International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
In a groundbreaking effort to protect Ukraine’s endangered cultural heritage, ICCROM's First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme has trained 23 heritage professionals from 11 oblasts, establishing Ukraine’s first national team of cultural first aiders, ready to recover and safeguard the nation’s invaluable heritage amid the ongoing armed conflict.
Welcome to today’s episode of “Cooking with ICCROM” - I’m Irene, a conservation architect, and I’m pleased to take you through an insightful journey into mortar analysis right here in the ICCROM lab in Rome.
On 11 July, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from of Science and Technology (HUST), led by Dr. Yao Zhang, Vice President of HUST. The delegation included representatives from Department of International Alumni Network, Office of Student Experience, School of Foreign Languages, Office of Student Career Development, Office of International Affairs, School of Architecture and Urban...
An international consortium is developing smart technologies for safeguarding heritage in the face of climate change and conflict.
The 21st International Course on Wood Conservation Technology (ICWCT) concluded on June 24, 2024, marking another milestone in the field of heritage conservation. This year’s course, held in a hybrid format with six weeks of online learning followed by two weeks of intensive hands-on experience in Norway, drew 21 participants from 19 countries across all continents.
On 9 July 2024, at the headquarters of ICCROM, a significant step was taken towards enhancing the representation of Africa's rich heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ICCROM and Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the project "World Heritage in Africa – Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and...
We invite researchers interested in establishing collaborations with World Heritage management institutions to contribute to improving their management processes and decision-making. The Heritage Place Lab 2024-2025 will consist of a series of online and in-person workshops to be held between September 2024 and April 2025.
We're thrilled to announce that our World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, an ICCROM-IUCN joint initiative, is part of a consortium that has been awarded funding by the Belmont Forum for a research project on establishing a methodology to systematically assess climate change-related risks to heritage.
To address this critical situation, ICCROM’s flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR), supported by the European Commission Directorate-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (EAC), and in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine (MCIP), the Agency for Cultural Resilience (ACURE), the Maidan Museum, and...
The ICCROM Award, given biennially, honors those who have significantly contributed to ICCROM’s mission or the global field of cultural heritage protection. Nominations are open until 20 August 2024, with the winner announced at the ICCROM General Assembly in November 2025.