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Whether you work in a museum, archive, library, or any collections-based organization, your collections have the power to do more. Want to unlock their full potential and make a real contribution to sustainable development? Let us help you turn your aspirations into reality through the Our Collections Matter Field Projects 2026, guided by the Our Collections Matter Self-assessment Tool and the Our Collections Matter Toolkit!

Call for applications: Our Collections Matter Field Projects 2026

Whether you work in a museum, archive, library, or any collections-based organization, your collections have the power to do more. Want to unlock their full potential and make a real contribution to sustainable development? Let us help you turn your aspirations into reality through the Our Collections Matter Field Projects 2026, guided by the Our Collections Matter Self-assessment Tool and the Our...

Call for Applications to the 8th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum is now Open

Call for Applications to the 8th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum is now Open

The Republic of Korea, as Host Country of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, through the World Heritage Leadership Programme, are pleased to announce that the 8th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum (WHSM26) will be organized in conjunction with the session of the World Heritage Committee.

New resource manual sets framework for managing World Heritage

New resource manual sets framework for managing World Heritage

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to guide conservation in World Heritage and other heritage places, outlining the key elements and processes of the management system.

TheEnhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 is now available in French

The Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 is now available in French

ICCROM, together with ICOMOS and IUCN – the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – and UNESCO, have launched the French translation of the Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 (EoH 2.0), making this key resource for World Heritage management accessible to an even wider francophone community.

Ctrl+S Culture: AI and Heritage in a Digital World – Conference Wrap-Up

Ctrl+S Culture: AI and Heritage in a Digital World – Conference Wrap-Up

Cultural heritage is not static. It is continuously shaped, reimagined, contested, and sustained through social, cultural, political, and economic processes. People engage with heritage to affirm identity, claim ownership, access resources, and exercise agencies in navigating an uncertain present while shaping possible futures. As artificial intelligence increasingly mediates how we see, record...

ICCROM

Statement on the United States’ Announcement to Withdraw from ICCROM

ICCROM takes note of the recent announcement by the United States of America regarding its withdrawal from the Organization.

ICCROM mourns the passing of Professor Frank Matero, a long-time collaborator, educator, and influential voice in heritage conservation. A leading intellectual figure in the field, Frank set the highest standards of professionalism, scientific rigour, and ethical commitment – leaving a legacy felt across the global conservation community.

Remembering Frank Matero: A Life Dedicated to Heritage Conservation

ICCROM mourns the passing of Professor Frank Matero, a long-time collaborator, educator, and influential voice in heritage conservation. A leading intellectual figure in the field, Frank set the highest standards of professionalism, scientific rigour, and ethical commitment – leaving a legacy felt across the global conservation community.

Culture-Climate nexus: the missing link

Il nesso tra cultura e clima: l'anello mancante

La 34a sessione dell'Assemblea Generale dell'ICCROM ha riunito decisori politici, professionisti del patrimonio culturale e diplomatici per un evento collaterale di alto livello sul tema "Il nesso tra cultura e clima: l'anello mancante". Moderata dal Direttore generale dell'ICCROM Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, la tavola rotonda ha esplorato come l'integrazione della cultura nelle politiche...

Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property: Reflections and Shaping the Next Steps

Traffico illecito di beni culturali: spunti di riflessione e prospettive future

Un dialogo di alto livello per rafforzare la cooperazione internazionale di fronte alle minacce emergenti al patrimonio culturale

ICCROM’s 34th General Assembly Charts a Forward-Looking Strategy for Heritage Protection

La 34ª Assemblea Generale dell’ICCROM traccia un percorso strategico e orientato al futuro per la tutela del patrimonio

L'ICCROM ha tenuto la 34a sessione della sua Assemblea Generale, riunendo le delegazioni nazionali dei suoi 139 Stati membri presso la sede della FAO per tre giorni di discussioni strategiche, decisioni e cooperazione internazionale sul futuro della conservazione del patrimonio culturale.