International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
ICCROM and the Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA) have formalized a three-year partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing heritage conservation through education, and research. The agreement, signed by ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and LUMSA Rector Francesco Bonini, unites the complementary strengths of both institutions to...
As our societies, technologies, and environments evolve, the responsibility of caring for our cultural heritage grows ever more complex. In a rapidly transforming world, how do we balance the preservation of authenticity with the potential for technological innovation? How do we ensure all voices are heard in a digital age? And how can AI serve as a bridge, amplifying human wisdom rather than...
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral welcomed H.E. Ennio Vivaldi, Ambassador of Chile to Italy, and a Chilean delegation to ICCROM headquarters for a meeting dedicated to further advancing collaboration.
The World Heritage in Africa: Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and Strategies (WHAPS) project concluded with a three-day closing event in Rome from 3 to 5 November 2025, celebrating participants’ achievements and consolidating a growing network of heritage professionals across Africa and Italy. This nine-month initiative was led by ICCROM and the Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e...
The 2025 International Training Course on Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience for Sustainable Built Heritage Conservation and Management has successfully concluded, marking the completion of a four-week programme that united 11 heritage professionals from around the world in a shared mission to advance climate action for cultural heritage.
ICCROM and the Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e delle attività culturali (Scuola), with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture, are pleased to announce the closing event of World Heritage in Africa – Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and Strategies (WHAPS), taking place in Rome, Italy from 3 to 5 November 2025.
ICCROM welcomed the 97th Meeting of the Spanish Council for Historical Heritage, a body that brings together all regional authorities responsible for cultural heritage in Spain and is chaired by Ángeles Albert, Director-General for Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture.
How can the heritage sector better anticipate change, rather than simply react to it? This question guided a dynamic gathering of international heritage leaders at ICCROM’s headquarters in Rome for the Strategic Foresight Workshop: “Anticipating Change – Exploring Long-term Futures for Heritage”.
From 22 to 26 September 2025, ICCROM, together with APOYOnline, the International Institute for Conservation (IIC), and the University of Valencia, gathered civil society organizations and hundreds of museum professionals, archivists, policymakers, researchers and cultural leaders online for the global conference “Collections 2030 and Beyond: Activating Heritage Collections for Sustainable...
The 5th Arab Forum for Cultural Heritage, organized by ICCROM through its Regional Centre in Sharjah, concluded today with a powerful call to empower women and youth as central actors in protecting and revitalizing heritage. Over three days of exchange, cultural leaders, policymakers, and practitioners came together to reaffirm that safeguarding heritage is not only about preserving the past but...