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Within the framework of ICCROM's First Aid and Resilience Programme, a national workshop on building disaster resilience will take place between 10-12 July in Hanoi, Viet Nam.

The time to change behaviours, mindsets and approaches is now. This was the spirit behind discussions that took place on 21 June in the Italian city of Teramo, between a diverse group of University Rectors and cultural heritage experts representing 19 different African countries. The African University Rectors Conference, held during the “II International Forum of Gran Sasso” was an opportunity to...

The first international course on “Conservation and restoration of wooden architecture” has been nominated as one of the best museum educational projects at “Intermuseum ‘19”, the annual all-Russia museum fair.

ICCROM and its partners in Ukraine are sending out a call for papers to participate in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Restoration of architectural monuments under the conditions of high level of subsoil waters and increased interior humidity” which will take place on 24-25 October 2019 at the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve.

The two-week training workshop was part of the project "Preventive conservation and enhancement of the collections of the Manjakamiadana Palace at the Palace of Andafiavaratra" conducted by UNESCO at the request of the Ministry of Communication and Culture of Madagascar and funded by a generous contribution from the Government of Japan.

On the occasion of ICCROM’s upcoming Eighth International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAC), to take place Rome later this year, an informal meeting was held on 29 May to celebrate the long-lasting partnership between ICCROM and its Italian partners.

Michael Petzet, former President of ICOMOS Germany from 1988 to 2008 and of ICOMOS International from 1999 to 2012, has passed away. He was 86 years old.

The National Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana has hosted RE-ORG Slovenia, organized by ICOM Slovenia. The first part of the training programme took place from 22-24 May 2019.

The anticipated innovations include active and intelligent display cases, storage crates and archival boxes to improve exhibition, storage and transport conditions for museum, archives, libraries and private collections. To provide critical guidance for the project please take this survey and share your experience.

What is your favourite place in your neighborhood? Where do you usually hang out with your friends after school? Is it a special place only because of your friends, or is it significant for some other reasons? Do you have a cultural heritage spot that is equally important to you? How would you feel if it disappeared?