Programmes and Projects
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- This section of records includes the planning, coordination, organization and implementation of long-term training programmes held in partnerships with other organizations, as well as a range of specific projects, including seminars, conferences, workshops and other events. Records also include the relations and exchange of correspondence with partner institutions, lecturers and course participants (who in many cases became influential conservators and conservation policy-makers in their own country and abroad). In addition, this section contains records related to the specific capacity building role of ICCROM as an Advisory Body to the 1972 World Heritage Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
ICCROM programmes and projects deal with movable and immovable, tangible and intangible heritage worldwide. Cultural heritage presents multiple facets that deserve to be dealt with both in their specificities/materiality (ICCROM has organized and still organizes courses on the restoration of specific materials such as wood, stone or Japanese paper) and in their broader social, economic, and environmental implications, for example by analyzing the relationship between cultural heritage and their communities, or the interlinkages between culture and nature.
Even if these activities were mainly conceived for the capacity building of heritage professionals from all over the world, ICCROM has always recognized and addressed the key role played by the general public and the importance of its awareness about the risks related to a careless, dangerous and intensive use of cultural heritage. To respond to this specific need, ICCROM developed awareness activities, such as “Media Save Art” (1990-2001), a successful programme of public advocacy, conceived to address and involve the general public through an engaging approach, with a particular focus on schools and media, through audiovisual and poster competitions, students exchanges and “adoption campaigns” (“Adopt a Monument” project).
As outputs of ICCROM’s capacity building activities, this section also contains an important collection of didactic materials composed of models and samples, as well as technical cards (1970s-1980s) developed for ICCROM courses on different subjects, such as ‘Biology’ by G. Giacobini, ‘Biodeterioration’ by Aiken and A. Bakkenist, 'Climate Control and Security in Museums' by Gaël de Guichen; 'Metals' by Albert France-Lanord; 'Paper' by Rita Cassano and Giuseppe Calabrò; 'Wood' by Bruno Mühlethaler; 'Stone' by Peter Rockwell and V. Starr; and 'Mural Paintings' by Paolo and Laura Mora. These materials are fundamental for the understanding of the history and evolution of conservation teaching, as well as the conservation and restoration techniques, tools and approaches used in past decades.
In addition, records also document the activities of the Technical Assistance Programme and the subsequent Technical Assistance Service. Since 1979 and up to 2002, ICCROM was delivering publications, equipment, conservation materials, teaching tools and other supplies, to different institutions worldwide. This assistance, available to Member States, was particularly crucial in supporting developing countries.
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