Publications

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee - ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN - have released a newly revised toolkit for assessing the effectiveness of management systems of World Heritage properties. Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 offers a World Heritage-specific methodology of management effectiveness assessment that can be applied to cultural, natural and mixed sites.  

In July 2021, as part of its Foresight Initiative, ICCROM launched a horizon scan study to gather intelligence about possible macro-environmental changes that might affect cultural heritage in the future. To undertake this work, the project engaged an interdisciplinary team of 18 researchers and two advisors from different world regions who collectively generated over 60 research reports looking out over a 15-year horizon. The study intends to serve as a starting point for an ongoing foresight process to inform the development of ICCROM’s longer-term strategy, and particularly its strategic orientations for the next planning cycle (2026–2031).

This glossary of cultural heritage conservation terminology, intended for conservation professionals working in the Arab region, is a preliminary document distributed to invite discussion and comments. It complements a glossary of technical terms published in ”Readings in the Conservation of Mosaics."

Available in Arabic-English and English-Arabic.

This book is an example for balancing real-world challenges and heritage conservation constraints by international conventions. It is aimed at project managers, as well as restorers working in laboratories or sites who are interested in learning about some of the scientific techniques and analyses used in the project which can be applied in similar projects. As a highly specialized field of expertise, the implementation of this project gave great attention to that the cultural value of the temple to be enhanced, by preserving the authenticity of the monument, in order to highlight the message and meanings of the historic place through actions aimed at raising the awareness of society and its significance.

This guide is intended to enable users to coordinate multi-sectoral first response and rescue initiatives, including damage and risk mitigation, and the prevention of looting, vandalism, and illicit trafficking of affected cultural property in case of an emergency, particularly in case of fire or explosion incidents. It is designed for use within the local context of Sharjah, and carries the potential for wider adoption at national level.

This report commemorates and reflects upon the first decade of the ICCROM Sharjah Regional Office's impact in the Arab region. It is a review of how the ATHAR programme led by ICCROM-Sharjah has evolved and grown over the last ten years, recording its achievements and outlining the strategies and approaches employed for the conservation, advancement and coordination of cultural heritage policy and practice in the Arab region.

Guidance Note on Urban Search and Rescue at Heritage Sites is designed to provide Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams, National Disaster Management Authorities (NDMA) and Local Emergency Management Authorities (LEMA), Cultural Ministries, Heritage Departments, and Authorities (CHA), and Cultural Heritage First Aiders (CFA) with procedures to follow when carrying out operations at heritage sites that become a special operational environment following a disaster.

This poster, intended as a is a quick reference tool for heritage professionals, provides the latest details on the agents of deterioration, threats they pose to museum collections, as well as practical advice on appropriate preventive measures – making it an invaluable reference for all staff members within heritage institutions.  

ن هذا الدليل ثمرة جهود لوضع الأسس لإدارة وحماية حديثة ومتقدمة للمواقع
الأثرية المغمورة بالمياه في ضوء اتفاقية منظمة الأمم المتحدة للتربية والعلم
والثقافة )يونسكو( لحماية التراث الثقافي المغمور بالمياه لعام 2001 . والهدف من
هذا الدليل هو أن يكون مرجعا لمديري المواقع، وذوي الشأن، والشركاء في حماية
التراث الثقافي المغمور بالمياه، والذين تعهد إليهم مسؤولية دورات التدريب في
مجال الآثار المغمورة بالميا

The conference proceedings of a seminar titled “Urban Conservation and Reconstruction in the Arabian Gulf”, held in Dubai in March 2015, introduce a much-needed thorough epistemological framework for the conservation and reconstruction of cultural heritage in the Arab Muslim world, thus contributing to challenges of universal concerns. Therefore, we hope that the papers of this volume will initiate a professional dialogue aimed at addressing issues related to the notion of authenticity and approaches to the reconstruction of historic buildings from an Arab-Muslim perspective.