Courses
Research, Analysis and Preservation of Archaeological Sites and Remains
Place: Nara, Japan
Organizers
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan (Bunkacho)
Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU)
ICCROM
National Institutes for Cultural Heritage,…
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ICCROM is pleased to announce the publication of the position papers arising from the findings of the ICCROM Forum 2013 on Conservation Science. The Forum was a notable initiative of ICCROM and 15 other leading heritage institutions from around…
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Marie Lavandier, President of Council, addressed His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Thursday in order to thank him for support given to conservation of cultural heritage in the Arab…
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Over a twelve-month period, from October 2015 to October 2016, six museums and galleries from the Atlantic region of Canada have been working on a storage reorganization project to improve access to their collections as part of the Canadian…
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Download: Boletín LATAM enero-marzo 2016
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 the region using…
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The International CollAsia Course on Conservation and Use of Southeast Asian Collections took place in Bandung, Indonesia, 8 - 26 February 2016.
A group of 34 professionals from the region shared unique experiences exploring the interdependence of…
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On 14 March 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo (NRICP) and ICCROM, at the ICCROM offices in Rome, Italy.
The agreement consolidates the collaboration ongoing since…
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ICCROM has joined an Italian initiative aimed at sensitizing the wider society on the need to preserve archives and invest resources in protecting a kind of heritage that is increasingly at risk from natural and manmade disasters and human…
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The first 2016 RE-ORG project has started in India at the Assam State Museum, running from 29 February to 11 March 2016.
This project is the fourth one organized in India, the result of collaboration between the Department of Cultural Affairs,…
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The ICCROM Archive has contributed to a fascinating exhibition being presented on three floors of the Archaeological Museum of Mantua, one made up of original images, documents, movies, and testimonials.
This exhibition, entitled "Saving Memory" (…
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ICCROM is pleased to announce the commencement of the sixth course on Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH16) on 4 March 2016 in Rome. The course will last until 29 April 2016.
The course has been further improved based on experiences from the…
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Conservators, architects, scientists and archaeologists have joined forces this month to restore an ancient temple dating roughly two millennia, from complete destruction. The Ad-Dour Temple, discovered by archaeologists in the desert sands of Umm…
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Almost ten months after the deadly earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, people are engaged in rebuilding their lives and property, and life is slowly getting back to normal. At the national museum in Chauni, Nepalese conservators are…
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On February 8th the CollAsia course on Conservation and Use of Southeast Asian Collections began in Bandung, Indonesia. The training activity, organized in collaboration with the Bandung Geological Museum and the Geological Agency of Indonesia,…
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ICCROM and the International Association for Classical Archaeology (AIAC) are pleased to announce the launch of Fasti Online Archaeological Conservation, an international database of archaeological conservation projects, and its associated peer…
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Partners of the MOSAIKON Project recently met in Venice to take stock of the programme and its results since its inception in 2008, and to look towards the future and priority needs. MOSAIKON is a multi-partner initiative to improve mosaics…
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At a donor’s conference in London on 4 February, leaders from dozens of nations met to pledge funds to address the continuing refugee and humanitarian crisis in…
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At his home in Brussels, on Friday morning, 15 January 2016, Paul Philippot passed away in sleep.
Philippot was one of the founders of ICCROM, serving as Deputy Director from 1959 to 1971, and as Director until 1977. He studied jurisprudence and…
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ICCROM is pleased to announce the adhesion of Ukraine as a Member State. The accession of Ukraine brings the number of ICCROM Member States to 135.
ICCROM welcomes Ukraine into its community of Member States and looks forward to future collaboration…
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Jean-Paul L’Allier, four-time mayor of Quebec City and founding member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities, has died. He was 77 years old.
Lauded as “a visionary who devoted his life to public service and helped make Quebec City an…
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Italy’s Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Hon. Dario Franceschini announced last week the approval of a three-year, 300 million euro investment programme for the protection of cultural heritage, which will include a 2.5 million euro…