Welcoming Ambassador of the Philippines at ICCROM HQ
On 24 October, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro received a courtesy visit from HE Ambassador of the Philippines to Italy Mr Nathaniel Imperial.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property News
ICCROM-FAR strategic planning meeting: Strengthening partnerships for disaster resilient heritage
On 17 October, ICCROM's flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR), convened its partners in a productive strategic planning meeting. The objective of the meeting was to identify ways to amplify our efforts in meeting new and unknown risks to heritage stemming from climate change, biodiversity loss, pandemics, widening economic inequalities...
Cascading capacities: First training of trainers on World Heritage management to enhance World Heritage Leadership’s capacity-building efforts
From 2 to 7 October 2023, the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, together with George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) and in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea and the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage (KNUCH), organized the first training of trainers workshop on World Heritage management.
Bridging the gap between Africa and Europe for sustainable culture and agri-food security
The Fifth Conference for Euro-African Academic Partnerships brought together African university leaders and young talents equipped with expertise in agricultural and cultural sciences, research, conservation, and the enhancement of landscape heritage to forge connections among countries and lay the foundation for progress in these critical domains.
Five new interns on board at ICCROM
Since the creation of our Internship and Fellows Programme in 2002, more than 200 people have benefited from the experience of undertaking a period of personal development with ICCROM. During the third quarter of 2023, in addition to those fellows and volunteers who continued their work, we welcomed five new interns.
Summer School 2024 - Saving Energy for Cultural Heritage Institutions
Together with the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), we are organizing an international Summer School to save energy for cultural heritage institutions.
A heritage-based Net Zero Journey in Kasese, Uganda
This blog was authored by the team from the Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda: Ms Barbra Babweteera, CCFU Executive Director; Mr Fredrick Nsibambi, CCFU Deputy Executive Director; and Mr Aliguma Ahabyona Akiiki, CCFU Programme/Communications Coordinator.
Needs and strategies for capacity building for heritage in Africa
From 25 to 27 September, experts and interested groups and individuals gathered at ICCROM for a strategic planning workshop about the future of capacity building for African heritage. The workshop includes 15 participants from 12 African countries representing universities, NGOs, government ministries and more, and working in fields as varied as climate activism to cultural entrepreneurship and...
Coming soon! 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly (GA33)
From 2 to 3 November, representatives of our Member States will come together in Rome for the 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly.
24 international participants complete ICCROM-UNESCO-Fondazione Santagata post-conflict recovery summer programme and web platform launch
ICCROM, UNESCO, and Fondazione Santagata's joint capacity-building efforts in post-conflict contexts have led to 24 international participants graduating from the Post-Conflict Recovery Summer School. The summer programme aims to enable heritage and disaster risk management professionals, public institutions, NGOs and donor organizations to engage effectively in planning and implementing heritage...