International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Filter by Region
Visit to discuss about protection of cultural property in times of crisis

Visit to discuss about protection of cultural property in times of crisis

On 6 June 2023, we received a group of experts from different backgrounds at ICCROM headquarters to talk about a potential partnership initiative for the protection of cultural property in times of crisis.

visit

Visit from Ambassador H.E. Abeer Odeh

On 6 June 2023, ICCROM Director-General Dr Webber Ndoro received a courtesy visit from H.E. Abeer Odeh, Ambassador of the State of Palestine in Italy and Permanent Representative to the UN Organizations.

Amb Guatemala visit

Visit from the Ambassador of Guatemala

ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro happily received the Ambassador of Guatemala to Italy, Olga Maria Pérez Tuna, and Ministro Consigliere, Cecilia Caceres Valdez, at ICCROM headquarters on 5 June 2023.

Arab Forum 2023

Built heritage in focus at the 4th Arab Forum

After three days of intense discussions and decision-making, the 4th Arab Forum for Cultural Heritage (2023) concluded its activities at the ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This year's theme was “Culture of Built Environment (Omran) and Resilience of Heritage.”

ICCROM proudly maintains a robust and enduring relationship with Sudan and its esteemed heritage institutions

ICCROM voices deep concern for the people of Sudan and their heritage

ICCROM proudly maintains a robust and enduring relationship with Sudan and its esteemed heritage institutions

Conservation of Built Heritage course wraps up with ceremony in Rome

Conservation of Built Heritage course wraps up with ceremony in Rome

After ten weeks of intensive learning and exchange, we are wrapping up the Conservation of Built Heritage course (CBH), the first in-person ICCROM course in Rome since the pandemic. Conservation practitioners and decision-makers from 18 countries have spent countless hours in hands-on activities across Italy, from ancient Roman sites to visits in Florence, building their skills and devising ideas...

Iraq Heritage Foundation representative and ICCROM Director General Webber Ndoro

Mosul Heritage Recovery Programme’s first graduating class begins new journey

In January, we celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of 25 young architects and civil engineers from our nine-month Heritage Recovery Programme for professional development. Today, we mark the students’ next steps as they embark on their journey of putting their learning into practice in Mosul, Iraq.

Visit on 29 May 2023

Visit from former participants of the Scuola di Specializzazione per lo Studio e il Restauro dei Monumenti

On 29 May, ICCROM was pleased to welcome a group of former participants of the Scuola di Specializzazione per lo Studio e il Restauro dei Monumenti, Faculty of Architecture of University La Sapienza. Lectures of their course were held at ICCROM, together with those of the ARC course, which was organized in close collaboration with La Sapienza.

Germaine Joseph, ICCROM, Conservation of Built Heritage participant from Saint Lucia.

CBH course participant: Germaine Joseph from Saint Lucia

Being aware of current challenges in my sector in the Caribbean, I came to the Course seeking formal training and a deeper understanding of the field of resilience and sustainability of heritage buildings to safeguard our historic buildings against deterioration and, more recently, the effects of climate change.

Japan Embassy visit 2023

Visit from Embassy of Japan to the Italian Republic

On 24 May 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro had the honour of meeting a delegation from the Embassy of Japan to the Italian Republic here at ICCROM headquarters in Rome. The delegation consisted of Minister Tsukasa Hirota, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan in Italy, and Ms Chiharu Umezawa from the Cultural Section.