International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICCROM holiday card 2023

Best wishes from Webber Ndoro, ICCROM Director-General

I would like to thank all of you for the outstanding support I received during my six-year term as Director-General. Some moments have proved challenging but always very stimulating, and through the continuous and valuable support of our Member States and partners, the Organization has successfully achieved many goals for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage.

A successful 33rd General Assembly, marking the beginning of a promising new chapter for ICCROM

A successful 33rd General Assembly, marking the beginning of a promising new chapter for ICCROM

The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly has concluded in Rome. National delegations from our 137 Member States - as well as observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other partnering institutions - attended the biennial two-day event hosted at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess our progress, set...

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ICCROM Member State Induction Briefing 2023

On 20 March 2023, ICCROM convened its second annual informational meeting, attended by representatives of our Member States and permanent observers from all regions of the world.

PREVENT - Mitigating Fire Risk at Heritage Places, an ICCROM-led international symposium resonates a global concern

PREVENT - Mitigating Fire Risk at Heritage Places, an ICCROM-led international symposium resonates a global concern

On 17 and 18 October 2022, we reunited with PREVENT course alums to catch up on the successes and challenges of managing fire risk at heritage sites across the globe. The two-day international symposium - the first of its kind for the PREVENT initiative - was held in Trogir, Croatia, and online.

ICCROM to safeguard endangered sound and image records in Vietnam

ICCROM to safeguard endangered sound and image records in Viet Nam

Recorded sound and images have captured our world, our lives and our imagination. They bring knowledge, enjoyment and inspiration to us. Rapid advancements in social media and information technologies have made it easier to share and use sound and image content. Yet contrary to common perception, not all content is readily usable. Technological obsolescence has made it imperative that content...

SOIMA survey for collection assessment

SOIMA survey for collection assessment

According to a 2015 study carried out by Cisco, by 2019 over 80% of global Internet consumption will be video content. These steadily increasing sounds and images have permeated every sphere of our contemporary lives.