Preserving the past, guiding the future
ICCROM is launching a new resource to support heritage professionals – including conservators, scientists, and stakeholders – in safeguarding these vital collections.
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property Records and Archives News
A Master’s Touch: Mister Masuda and the global journey of oriental art on paper
This archival photo captures Mr Katsuhiko Masuda in action during hands-on training at the "Workshop: Conservation of Oriental Art on Paper," held in Rome in 1982. More than a snapshot, it represents the start of an incredible journey in cross-cultural knowledge exchange and technical prowess in heritage conservation.
Donation of Photographic Archive on Africa's diverse cultural landscapes
On 25 March 2025, ICCROM's Director-General, Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, had the pleasure of signing an agreement to receive a generous donation to the ICCROM Archives — an invaluable photographic collection by Tito Spini and Giovanna Antongini.
ICCROM's Pioneering Efforts in Museum Preventive Conservation
This image shows an ICCROM course participant using a light meter to measure light intensity on a mask displayed at the "Luigi Pigorini" National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography in Rome. The photo was taken in 1975 during the ICCROM International Course on Security, Climate Control, and Lighting in Museums (SEC Course).
ICCROM Scientific Principles of Conservation Course
This image captures ICCROM course participants at a site visit in Rome in 1976, during the third edition of the International Course on Scientific Principles of Conservation (SPC), organized by ICCROM and held in Rome.
ICCROM Mural Painting Conservation Course: Preparation of wall paintings, 1972
This image by Laura Sbordoni Mora depicts course participants during the preparation of wall paintings at ICCROM premises in 1972.
ICCROM International Architectural Conservation Course (ARC): Study Project, Capua, Italy, 1971
The drawing was elaborated by participants of the 1971 Architectural Conservation Course, organized by ICCROM in co-operation with the Scuola di Perfezionamento in Restauro, University of Rome, La Sapienza.
Explore the ICCROM Register of Heritage Samples Archives!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the ICCROM Register of Heritage Samples Archives!
A new website for the Mora Samples Collection!
As part of the ICCROM Digital Transformation Initiative, this platform opens doors to over 1,000 samples of wall paintings from heritage sites and monuments in more than 30 countries.
Restoration of Byzantine Cave Church Frescoes, Türkiye 1977
In Central Türkiye's Cappadocia region lies a complex of tucked-away cave churches carved from volcanic rock in the Göreme Valley. The most famous is the 10th-century Buckle Church (Tokali Kilise), revered for its illustrious Byzantine mural paintings.