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Experts Ponder Ways of Preserving Priceless Sounds and Images from Extinction Brussels, 2-4 September – International experts from across the world this week will discuss ways to look beyond professional and institutional boundaries, actively…

From 18-20 November, representatives of governments from all regions of the world will meet at the FAO headquarters in Rome for the XXIX General Assembly of ICCROM. The ICCROM General Assembly provides a unique opportunity for discussion and…

In recent months, ICCROM has said farewell to four beloved members of the staff. As ICCROM’s Director-General Stefano De Caro put it, “In a small organization such as ICCROM, every colleague who ends his cycle inevitably leaves a void and a piece of…

On 13 July, Stefano De Caro, Director-General of ICCROM was invited to a public hearing on “Destruction and trafficking of cultural heritage”, organized by the European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee. This public hearing…

On Thursday 2 July, twenty mid-career professionals completed their training at the joint ICCROM-Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) course focusing on theoretical and practical aspects of stone conservation. The Stone Course participants…

ICCROM and IUCN are pleased to present the latest newsletter related to the World Heritage Capacity Building Programme.  The newsletter contains articles from our partners related to sustainable development and sustainable tourism,…

The ICCM conference proceedings are a unique set of publications that allow study, among other topics, of the evolution of ideas and techniques for the conservation and restoration of ancient mosaics. In December 2014 ICCROM announced that…

International Summer School on Communication and Teaching skills in Conservation and Science 13 – 24 July 2015. Rome, Italy The second edition of the International Summer School on Communication and Teaching skills in Conservation and Science began…

ICCROM Forum follow up: Think-tank meeting Evaluating the Outcomes of Heritage Science How to measure impact? Where to start? Demonstrating impact is a high priority in many fields – especially those which rely on effective fundraising and…

Call for Papers: Traditional Knowledge Systems in Conservation and Management of Heritage in Asia: ICCROM-CHA (Korea) Forum 2015 Place: South East Asian Country to be confirmed Background With the collaboration and financial support of…

Following a 2011 resolution adopted by ICCROM Member States on the reorganization of museum storage, in 2013 ICCROM launched a large-scale call for partners to implement RE-ORG projects worldwide. More than 40 Member States showed interested…

Demonstrating benefit is a high priority in many fields, especially where ever-decreasing funding rests on foundations of “economy, efficiency and effectiveness”. The issue was highlighted during the ICCROM Forum 2013 on Conservation Science. This…

On 24 June, ICCROM brought together 14 representatives from 13 embassies of Latin American and Caribbean countries. The aim was to exchange opinions about the LATAM activities promoted and facilitated by ICCROM, and to foster dialogue and…

The ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre, in cooperation with the UNESCO Office in Cairo, held a course on Building National Capacities for Libyan Professionals in First Aid and Risk Preparedness for Cultural Heritage in Djerba, Tunisia…

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 the LATAM network. El objetivo de…

Beirut, Lebanon, 1-10 June 2015 In efforts to provide support to cultural heritage professionals in Syria, the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Centre recently joined forces with UNESCO and the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage – Bahrain (ARC-WH)…

Course Announcement Organizers Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (CNCPC-INAH), Mexico City, Mexico National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Japan ICCROM…

On 12 June the Director-General signed a framework agreement with the Secretary General of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), Mr José Angelo Estrella Faria. The UNIDROIT is an independent…

Following a 2011 resolution adopted by ICCROM Member States on the reorganization of museum storage, in 2013 ICCROM launched a large-scale call for partners to implement RE-ORG projects worldwide. More than 40 Member States showed interested…

From Recovery to Risk Reduction In an effort to turn the tragedy and loss of the 25 April earthquake into an opportunity to promote the resilience of cultural heritage, ICCROM is currently in Kathmandu carrying out intensive training in partnership…

When news of the massive earthquake in Nepal broke out, ICCROM led an initiative to produce the Kathmandu Cultural Emergency Crowdmap, which received extensive on-the-ground reports about damaged heritage. As a result, an overview of the…

Laura Sbordoni Mora, famed paintings and mural paintings conservator, has died in Rome. She was 92 years old. A frequent collaborator and permanent consultant of ICCROM, she was a chief restorer at the Italian Istituto Centrale del Restauro (…

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the airstrikes on the ancient city of Marib in Yemen and is calling on all parties involved in the conflict to refrain from targeting the country’s unique cultural heritage. UNESCO…

Course Announcement The 17th International Course on Wood Conservation Technology (ICWCT 2016) – A course on the conservation of cultural heritage made of wood Place: Oslo, Norway (premises of Riksantikvaren) Partners: ICCROM Riksantikvaren…

Are you from Latin America or the Caribbean? Take part in the SOY LATAM contest and win a set of ICCROM publications in Spanish*! This is your chance to touch base with other “LATAMeros” by sharing a photo of yourself in your workplace. The…