International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
After three intense weeks, the on-site portion of the 2023 ICCROM International Stone Conservation Course in Campeche, Mexico, concluded with a celebration ceremony on 2 December 2023. The ceremony, led by organizing authorities from Mexico – INAH, UACAM and UNAM – and ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro, marked the successful completion of the 21st edition of the course.
The 2022 Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessment in the Context of World Heritage is continuing to spread around the world, becoming a fundamental resource for those managing and working with World Heritage. As its dissemination continues, the need for the Guidebook and Toolkit in various languages increases.
The extensive journey of the ICCROM-UNESCO Capacity Building for Holistic, Sustainable, and Resilient Recovery of Mosul recently concluded after nearly three years of preparation and conducting various capacity-building activities in Mosul. This unique programme emerged under UNESCO’s broader initiative, "Revive the Spirit of Mosul," forming a successful partnership involving national and...
Language is an important part of our intangible heritage. Every year on 18 December, the international community celebrates Arabic Language Day in honour of the culturally rich and poetic language spoken by more than 400 million people every day. This year is even more special – it marks 50 years since Arabic was made an official United Nations language!
For the last two and a half years, ICCROM’s flagship programme, First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR), has been working to understand how climate change impacts cultural heritage and the role heritage can play in combatting the climate crisis, through knowledge-building and capacity-development initiatives, such as Climate.Culture.Peace and Net Zero: Heritage for...
Today, we celebrate 20 years of Oman being an ICCROM Member State! We take this opportunity to share updates on a rewarding project between ICCROM and the National Museum of Oman to restore historic homes in the capital city, Muscat.
On 28 and 29 November 2023, ICCROM along with Senghor University and more than 10 experts from different organizations and backgrounds, gathered to witness the launching of Utamaduni Heritage Hub, the first Heritage Hub in Egypt. The term “Utamaduni” stands for Heritage in Swahili language, while “Tamaduni” translates to civilization in Arabic.
The "Valuing Cultural Capital" event series, organized by ICCROM and the University of Glasgow and held at the official residence of the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Italy and the Ministry of Culture of Italy on 5 and 6 December, respectively, brought together heritage experts and economists to brainstorm how we can measure the value of our heritage and amplify it. These events explored the...
Between October and December 2023, Mauritius collaborated with the ICCROM-IUCN World Heritage Leadership (WHL) programme, the Africa Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) and ICOMOS International to deliver hybrid capacity building on Impact Assessment for World Heritage.
On 20 November 2023, we were delighted to welcome a group of 13 international media professionals at ICCROM headquarters. The group was composed of members of the Foreign Press Association in Italy (L’Associazione della Stampa Estera in Italia), which has around 500 members from over 75 countries.