Now accepting applications for the Arab Cultural Heritage Award for the Young
Now accepting entries to our regional competition on the “notion and importance of cultural heritage” for school students, entitled: “Our heritage brings us together.”
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property Architectural Archaeological Tangible Heritage in the Arab Region (ATHAR) News
ICCROM participates in international summer school centred on youth and heritage
ICCROM Sharjah, alongside the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) and the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme of the University of Cambridge, partnered with the International Forum Bosnia (IFB) in organizing the 18th International Summer School: Youth and Heritage (ISSYH18), held 27 July to 12 August 2023.
ICCROM-led workshop helps identify 77 at-risk heritage sites and collections amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan
From 6 to 10 July 2023, ICCROM – in partnership with UNESCO Paris, UNESCO Cairo and UNESCO Khartoum, and in close collaboration with ICOMOS International and the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF) – co-organized a workshop in Cairo, Egypt, to support Sudan’s National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) in safeguarding Sudan’s heritage amid the ongoing crisis.
LIVE: ICCROM in Cairo to help Sudanese heritage professionals respond to crisis
ICCROM, through our First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme and our Sharjah Regional Office (UAE), in close collaboration with the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), UNESCO and the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF), is organizing a five-day workshop on crisis response, risk mitigation, and first aid for Sudan's endangered...
ICCROM's FAR programme helps Sudan national crisis response and risk management
From 3 to 5 June 2023, ICCROM’s FAR programme, supported by its alumni and long-standing partner, the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF), co-led an emergency workshop and forum at the Child Museum in Cairo, Egypt, aimed at supporting Sudan in safeguarding its heritage sites.
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 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
New faces at ICCROM
We at ICCROM were happy to see many new faces in the first quarter of 2023, with more people than ever working together in our offices in Rome, Italy, and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Visit from the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) of China
On 29 March, ICCROM-Sharjah Director Zaki Aslan happily received a delegation from the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) of China at the ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Visit from Ambassador of Sudan to Italy
On 28 March 2023, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro received HE Sayed Altayeb Ahmed, the new Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters for the presentation of his credentials.