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🎉 Today marks a significant milestone in the history of ICCROM. After three years of meticulous planning and creative exploration, we are thrilled to unveil a new brand identity for the Organization.
It’s a journey we’re all on together. Join us!
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🚨To all the
#heritage
#conservation
students out there: we want to hear from you!
Follow this handle where we’re getting the conversation started in view the upcoming webinar. Share your experiences and thoughts.
COVID-19 has placed an enormous burden on those who care for and manage cultural heritage. Our team has been working to prepare a dedicated web area that will offer resources and help.
Read also our declaration and call to action
#HeritageintimesofCOVID
📢 Download our new free resource for saving heritage! Together with
@princeclausfund
we’ve published an innovative handbook and toolkit on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis 👉
#culturecannotwait
#openaccess
The "Endangered Heritage: Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections" handbook is now available for free download in 10 languages!
Download it here
A huge thank you to all of those who have helped us make this resource accessible to a wider audience 🙏
To celebrate
#InternationalMuseumDay
, we are unveiling a new toolkit that can help unlock the potential of collections and help museums and other organizations embrace a thriving sustainable future! Check out the full story 👉
#IMD2021
#TheFutureOfMuseums
UNESCO and Advisory Bodies (ICCROM,
@ICOMOS
,
@IUCN
) just launched the Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0. The toolkit offers a World Heritage-specific methodology for assessing the effectiveness of management systems in cultural, natural, & mixed sites. 👉
We are shocked and devastated by the fire of
#NotreDame
. ICCROM stands in solidarity with the people of Paris in this sad time. It is a terrible loss for the world.
📚New book for free download!
How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? Through case studies from across Asia, this volume explores the relationship and benefits.
Find it here👉
Join us as we discuss ways that heritage conservation learning has continued during the pandemic. The webinar offers an analytical dialogue on imparting essential skills in conservation, cognitive understanding of processes+digital learning strategies.
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Preserving
#Heritage4Generations
is about raising awareness, but also building capacities among those who care for it. Today we're at the Maya site of Chicanná in
#Mexico
, doing hands-on activities as part of our international course on stone conservation
#WorldHeritageDay
Our Host Country has declared today as a national day of mourning.
We pay tribute to all who have lost their lives to COVID-19. We honour them and their loved ones, and thank those on the front lines of this fight.
Celestial Motifs: Ancient Tomb Murals of the Goguryeo Dynasty is our
#RoM
for June, donated by
@nrichpr
. This book gives insight into the rich and refined tradition of the
#Goguryeodynasty
wall paintings and multifaceted Korean culture.
Happy reading👉
📣We are seeking 20 participants to join the international course on Managing World Heritage: People Nature Culture.
🗓️13 to 23 FEB 2023
💻Online
🚨Apply by 27 JAN 2023👉
#WorldHeritageLeadership
#PNC23
#WorldHeritage
Today, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro warmly welcomed newly appointed Director-General Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral, who will lead the organization starting January 2024.
#ICCROM
ICCROM is organizing a workshop with
@MaidanMuseum
& Heritage Emergency Response Initiative to support professionals in
#Ukraine
in conducting damage and risk assessments for heritage sites. We are grateful to all who are participating in this initiative.
#CultureCannotWait
What measures do we take when reopening a heritage site or museum? How do we adapt them to new requirements for social distancing or the need for quarantine shelters?
Join us as we discuss examples from Honduras, USA + India 👉
#heritageintimesofCOVID
⚡️How can you save cultural heritage in an emergency?
👷First Aid for Cultural Heritage teaches you how to secure, salvage and stabilize endangered heritage during a crisis. Safeguarded heritage = stronger, more resilient communities.
#culturecannotwait
Congratulations to Italy for getting the art of pizza making on the
@UNESCO
#intangibleheritage
list! Our resident Neapolitan pizzaiuolo/Director-General could not be happier
📣The Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context is now available on our website for free download‼️
It offers practical tips & tools for conducting Impact Assessments for both natural and cultural World Heritage sites👉
Together with
@ALIPHFoundation
we're pleased to announce an Alliance for
#CulturalHeritage
First Aid, Peace and Resilience.
This project will strengthen capacities for risk reduction, preparedness, response + recovery in the MENAP region.
Learn more 👉
In the wake of devastating flooding, we wish to express our sadness & solidarity to the people of Venice, Government of Italy, and all who have come to love the city for its beauty, history and culture. ICCROM stands ready to offer Venice its professional expertise & support.
How can we access cultural heritage during a pandemic? How can we be inspired by it to develop our own creative activities?
Tomorrow's webinar will reflect on digital possibilities, connections and tools for people around the world.
See you there! 👉
Check out our
#ResourceoftheMonth
– a 68-year-old convention more relevant than ever in 2023: the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
"Resilience" as a concept is gaining traction, but there is a lack of clarity about the term.
Join us tomorrow as we reflect on building the resilience of heritage, and using heritage to contribute to resilience
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📣New
#iccromcourse
announcement, helping you improve preventive conservation and access for your museum collections in storage. If you work for a museum in
#SoutheastAsia
, be sure to check out this one-of-a-kind learning opportunity!
For more info ➡️
The
@WorldHeritageL1
Forum, held in Bergen🇳🇴, brought together representatives from
#ICCROM
,
@UNESCO
,
@IUCN
, &
@ICOMOS
, the WH Category 2 Centres & site managers networks from Africa and the Nordic region.
On May 25,
#AfricaDay
, we will officially launch our . flagship programme, which addresses the critical role African youth should play in the effective implementation of the
@UNESCO
Conventions and the African Union's
#Agenda2063
.
#YouthHeritageAfrica
The post COVID phase could provide an opportunity to ‘build back better’ by rethinking+strengthening the role of heritage in
#sustainabledevelopment
. But, this will require reflection and concrete steps.
Tune in here or watch later:
Are you interested in a career in cultural heritage?
Are you enrolled in a postgraduate degree with an internship component?
Are you a recent graduate looking for experience at an international organization?
Then an ICCROM internship might be for you!
#ICCROM
is at the
#ALIPH2023
Forum to discuss protecting & utilizing cultural heritage for peacebuilding at the nexus of conflict and climate change. We are proud partners of
@ALIPHFoundation
and thank them for hosting this gathering of cultural heritage preservation leaders.
Call for applications for the 2nd
#WorldHeritage
Site Managers' Forum on "Role, Responsibility and Capacity‐Building Needs”. This June in Bahrain. More info:
#CulturalHeritage
Introducing the Japanese Conservation Reports in ICCROM's Library, a collection of
#builtheritage
conservation documents generously donated to us by our partners, the Agency for Cultural Affairs
@prmag_bunka
Learn more about our Resource of the Month 👉
ICCROM expresses its concern regarding the recent damage sustained to the cultural heritage within the World Heritage Property of Brasília, including its buildings and the objects contained within them.
The ICCROM community is devastated at the news of the death of Jukka Jokilehto, one of our most prolific former staff members and a great friend of the organization.
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What is the future of cultural heritage? We’re using
#strategicforesight
to find out!
Our recent
#horizonscanning
study brought together experts to look at future trends and their implications for our sector.
The findings are enlightening👉
#ICCROM
On the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, ICCROM looks back with pride on the important role it plays as an Advisory Body, helping shape the basic principles and practices in managing and conserving places of Outstanding Universal Value.
💡Our Lecture Series is starting up again in September!
First up is a discussion on fire risks and
#museums
, exacerbated by the pandemic and by social and political events.
Find out more ➡️
#heritageintimesofCOVID
#riskmanagement
Now available in 13 languages - our pioneering guidelines for evacuating heritage collections in emergency situations! Thanks to our collaborators on the latest translations into German
@BlueShield_GER
@UNESCO
👉
@FAR_ICCROM
Our DG Webber Ndoro had the pleasure of meeting with Lazare Eloundou
@elounasso
at
@UNESCO
today to discuss ongoing cooperation for the protection & management of
#WorldHeritage
, and celebrations for
#TheNext50
The
#WorldHeritage
Leadership Programme is about practicing heritage conservation by linking people, nature + culture.
Get to know the main ideas that drive the programme, our objectives + how we work with people all over the world.
Tune in tomorrow!
Meet our First Aid Mentors - they've been here all week designing the 2019 edition of the First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis course happening in Rome in November.
By the way, you have until next Friday to apply!
#culturecannotwait
Happy
#WorldHeritageDay
! Take some time today to appreciate some of your favourite monuments and sites and the hard work that goes into preserving them for the future
#heritage4generations
Planning on attending the 42nd Session of the
#WorldHeritage
Committee? If so, be sure to check out our side events. Details in the attached flyer. See you there!
#42whc
#Bahrain
Congratulations to
@elounasso
, the newly appointed Director of the
@UNESCO
World Heritage Centre! As an Advisory Body to the
#WorldHeritageCovention
, we look forward to strengthening the partnership between our two organizations in the years to come
History has shown how easily records can be erased, often with devastating consequences. On
#InternationalArchivesDay
, we say THANK YOU to the archivists working to promote transparency and accountability and with it fairer, more inclusive societies.
#IAW2021
#EmpoweringArchives
On the occasion of Brazil's National Museum Professional day yesterday, the Brazilian Institute of
#Museums
published the trilingual "Rio de Janeiro Declaration on Fire Risk Reduction in Cultural Heritage".
Download it here:
#diadomuse
ólogo
#muse
ólogo
Post-event damage and risk assessment – Why and how? This webinar will focus on our newly developed web and mobile-based app, which has facilitated step-by-step rapidly implemented post-event damage and risk assessments on the ground.
Join us on 15 JUN👉
What is well-being+ why is it important? How can heritage promote equity, sustainability and enjoyment of life?
Join us and our panel of speakers this Thursday at 12:00pm Rome time.
Details here! 👉
The ICCROM Library is pleased to offer researchers in conservation and restoration of cultural heritage in our Member States an exciting opportunity to access our electronic resources.
Submit your request here👉
Congratulations to the 13 newly elected members of the ICCROM Council, who come from different regions across the world and represent diverse fields within the heritage conservation sector
#GA32ICCROM
#PriorityAfrica
is not only about having more African sites inscribed on the
#WorldHeritage
List, but having more African sites and management practices recognized for setting standards & examples. We've joined forces with
@UNESCO
on this initiative. 👉
The international course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis kicked off yesterday
16 participants representing 14 countries and both the cultural heritage + humanitarian sector will spend the next 4 weeks learning the ins and outs of why
#culturecannotwait
ICCROM and UNESCO sign an agreement on capacity building for the reconstruction of
#Mosul
’s cultural heritage
This partnership will strengthen the expertise of local professionals and craftspeople for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Old City
ICCROM wishes to express its solidarity and heartfelt sympathy with the Brazilian people and heritage authorities for the sad losses caused by the huge fire that ravaged the country’s 200-year-old National Museum.
Full statement:
#MuseuNacionaldoRJ
📢Double feature this week with the ICCROM Lecture Series!
Thursday at 12:00 CET: Heritage and Resilience: Building a Symbiotic Relationship
Friday at 14:00 CET: Psycho-social support during a crisis
Find all the info here, links will be up 🔜
ICCROM has the pleasure to announce the appointment of a new Director General to lead the organization for the next four years. The
#ICCROM
Member States accepted the nomination of Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral as ICCROM's new Director General. Her mandate will begin in January.
We are delighted to announce the beginning of Ms Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral's term as DG of ICCROM. With her guidance,
#ICCROM
will continue to thrive and uphold its commitment to preserving and restoring our shared cultural heritage for a better future.
We are deeply saddened by yesterday's incident in Beirut. To the Government, our member of Council, Mr Sarkis El Khoury, the conservation community and the people of Lebanon, accept our heartfelt condolences. ICCROM is ready to assist in recovery efforts and cultural first aid.
Did you know that 95% of museum objects are kept in storage? This
#MuseumWeek
, let's give these hidden gems a little love. Check out our resource material on storage reorganization and join the RE-ORG movement
We have launched the
#ICCROM
Records and Archives web portal, opening up a treasure trove of historical knowledge! 🌐
Discover our
#DigitalCollections
and explore ICCROM's extensive archive inventory👉
🔬Many institutions hold samples collected from objects+sites of cultural, historic or scientific value. They have huge potential but are often under recognized.
📋Tell us about your collection by filling out our survey available in 6 languages! 👉
#WorldHeritage
properties are increasingly facing pressures from large-scale development and other strains. With a clear assessment process and informed decision-making, we can become better at managing that change.
🌏 Learn more:
Thanks to all of you who have been following our webinars!
All of our lectures are recorded and available on our website + YouTube channel.
Find all the info you need here and stay tuned for more to come!
Conserving culture and promoting diversity is at the very core of what we stand for and work towards.
On this World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development we thank all of those dedicated to preserving our heritage worldwide.
#ShareCulture
#Shareourheritage
📣Join the International Capacity Building Course on World Heritage Management! If you're a part of managing institutions, organizations, networks, or communities responsible for safeguarding
#WorldHeritage
properties worldwide, this is 4 you.
Apply now👉
ICCROM is pleased to have collaborated with IUCN, ICOMOS and others on the development of these guidelines which foster nature-culture linkages by recognizing that the spiritual significance of nature is fundamental to heritage conservation.
Congratulations to Dr. Gamini Wijesuriya, winner for the
#ICCROMAward
for 2021! The esteemed architect and archaeologist is recognized for his contributions to
#culturalheritage
in Sri Lanka and internationally, including his influential work at ICCROM 👉