Visit from the Ambassador of South Africa
On 15 September, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro was honoured to meet with HE Ambassador Nosipho Nausca Jean Ngcaba, Ambassador of South Africa to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters.
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Visit from the Ambassador of Egypt
On 14 September, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro was honoured to meet with HE Bassam Rady, Ambassador of Egypt to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters.
Call for applications – 7th African World Heritage Youth Forum
The 7th edition of the African World Heritage Youth Forum will be held under the theme “Engaging African Youth in Climate Action for World Heritage Conservation,” with an online phase taking place from 23 to 28 October 2023, followed by an in-person meeting in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 to 24 November 2023.
New project to preserve 1.5-million-year-old human footprint fossil in Kenya
In collaboration with National Museums of Kenya and with financial contribution from the British Council Cultural Protection Fund, ICCROM is engaged in a community-centred project focused on the long-term preservation of fossil footprints that date back to approximately 1.5 million years ago. The fossil was found in Ileret, a village on the North Eastern shore of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
Visit from Minister of Culture and Tourism and Ambassador of Angola
On 27 June 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of receiving H.E. Mr. Felipe Silva de Pina Za, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Angola and H.E. Ms. Maria de Fátima Domingas M. Jardim, Ambassador of Angola to Italy, accompanied by a delegation.
Former ICCROM colleagues receive heritage conservation awards
On 8 June 2023, ICCROM witnessed two distinguished former colleagues, whose lifelong commitment has been to safeguard and conserve cultural heritage, receive prestigious accolades. Gaël de Guichen, Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM, was honoured with the title of Officer of the National Order of Merit by the President of the French Republic, and Catherine Antomarchi, who was an...
Call for Applications: Cultural Entrepreneurship Programme
As part of the international project Undertaking Business in Culture, a collaboration between ICCROM and the Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali, applications are now open for suitable learning partners to join the Cultural Entrepreneurship Programme.
Happy African World Heritage Day!
On 5 May, we join the international community in commemorating the African World Heritage Day. On this day, we want to celebrate the authenticity of African natural sites, traditions, beliefs, folklore, but also modern entrepreneurship, art, and cultural projects curated and run by young Africans.
Visit from Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali
On 3 May 2023, we had the honour of receiving the Director of Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali, Alessandra Vittorini, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for a training project within the framework of the Youth.Heritage.Africa programme.
The first-ever “Heritage Hubs Connect Forum” took place at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
From 27 to 31 March 2023, more than 40 participants from 13 countries gathered in Mombasa to discuss practical and strategic ways to make Africa’s heritage an effective source of economic and social opportunities for youth. The Heritage Hubs Connect Forum has been organized in the framework of ICCROM’s Youth.Heritage.Africa (YHA) programme.