International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
A time to embrace change and foresight Does it often feel like our world is transforming more quickly than ever? Like we’re always falling behind the pace of change around us? In these dynamic and uncertain times, embracing fresh perspectives and creative thinking is needed. This is how we shape the future and make way for new possibilities. But, where to start? Not to worry … we’re here to help!
E-RIHS, the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science, is now a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), marking a significant milestone in its development since joining the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure (ESFRI) Roadmap in 2016.
We are pleased to announce the launch of the ICCROM Register of Heritage Samples Archives!
One of the ICCROM Archives’ largest sample collections is the Mora Samples Archive, donated by famous conservators Laura and Paolo Mora for teaching and research purposes. Many of the samples are from world-renowned heritage places, such as the Tomb of Nefertari, where sampling is no longer allowed. The collection currently includes 1 200 samples collected from the 1960s to the 1980s from heritage...
On 12 May 2023, students from Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal, visited us at ICCROM headquarters.
ICCROM’s Valuing Cultural Capital: Accounting for the Hidden Value of Heritage initiative kicked off earlier this month with a workshop, public webinar and survey launch to our Member States.
We present two new surveys to gather perceptions in Ibero-America on the physical and symbolic change of public spaces, and the specific interventions that occurred in them. We seek to collect information on existing practices and policies regarding the conservation and management of sculptural heritage in public spaces and how social changes are challenging its perception, meaning and use.
ICCROM’s Strategic Planning Unit is conducting new research on economic valuation methods used to support investment decisions for heritage. This research forms part of the Valuing Cultural Capital for Inclusive Sustainable Development project led by Prof Patrizia Riganti, University of Glasgow and ICCROM Research Fellow, in cooperation with ICCROM and Prof David Throsby, Macquarie University, and...
Does your institution hold heritage samples? If so, you should tune in to the international workshop, “Connecting Collections: Unlocking Value in Heritage Samples Archives,” which will take place in-person 13 - 15 June 2022, in Évora, Portugal. The workshop is organized by ICCROM as part of its Heritage Samples Archives Initiative (HSAI), together with the HERCULES Laboratory - University of...
The events of the last few years have demonstrated time and again that the world is rapidly changing, and with it, the cultural heritage sector. Out of mounting global uncertainties rises an urgent need to reconsider how strategic planning can help us better prepare for the future. Within this context, we explore the concept of strategic foresight and highlight ICCROM’s recent investigation into...