International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
On 6 May 2025, ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming H.E. Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou, Deputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus, accompanied by H.E. Mr Yiorgos Christofides, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Italy. The delegation also included Mrs Kypriani Stavrinaki, Counsellor at the Embassy, and Dr Skevi Christodoulou, Advisor to the Deputy Minister.
Today, ICCROM was pleased to welcome officials from the Ministries of Culture of several African Union Member States, currently participating in the 5th African Union Commission Course. The course is organized by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, with support from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mrs. Hmway Hmway Khyne, Ambassador of Myanmar to Italy, on 30 April 2025.
On 14 April 2024, the Director-General of ICCROM, Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, welcomed representatives from the Embassy of Sweden and members of the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Culture to ICCROM headquarters in Rome.
On 4 April 2025, ICCROM had the pleasure of hosting students from the Scuola di Alta Formazione e di Studio – Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence for a guided study visit.
On Friday, 21 February, ICCROM Director-General Ms Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral had the honour of welcoming the extraordinary and plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to Rome, H.E. Ms Anne Eastwood, accompanied by Ms Christelle Revel, Second Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative to the FAO.
On 14 February, ICCROM’s Director-General had the honour of welcoming H.E. Mr. Satya Rodrigo, Ambassador of Sri Lanka, to discuss ongoing and future collaborations in cultural heritage conservation.
On 18 February 2025, ICCROM welcomed students from the Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Program at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism in Ottawa, Canada. They were accompanied by Professor Lyette Fortin, an alumna of ICCROM’s 1986 Architectural Conservation (ARC) course.
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition “From Sharjah to Rome Along the Spice Route,” organized by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority at the Colosseum Archaeological Park, ICCROM’s Director-General had the honour of meeting with H.E. Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and H.E. Sheikh Fahim Bin Sultan Bin Khalid Al...
On 3 February 2025, ICCROM’s Director-General, Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, welcomed H.E. Mrs. Lina Annab, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan, to discuss strengthening the long-standing partnership between ICCROM and Jordan. As a Member State since 1958, Jordan has worked closely with ICCROM since its inception on cultural heritage management and capacity-building initiatives.
