ECCO is now 25!
On June 6, the European Confederation of Conservator Restorers’ Organisations (ECCO) celebrated its 25th anniversary with an event which was graciously hosted by the German Association of Conservator-Restorers (VDR) within the beautiful halls of the Bode Museum a day after the General Assembly and a meeting of the Presidents that took place at the […]
Continue Reading...Public consultation on: Intentional destruction of cultural heritage as a violation of human rights
The United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Karima Bennoune, is inviting all relevant stakeholders to contribute to a consultation on the intentional destruction of cultural heritage as a violation of human rights, in particular cultural rights. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/CulturalRights/Pages/Intentionaldestructionofculturalheritage.aspx Deadline: June 10 2016
Continue Reading...Cultural Heritage in Today’s Southern Mediterranean Region: exploring the state of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and contemporary safeguarding efforts
Rome, May the 17th 2016 A round table will take place on May the 18th at the ‘Speakers Corner’ of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Hague University, The Hague (NL) to review what is the current state of affairs in cultural heritage protection in the South Mediterranean region and the perspective role of […]
Continue Reading...Call for registration to STREMUM
The 2nd call for registration to STREMUM is open until May 27th. Candidates interested in applying to STREMUM may visit the webpage at www.stremum.uminho.pt and submit their application form. Scholarships are available to outstanding candidates. This new programme from the University of Minho, Portugal, confidently addresses the emerging challenges of Structural Engineering, including Eco-efficiency, Advanced […]
Continue Reading...FOCUH Friends of Cultural Heritage – 10th anniversary
Istanbul, March 11 2016 FOCUH Friends of Cultural Heritage (KUMID in Turkish) celebrated its 10th anniversary today with an event organised at the Maritime Museum in Istanbul. An NGO created in 2005 by a group of highly qualified professionals, scholars, researchers and private citizens who are passionately engaged in the protection of cultural heritage in […]
Continue Reading...ELARCH – Call 2
ELARCH – Euro-Latin America partnership in natural Risk mitigation and protection of the Cultural Heritage project is a mobility and scholarship project funded by the European Commission. The project is organized by a Partnership of prestigious universities in Europe and in Latin America and aims at fostering scientific cooperation in the field of “risk mitigation […]
Continue Reading...Centre for ‘High Studies and Documentation’
Alessandria, 3 December 2015 The Centre for ‘High Studies and Documentation’ focusing on the activities of the Blue Shield in Italy was formally recognised by the Cities of Moncalvo (Asti) and Rosignano Monferrato (Alessandria) – Italy. Located within the area of the ‘Sacro Monte di Crea‘ (part of the World Heritage site Sacred Mountains of […]
Continue Reading...Second Protocol to the Hague Convention 1954. Tenth Committee Meeting. 10 December Paris
The tenth meeting of the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on December 10 and 11. An important yearly appointment which is crucial for the main stakeholders including specialised International NGOs and CSOs to keep updated on new developments and […]
Continue Reading...ICCROM XXIX General Assembly. 18.11.2015 Rome, Italy
ICCROM General Assembly was inaugurated today with an intense agenda of topics which started observing a minute of silence to pay respect to the victims of the terrorist attack in Paris on Friday November 13. A key note speech was delivered by UNISDR representative posing the accent on the increased attention paid by the organisation […]
Continue Reading...Training for museum specialists in risk preparedness. 22.10.2015 Gori, Georgia
An introductory training on Risk Preparedness Planning for the protection of Movable and Immovable cultural heritage was implemented 21-22 October at the Ethnographic Museum in Gori (Georgia). Implemented by WATCH Claudio Cimino and Prof. Adalberto Biasiotti, the training was tailored to address museums specialists from seven museums in the Mtskheta – Mtianeti region and focused […]
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