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The second edition of the International Training Course on Post-Crisis Recovery of Cultural Heritage (PCR-2025) moved into its next phase this week in Asti, Italy, with the launch of an intensive, week-long in-person workshop. This follows the successful completion of the online module, which prepared participants for the hands-on activities and field engagement to come.

ICCROM and the Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta (LUMSA) have formalized a three-year partnership through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing heritage conservation through education, research and transformative capacity building. The agreement, signed by ICCROM Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral and LUMSA Rector Francesco Bonini, unites the complementary...

As our societies, technologies, and environments evolve, the responsibility of caring for our cultural heritage grows ever more complex. In a rapidly transforming world, how do we balance the preservation of authenticity with the potential for technological innovation? How do we ensure all voices are heard in a digital age? And how can AI serve as a bridge, amplifying human wisdom rather than...

ICCROM and the Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e delle attività culturali (Scuola), with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture, are pleased to announce the closing event of World Heritage in Africa – Fostering Practitioners for Nomination Processes and Strategies (WHAPS), taking place in Rome, Italy from 3 to 5 November 2025.

ICCROM welcomed the 97th Meeting of the Spanish Council for Historical Heritage, a body that brings together all regional authorities responsible for cultural heritage in Spain and is chaired by Ángeles Albert, Director-General for Cultural Heritage and Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture.

How can the heritage sector better anticipate change, rather than simply react to it? This question guided a dynamic gathering of international heritage leaders at ICCROM’s headquarters in Rome for the Strategic Foresight Workshop: “Anticipating Change – Exploring Long-term Futures for Heritage”.

From 22 to 26 September 2025, ICCROM, together with APOYOnline, the International Institute for Conservation (IIC), and the University of Valencia, gathered civil society organizations and hundreds of museum professionals, archivists, policymakers, researchers and cultural leaders online for the global conference “Collections 2030 and Beyond: Activating Heritage Collections for Sustainable...

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