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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.

ويأتي هذا الدليل الإرشادي ليملأ الفراغ المعرفي في مجال الحفاظ على التراث الثقافي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة حتى يستفيد منه كل من يعمل في هذا المجال. فيعدّ هذا الكتيّب خطوة أولى في مجال وضع إرشادات تفصيلية في هذا المجال. يجمع هذا الدليل الإرشادي نتائج مبنية على تجارب عالمية في سياق محلي في مجال الحفاظ على التراث الثقافي، وقد تم إعداده بناء على توصيات نخبة من

This publication provides a record of the Western Sudan Community Museums (WSCM) Project activities, which link the theoretical and philosophical aspects of heritage protection with their practical application. The project set out to include local communities and their living heritage – important in defining Sudanese identity and social and political affiliations – within the context of three nationally governed museums that share a regional history, culture and geography.

تقدم وقائع هذا الملتقى نماذج دراسية وفكرية وتطبيقية تطرح قضايا بارزة حول مفهوم الأصالة والمعاصرة وإعادة البناء، وتطرح حلول تنبثق من دور المؤسسات الثقافية في إشراك المجتمع من خلال البرامج التعليمية ومن خلال المتاحف بتواصلها مع المجتمعات المحلية المختلفة، وكذلك من خلال تعزيز دور الحوار الثقافي في فهم تراث "الآخر". وتستعرض وقائع الملتقى أيضا بعض التطبيقات لمفهوم الأصالة وسماتها أثناء أعمال التصميم والتنفيذ والتفسير وعرض المشاريع التي تهدف إلى حماية وإبراز وإدماج التراث الثقافي كرافد أساسي في التنمية المجتمعية المستدامة

El número 11 de Conversaciones... vuelve a enfocarse en el patrimonio urbano, tema que no ha dejado de llamar la atención desde inicios del siglo XX, con los cuestionamientos y las propuestas del Movimiento Moderno, pero en particular a partir de la década de 1950, con preocupaciones crecientes por la conservación de los lugares históricos. Estos espacios, desde tiempos remotos, han generado fascinación por su capacidad de conjugar hechos históricos, memorias colectivas y recuerdos familiares o personales.

What started as a workshop in 2008 in Ercolano, the Bay of Naples, Italy, has come full circle 15 years later as a thought-provoking ICCROM publication. Heritage Management Practices: Voices from the Field, available for the first time in 2023, presents not only the workshop’s results but also heritage management experiences from 13 countries scattered across the world.

ICCROM’s First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis Programme (FAR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, Maidan Museum and Heritage Emergency Rescue Initiative (HERI), has trained on-the-ground teams to carry out systematic, on-site damage and risk assessments for all types of heritage, which is enabled by a mobile and web-based application. This report details damage and risk assessments performed at four sites in Ukraine.

This poster takes a deep dive into survey results from Our Collections Matter (OCM). 

A Story of Change, takes us on-the-ground, where the ICCROM course participants could put theory into action with ALIPH seed grants ranging from USD 2500 to USD 10000. The support provided for 16 initiatives includes first aid protection measures for heritage buildings in Iraq and Yemen, the rescue of archives in Libya, and support for intangible heritage like poems, songs, dances and silversmith traditions in Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen. These projects reflect the breadth and diversity of cultural heritage in the regions and the strong commitment of a new generation of professionals to protect heritage, foster dialogue and build peace.

The Sustainability Test: A Self-Assessment Tool for Evaluating Digital Sustainability is a tool for self-assessment intended to help you identify where you are in your sustainability journey. It is ideal for organizations managing digital collections that would like to know if their digital assets would be available over the long- term. This assessment can be completed by one person or, preferably, by a small team. Your team can use the results to help plan your next steps, communicate needs to your leadership or other decision-makers, set annual priorities, choose a project to work on, plan a project, create a funding request and more.