{"id":30418,"date":"2021-07-12T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T10:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica\/cultura\/cooperculturale\/iccrom\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T13:27:30","slug":"iccrom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/cultura\/cooperculturale\/iccrom\/","title":{"rendered":"ICCROM &#8211; International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Since 1971, the\u00a0<strong>International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage<\/strong>\u00a0has been known as \u2018<strong>ICCROM<\/strong>\u2018, an acronym created by merging\u00a0<em>International Centre for Conservation<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Centre of Rome<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>ICCROM is an intergovernmental organisation that promotes the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage in all its different expressions and in all regions of the world.\u00a0<strong>139 member states<\/strong>\u00a0are part of it.<\/p>\n<p>ICCROM was created after World War II in response to the need for shared guidelines for post-war reconstruction and heritage preservation activities. During the ninth session of the UNESCO General Conference, held in New Delhi in 1956, a resolution was passed to create an international centre for preservation and restoration. Following an agreement signed with the Italian government in 1957, the Centre was established in Rome in 1959. This location was not a random choice and went on to demonstrate Italy\u2019s excellent standards in the field of preserving and restoring cultural heritage, already proven by the two decades of activity by the <em>Istituto Centrale del Restauro<\/em> (Central Institute for Restoration), founded in Rome in 1939. A few years later, Italy\u2019s achievements were further confirmed when the International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites was signed in Venice in 1964, after being drawn up by the architect Piero Gazzola, who represented Italy on the ICCROM Board for almost twenty years (from 1960 to 1978).<\/p>\n<p>ICCROM is an advisory body for the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (1972) and also works closely with other international organisations, universities and scientific institutes in the various Member States.\u00a0For Italy, cooperation with\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Central Institute for Restoration <\/strong>is of particular importance.<\/p>\n<p>This organisation\u2019s work focuses on identifying the most suitable methods to best\u00a0<strong>prevent and reduce the deterioration of heritage<\/strong> due to slow decay or quick or sudden changes caused by natural disasters or armed conflicts. A vast amount of work involving\u00a0<strong>training, information, research, cooperation and awareness raising<\/strong>\u00a0goes into developing and disseminating these methods on a global scale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Training<\/strong>:\u00a0ICCROM organises courses and professional training activities around the world, providing innovative educational programmes, cutting-edge tools and materials and trainers with proven expertise and experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Information<\/strong>:\u00a0ICCROM has one of the world\u2019s richest libraries in the field of conservation, not to mention a vast collection of world cultural heritage photographs.The Centre shares information on its scientific and educational activities through publications, its website and social media.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong>:\u00a0ICCROM advises preservation institutes on research programmes and coordinates the sharing of knowledge and experiences, providing the various professionals in the heritage sector with opportunities for stimulating and collaborative interdisciplinary discussions and meetings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cooperation<\/strong>: ICCROM offers technical advice and site visits and promotes cooperation on both an interregional and international scale in the fields of preservation and restoration, also on the basis of broader diplomatic cooperation between the various countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Awareness raising<\/strong>:\u00a0ICCROM works to raise awareness among international organisations, governments and communities regarding the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage; it promotes the increasing involvement of communities in the management and preservation of heritage, in line with environmental, social and economic sustainability objectives; it is committed to helping to create more inclusive, stable and just societies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Organization&#8217;s main <strong>programmes<\/strong> include<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Youth.Heritage.Africa<\/strong>. Supported by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), it aims to protect and enhance tangible and intangible heritage as a source of economic, social, and employment opportunities for young Africans.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR)<\/strong>. With the support of the Ministry of Culture, international courses are organized for emergency management and the training of civil protection teams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ICCROM\u2019s programmes are perfectly in line with the goals of the\u00a0<strong>United Nations 2030 Agenda for sustainable development<\/strong>, with a particular focus on Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>:\u00a0Via di San Michele 13, 00153 Rome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since 1971, the\u00a0International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage\u00a0has been known as \u2018ICCROM\u2018, an acronym created by merging\u00a0International Centre for Conservation\u00a0and\u00a0Centre of Rome. 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