International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
Today, on International Museum Day, we are proud to launch Applying the Human Rights-Based Approach to Collections-Based Education for Sustainable Development — a practical toolkit for museums, libraries, archives and educators.
IUCN, ICCROM and ICOMOS are looking for heritage professionals working with World Heritage properties (cultural, natural and mixed) and other heritage places to join an interactive online consultation to shape a future guidance on preparing and updating management plans.
Books have a quiet way of building bridges – between cultures, generations, and young minds discovering the world for the first time. This spirit was beautifully reflected in the recent donation from Lifetree Culture Promotion Center, Sinomaps Press, and China Children’s Press & Publication Group (CCPPG) to ICCROM’s Heritage Education Library.
On this Spanish Language Day 2026, ICCROM is proud to celebrate the unprecedented integration of Spanish across our global initiatives, reflecting our strong commitment to multilingualism and inclusive access.
Fragments of frescoes once thought lost to wartime destruction, have been rediscovered in ICCROM’s Archives, revealing a remarkable chapter of artistic survival and recovery.
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, together with the Italian Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, conducted a joint site visit to the Church of the Eremitani in Padua—the historic site at the center of a remarkable rediscovery.
Professionals from 15 countries have spent the past week in the terraced landscapes of the UNESCO World Heritage property “Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) transforming this remarkable site into a living laboratory for integrated conservation practice.
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...
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.
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.