International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
This gathering provided an opportunity to introduce Member State representatives to ICCROM's ongoing work, focusing on ICCROM's impact and stories of change from around the world. These efforts lay the groundwork for a brighter future for ICCROM and the heritage conservation sector as a whole, as we are preparing for our new Strategic Framework 2026-2031.
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I would like to thank all of you for the outstanding support I received during my six-year term as Director-General. Some moments have proved challenging but always very stimulating, and through the continuous and valuable support of our Member States and partners, the Organization has successfully achieved many goals for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage.
The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly has concluded in Rome. National delegations from our 137 Member States - as well as observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other partnering institutions - attended the biennial two-day event hosted at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess our progress, set...
This new course was conceived within the framework of the Sustaining Digital Heritage (SDH) programme, ICCROM’s newest initiative developed through a human-centred design process with an international scope. The nine-month Sustainable Digital Heritage course involves multidisciplinary teams from four diverse cultural institutions, the “learning partners” of this initiative, coming from four ICCROM...
Digital is a tool, medium and space for heritage. If you work to promote heritage-based content and create records for posterity, please take our user engagement survey! This questionnaire consists of ten multiple-choice questions and only takes seven minutes to complete.
ICCROM headquarters was a full house in April, May and June – we have been happy hosts of fellows, interns and volunteers from across the globe.
On 5 June 2023, ICCROM welcomed Dr Peter Fornaro and Dr Vera Chiquet, experts in the fields of Digital Humanities and Digital Cultural Heritage from the University of Basel. During their visit, they were introduced to ICCROM's new initiative, Sustaining Digital Heritage, presented by Aparna Tandon, Senior Programme Leader of First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis and...
Do you work for a cultural institution seeking to improve its management strategy for digital heritage? Do you want to design digital operations which deliver value while responding to the needs of your users and stakeholders? Do you wish to learn how to communicate effectively with technologists and demonstrate impact to decision-makers? Become a learning partner of the Sustaining Digital...
On 20 March 2023, ICCROM convened its second annual informational meeting, attended by representatives of our Member States and permanent observers from all regions of the world.