Welcoming a delegation from the Republic of Korea
On Friday, 14 April, ICCROM welcomed a delegation of 19 officials from the Division of Cultural Heritage of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Government from the Republic of Korea.
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Second annual RE-ORG in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
The second edition of the training course on the management and reorganization of museum repositories, RE-ORG 2023, has begun in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. The course is promoted and organized by the Emilia-Romagna Region-Cultural Heritage Sector in agreement with ICOM Italy, under the guidance of ICCROM, and with the support of Cuckoo House.
The first-ever “Heritage Hubs Connect Forum” took place at Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya
From 27 to 31 March 2023, more than 40 participants from 13 countries gathered in Mombasa to discuss practical and strategic ways to make Africa’s heritage an effective source of economic and social opportunities for youth. The Heritage Hubs Connect Forum has been organized in the framework of ICCROM’s Youth.Heritage.Africa (YHA) programme.
Visit from Cornell University students
On 14 April, Professor Jeffrey M. Chusid from Cornell University's (USA) Department of City and Regional Planning brought his group of eight Master's students to visit ICCROM headquarters in Rome. The students, who are spending this spring semester in Rome, study architecture, conservation and planning.
Call for applications – World Heritage Site Managers Forum
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN are delighted to announce that the 5th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers Forum (WHSMF23) will be organized in conjunction to the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, with the theme: “Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years.”
Contributing to PROCULTHER-NET workshops in Volterra
ICCROM’s FAR programme led two full-day sessions on damage and risk assessment for cultural heritage as part of PROCULTHER-NET's advanced trainings on protecting cultural heritage in emergencies in line with European standards.* The sessions’ goal was to increase the integration of cultural heritage safeguarding in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism’s (UCPM) responses to disasters – building on...
Summer School: Post-Conflict Recovery
ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) and Fondazione Santagata are organizing a Summer School on Post-Conflict Recovery, consisting of a week of online lectures and a three-day in-person workshop.
Can cultural heritage help us reach Net Zero? Teams from 5 climate hotspots gather at ICCROM to find out
Starting today, multidisciplinary teams from climate hotspots in Brazil, Egypt, India, Sudan and Uganda and their “sherpas” (mentors) are gathered at ICCROM headquarters for a hybrid three-week workshop on “Developing Integrated Strategies for Heritage Safeguard, Climate Action, Disaster Risk Reduction and Peacebuilding.”
New faces at ICCROM
We at ICCROM were happy to see many new faces in the first quarter of 2023, with more people than ever working together in our offices in Rome, Italy, and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Impact assessment bridges gap between World Heritage and need for renewable energy
As the world continues to work toward transitioning to sustainable energy sources, it is crucial to ensure that such development efforts are complementary to the protection of World Heritage. Impact assessment is an essential tool that can support this transition while protecting our heritage.