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Twelfth  International Training Course (ITC) on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage Place: Kyoto, Kobe and Kumano, Japan Organized by: Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, in…

Two damaged sculptural busts from Palmyra, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD, were sent home from Rome to Syria on Monday 27 February. After being treated in Italy, the busts were returned to the National Museum of Damascus, accompanied by…

Two damaged sculptural busts from Palmyra, dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD, were sent home from Rome to Syria on Monday 27 February. After being treated in Italy, the busts were returned to the National Museum of Damascus, accompanied by…

On 20 February, the Director-General received the visit of Nobuo Kamei, Director of the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken), Japan. In attendance Eisuke Nishikawa, Project Manager, Sites Unit and Katriina…

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, W Stuart Symington, has awarded a grant of $116,000 to launch RE-ORG Nigeria in a partnership between ICCROM, the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The…

On 11 February 2017, the Director General of UNESCO, Mrs Irina Bokova, visited the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah as part of launch for the #Unite4Heritage campaign in the United Arab Emirates. His Highness Sheikh Dr.…

On 11 February 2017, the Director General of UNESCO, Mrs Irina Bokova, visited the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in Sharjah as part of launch for the #Unite4Heritage campaign in the United Arab Emirates. His Highness Sheikh Dr.…

The US Ambassador to Nigeria, W Stuart Symington, has awarded a grant of $116,000 to launch RE-ORG Nigeria in a partnership between ICCROM, the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The…

On 15 February, a group of 14 researchers from the Ecole française de Rome visited ICCROM to tour the Library and Archive. They were welcomed by Paul Arenson, Manager, Knowledge and Communication Services; María Mata Caravaca, Archivist; and…

© Johnathan Watts du MEG At the request of the Geneva Ethnographic Museum (MEG), Gaël de Guichen and Marjolijn Debulpaep of the Royal Institute of Artistic Heritage (KIK-IRPA), Brussels, Belgium, carried out a RE-ORG workshop in 1 – 2…

Post-conflict reconstruction of historic cities, Louvre-Lens Museum, 20 – 21 January 2017 A special symposium on post-conflict reconstruction of historic cities, organized by ICCROM, the Louvre-Lens Museum and the Institut du monde…

  Deadline extended:  April 3, 2017 Place: Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana Organizers: ICCROM and the University of Ghana The Challenge Recorded sound and images have captured our world,…

Post-conflict reconstruction of historic cities, Louvre-Lens Museum, 20 – 21 January 2017 A special symposium on post-conflict reconstruction of historic cities, organized by ICCROM, the Louvre-Lens Museum and the Institut du monde…

Download: Boletín LATAM Octubre-Diciembre 2016 – Nº 7 The aim of the LATAM Newsletter is to give the opportunity to conservation professionals in Latin America and the Caribbean to share their research and professional experiences throughout…

  Application deadline: 31 March 2017 Place: Røros Mining Town and the Circumference, Norway Organizers: ICCROM, IUCN and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment, in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Office of Culture…

On 1 February Mr Francesco Rutelli, President of the "Incontro di Civiltà" Association, and Prof Paolo Matthiae, La Sapienza University, visited ICCROM to meet with the Director-General, Stefano De Caro. In attendance: Joseph King, Sites Unit…

It is with great sadness that ICCROM says farewell to friend and colleague Donatella Zari, who passed away in Rome on 27 December 2016. Donatella and her husband of 49 years, Carlo Giantomassi, worked with ICCROM on numerous projects and…

The fourth ICCROM-CHA Annual Forum was concluded on 9 December 2016 at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Annual Forum has been organized since 2013, with the collaboration and financial support of the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of…

The first International Training Workshop on the Museum Environment and Preventive Conservation is being held in Tehran from 8 to 12 January 2017. It brings together 34 museum professionals from Iran, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan,…

The fourth ICCROM-CHA Annual Forum concluded on 9 December 2016 at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Annual Forum has been organized since 2013, with the collaboration and financial support of the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of…

Saving and Reconstructing Heritage At a time when significant archaeological treasures in the Middle East are threatened by tragic current events, the Louvre-Lens Museum is hosting a special event from 19 – 21 January on the theme of…

Course Announcement ORGANIZATION Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) THE COURSE Japanese paper is…

In conjunction with the exhibition "History begins in Mesopotamia" on view until 23 January 2017, and in response to current events in the Middle East, the Louvre-Lens Museum and ICCROM, through its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre in the…

In conjunction with the exhibition “History begins in Mesopotamia” on view until 23 January 2017, and in response to current events in the Middle East, the Louvre-Lens Museum and ICCROM, through its ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre…

New user-friendly handbook launched by ICCROM and UNESCO helps save heritage collections in emergencies. Armed conflicts and natural disasters causing deliberate or collateral damage to cultural heritage are more prominent than ever. To help…