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The World Heritage in Africa: Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and Strategies (WHAPS) project concluded with a three-day closing event in Rome from 3 to 5 November 2025, celebrating participants’ achievements and consolidating a growing network of heritage professionals across Africa and Italy. This nine-month initiative was led by ICCROM and the Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e...
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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.
WHAPS is a training and international cooperation project which aims to enhance the skills of African cultural heritage professionals as they navigate the complexities of nominating sites to the UNESCO World Heritage Lists and managing heritage sites effectively. This is particularly crucial in the face of growing external threats such as mass tourism and infrastructure expansion.
ICCROM through its Youth.Heritage.Africa programme is advancing efforts to empower young people and strengthen heritage management in Africa. From 17 to 21 February 2025, ICCROM, in collaboration with the Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy, hosted a Strategic Planning Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda. The workshop brought together 20 representatives from Heritage Hubs across Africa, including Egypt, Kenya...
On 22 November 2024, ICCROM and ICOM renewed their longstanding partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their shared commitment to conserving, developing, and utilizing museum collections as invaluable assets for the benefit of humanity.
ICCROM, through its flagship programme Youth.Heritage.Africa, invites passionate African youth heritage experts aged 18-35 to apply to be part of its growing roster of young leaders and changemakers. The African Youth Heritage Expert Roster is an innovative initiative aimed at establishing a robust, inclusive database and interactive platform that connects young heritage experts across Africa with...
ICCROM and Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali (FSBAC), the School of Cultural Heritage founded by the Ministry of Culture of Italy, are seeking 30 participants from African countries and Italy to join their new capacity-building initiative: World Heritage in Africa – Fostering practitioners for nomination processes and strategies (WHAPS) project.
Today, we welcome officials from the Ministries of Culture of various African Union Member States, who are participants in the 4th African Union Commission Course, organized by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, with support from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On 9 July 2024, at the headquarters of ICCROM, a significant step was taken towards enhancing the representation of Africa's rich heritage on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ICCROM and Fondazione Scuola dei beni e delle attività culturali have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the project "World Heritage in Africa – Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and...