International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

ICCROM to hold first in-person course in Rome since pandemic

The first in-person ICCROM course in Rome since before the pandemic will begin on Friday, 17 March 2023. ICCROM has been a pioneer in organizing heritage conservation courses since 1965, with many alumni becoming leaders in the conservation field.
ICCROM blog

Modern technology isn’t enough to reduce the risk of disaster: We need traditional & Indigenous knowledge

This blog post, authored by Rohit Jigyasu, ICCROM Project Manager, Urban Heritage, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management, explains the importance of integrating Indigenous and traditional knowledge into Diaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plans.

Mosul graduation

25 young architects and engineers graduate from the ICCROM Heritage Recovery Programme in Mosul and launch new NGO

Last week, we celebrated two milestones in Mosul as 25 young architects and civil engineers graduated from our nine-month course on professional development, and we welcomed a new cohort. The course is implemented in partnership with UNESCO under the ‘Revive the Spirit of Mosul’ initiative and in collaboration with the Government of Iraq, the University of Mosul, the United Arab Emirates and the...

Visit from Representatives of Azerbaijan

Visit from Representatives of Azerbaijan

On 14 December 2022, ICCROM Director-General Dr Webber Ndoro had the honour of receiving The Head of the State Service for Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr Azad Jafarli and Mr Rustam Bayramov, Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Italy and Nazrin Mammadova, Head specialist of the...

Nantucket

Upcoming symposium concerns impacts of climate change on cultural heritage

From 6 to 8 December, we will be confronting the negative impacts of climate change on cultural heritage worldwide at a three-day symposium in the United States. The US National Park Service (NPS) and Nantucket Historical Association (NHA), in partnership with ICCROM, are organizing the Climate Change and Cultural Heritage Symposium, which aims to explore the latest climate change research and...

ICCROM partners with US National Park Service and Nantucket Historical Association to host climate change symposium in the United States

The three-day event in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the United States of America, will confront the negative impacts of climate change on cultural heritage around the world.
Call for Applications: Building Capacity for Professional Development (Track 1) Mosul

Heritage Recovery in Mosul: Apply now for the Building Capacity for Professional Development course!

As we prepare to wrap up a successful first cycle of the Building Capacity for Professional Development (Track 1) course, we open the call for 25 new participants to join us! We are now accepting applications for the second cycle of the 9-month course, which will run from December 2022 to August 2023.

Halfway point of Heritage Recovery Programme in Mosul marked by busy summer

Halfway point of Heritage Recovery Programme in Mosul marked by busy summer

Heritage Recovery Programme activities in Mosul, Iraq, have been in full swing this summer. Heritage professionals (Track 1) started a new module on recovery planning, while young craftspersons (Track 2) wrapped up a workshop on traditional carpentry; others continued a workshop on carving, sculpting, restoring and alabaster building.

Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth in Southeast Asia - Call for Applications

Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth in Southeast Asia - Call for Applications

We are thrilled to announce that the CH4IG Project: UK-Southeast Asia is now accepting applications until 31 August 2022, 6 p.m. CET. Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth (CH4IG) seeks to pioneer new ways for communities to actively share and protect their heritage while creating inclusive and sustainable growth.

Course participants offer hope for Mosul’s future

Course participants offer hope for Mosul’s future

As 22 young Moslawi architects and engineers came together for the first in a series of training workshops, they took a significant step towards helping their city recover its cultural heritage.