

ICCROM’s publications from 1961-2003 now online

A wealth of conservation knowledge and expertise is contained in ICCROM’s many past publications, produced from 1961 to 2003. Previously, these resources were largely inaccessible to researchers and conservation practitioners because the books have been difficult to obtain and consult.

PROMEDHEX 2018 in Lucca, Italy

PROMEDHEX 2018 in Lucca, Italy

On 19-21 June, ICCROM participated in a disaster simulation exercise for salvage of cultural heritage, held in Lucca, Italy. The exercise was part of a multi-year initiative organized by the Italian Civil Protection Department under PROMEDHE, an EU funded project also involving the civil protection authorities of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Palestine.

Tools and resources in preventive conservation

Tools and resources in preventive conservation: the user perspective

Where do heritage professionals look for when they are in need of advice on preventive conservation? How do they update their knowledge?

Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators, Revised 2nd Edition now available

Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators, Revised 2nd Edition now available

Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators, the handbook published by Gerhard Banik and Irene Brückle in 2011, after a decade of close cooperation with ICCROM, has been republished in a revised and expanded 2nd edition by Anton Siegl in Munich, Germany.