Corsi di Primo soccorso e resilienza per il patrimonio culturale in tempi di crisi (FAR)

Amid the current pandemic, many cultural heritage institutions find themselves vulnerable to the risks of fire, flood, typhoons, earthquakes, and other such hazard events. The threats are however, not just limited to natural hazards, but also include man-made causes like looting, chemical explosions and armed conflicts. Often, heritage professionals are confronted with complex scenarios, where one hazard overlaps with another to create an even...

National Museum, Brazil. Notre Dame, Paris. Shuri Castle, Japan. Table Mountain, South Africa. Invaluable heritage resources get destroyed in catastrophic fires every year. In most cases, they are highly preventable. In order to develop tailored solutions, it is important to better understand the nature of fire risk for heritage and work with relevant stakeholders.

Sei interessato a saper di più sulla salvaguardia dei beni culturali in situazioni di emergenza? Il corso dell’ICCROM Pronto soccorso dei beni culturali in situazioni di emergenza (FAC) 2019 intende rispondere a tali questioni offrendo un apprendimento interdisciplinare e l’opportunità di applicazione sul campo. L'attività è indirizzato non solo a professionisti già che lavorano nel campo della conservazione dei beni culturali ma anche a coloro...

Cultural heritage is of great value to communities worldwide. It connects us to the past, serves as a basis for our identity and as a source of knowledge. Furthermore, it can contribute to economic growth and sustainable development. However, heritage is vulnerable, especially to the impact of natural disasters.

According to the Emergency Events database EM-DAT, from 2000-2012, around 2.9 billion people were adversely affected by disasters caused by natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, floods, storms etc.).