INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Annual Report November 2012 – October 2013 ICCROM Newsletter 39
Contents Director-General’s Message 1 Director-General’s Message
Dear members of our community, 2 ICCROM at a Glance There are heavy clouds on the horizon for institutions such as ICCROM 4 ICCROM News whose mandate is the conservation of cultural heritage. Just as the most acute phase of the crisis in Mali is Training: international courses 6 over, events in Syria and Egypt are worsening. Ancient historic cities and Training: regional activities monuments devastated, museums 12 looted, archaeological sites plundered, and worse yet, thousands of lives lost Research and Development in the most atrocious manner, in lands 16 where history and cultural heritage should teach everyone the way of and library users. Even former 22 Cooperation and Advice peace, dialogue and respect for diversity. In this bleak landscape, it is participants visit while passing difficult to keep faith in the mission of through Rome on holiday, never failing to come back for a greeting. 24 Knowledge and Communication cultural heritage. And yet one must. To do so, we need to take advantage of This institution has obviously left a the bursts of clear skies, few or many mark on the personal experience 28 Financial Information as they may be, that we see around of all. One of the most exciting us. discoveries I made in my first two years at ICCROM, despite its having ICCROM is one of these breaks been founded as a cold institution in the clouds. ICCROM’s activities by governments alone, was this are carried out as usual according contagious atmosphere of friendship to schedule, with its combination that develops between people united of meetings, frequent missions by by their faith in conservation and who staff members and myself, and use this organization as a vehicle orderly administrative activity, with to create a network of personal and the constantly renewed presence of professional relationships. I believe course participants, interns, fellows that it should not only be maintained,
but supported and developed. With concrete building that hosts us now Papacy in the Institute of S. Michele. study on the methods used by other the members of the Council, we are and, frankly, that we love mostly for In short, these are all elements of organizations in this area, it has discussing whether we should create the memory of fruitful working hours a story whose features (hospitality, clearly emerged, however, that for a network of ICCROM Alumni, an spent there. The character of the dialogue, compassion) seem to be effectively carrying out this activity, it extensive network that would include cultural heritage of our new premises, tailor-made to host an organization is necessary to dedicate a minimum all who have passed through these confirmed and expanded by the like ICCROM. And I hope that we can number of specialized staff. We will rooms in any capacity and who have archaeological excavations that were add a conference room where our ask our Member States if any of them drawn valuable lessons on life, as well made during the restoration, will staff and guests can tell other similar wish to support us in this effort to as professionally, and who have left give us the opportunity to carry out stories from other parts of the world. improve our economic sustainability a precious legacy of their expertise additional work to that included in the in order to maintain the quality that and passion. The upcoming new regular programme. For example, we In order to realize this and other has always distinguished ICCROM. website will give us, among many would like to create a small museum plans that the General Assembly has Nevertheless, we shall never accept new opportunities, the possibility to for the Porta Portese district, in order approved within the programmes defeat. ICCROM has a great tradition have an IT tool for building this new to provide our guests and local assigned as the Secretariat’s mission, and excellent reputation acquired network. We need to think about how inhabitants with some glimpses of we will need additional financial during decades of dedication to all this online community would work: it the history of Rome. Although without resources. Unfortunately, the funds its stakeholders, internal and external, should be open, independent, flexible, statues and marble, the history is from the regular contributions by for the cause of cultural heritage. The a source of inspiration, with the least just as interesting—how an ancient Member States have been insufficient growing number of Member States is burden possible on the existing work warehouse district that served the to cover needs for a long time; in a good testimony of this reputation. structure. Tiber River port became, during the the past, it was already necessary Middle Ages, a hostel for travelers to make some heavy cuts, some of This autumn is proving to be intense: who got off the boats or entered which were extremely painful, such long preparation for the Council and through the gate on via Portuense. as eliminating scholarships. I will raise the General Assembly has already Or how one of the most beloved the issue again in my report to the begun, and staff members are and ecumenical personalities in General Assembly so that the Member currently putting the final touches on Christianity, Francis of Assisi, had States will help us find a solution. The the Forum on Conservation Science. stayed there, and how this memory Bureau of the ICCROM Council, fully We are constantly monitoring the has for centuries inspired a small aware of the situation, has approved progress made in the renovation community of friars dedicated to the idea to resort to fundraising, Stefano De Caro of the new headquarters, which taking care of the sick and the more systematically than in the past, Director-General of ICCROM we already imagine full of life and needy. Or how at the threshold of and we tried to carry out an initial activity. It is a monument, a former Enlightenment, this tradition was investigation on the possibility to convent, very different from the taken up and expanded by the implement this hypothesis. From a
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 1 ICCROM at a Glance: 2012 – 2013 Biennium Target Indicators and our Achievements
ICCROM’s Total Budget 2012 – 2013 How the Budget was Distributed 2012 – 2013 Target indicators in the In the period of November (€ 10,512,112) (€ 10,512,112) Programme and Budget for 2011 – October 2013 the the 2012–2013 biennium following results were outlined the following achieved: 27% 40% expected results: 73% 60% 12–18 courses would be 18 courses were implemented implemented
50–80 weeks of courses would be 70.5 weeks of courses were carried carried out out ICCROM Regular Extra-Budgetary Programme Corporate Budget Funding Costs Operational Costs 200–300 professionals would be 285 professionals were trained trained
150–250 resource persons would be 269 resource persons were engaged Regional Distribution of ICCROM Course This Biennium’s Conservation Literature engaged in training activities in training activities* Participants 2012 – 2013 A Topical Snapshot from the ICCROM Library
Africa 8–12 fellows and visiting researchers 8 fellows were hosted at ICCROM Latin America Management Theory and History would be hosted at ICCROM and the Carribean Arab States and Policy Movable Heritage 9% 11% 2% 8–10 interns would be hosted at 20 interns were hosted at ICCROM 17% Methodologies ICCROM 25% 23% 15% * Resource persons can include instructors (ICCROM staff, in addition to locally and internationally recruited lecturers), 31% administrative staff and course assistants, guest speakers, local 19% Built Heritage craftsmen and all individuals who contribute to the enrichment of a 20% 22% 7% course and the training of its participants. They may be funded by Materials ICCROM or partner organizations, or may contribute their expertise Scientific Analysis Europe and Asia and on a voluntary basis. North America the Pacific This graph demonstrates the broad subject distribution of published materials from 2012-2013 that have been catalogued and are available from the ICCROM Library.
2 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Location of ICCROM Training Activities 2012 – 2013*
Tohoku Japan
Tokyo Japan
Oslo Norway Nara Japan
Amman Kobe Rome Jordan Japan Italy
Kyoto Japan
Doha Qatar Mexico City Shanghai Mexico China
Nairobi Kenya
Santiago Chile Sharjah United Arab Emirates
* Reporting Period: November 2011 to October 2013
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 3 ICCROM News New Partnerships
Over the last two years, new partnerships National Research Council and its Institute University of Rome, Italy, for training and have been initiated and others continued for the Conservation and Promotion internship programmes; and the Università with the aim of fostering a collaboration of Cultural Heritage, Federculture, the di Comunicazione e Lingue (IULM), Italy, for that allows ICCROM to extend and validate International Association for Classical cooperation on multi-sectorial activities. activities within its programmes. Archaeology and the Archivio Internazionale per la Storia e l’Attualità del Restauro per ICCROM has also developed a campaign Eleven statements of cooperation Cesare Brandi). to identify new fundraising strategies and have been signed. Amongst these are study the international context of private agreements with Italian institutions In a broader regional framework, an capital. The main goal is to support the to reiterate mutual collaboration on agreement for cooperation on training and preservation and enhancement of cultural conservation initiatives (signed with the research in Asia and the Pacific was signed heritage in Italy and abroad. An agreement with the Cultural Heritage Administration of with Invitalia has been signed to improve the Republic of Korea. A partnership with these capacities. the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) has In order to cooperate with regional and local been ratified to develop broad and concrete institutions worldwide, three memoranda collaboration in training activities, and to of understanding have been signed for the implement plans for the protection and organization of our courses: with the Getty preservation of heritage. ICCROM also Trust for the International Course on Stone signed with the Getty Conservation Institute Conservation; with the Trust for African Rock (GCI), the International Committee for the Art for this year’s SOIMA course; and with Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) and the INTERSOS for First Aid to Cultural Heritage Update on our Algerian National Management Agency for in Times of Conflict. the Implementation of Major Projects in the New Headquarters Cultural Sector, a specific agreement to Furthermore, ICCROM is cooperating with train professionals and implement projects the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Since 2009, the Italian Ministry of Cultural pertaining to mosaics conservation. Affairs and CyArk on a project on digital Heritage and Activities (MiBAC) has been recording and dissemination of information rehabilitating the former Convent of San The growing interest of universities to on rock art in Somaliland. Francesco a Ripa, down the road from collaborate with ICCROM is reflected by ICCROM’s current premises. agreements signed with the University of New Member State Nova Gorica, Slovenia, for cooperation on ICCROM is pleased to announce the This historic complex was built and architectural and environment heritage, adhesion of Malawi on 25 July 2013. completed between the tenth and thirteenth cultural and urban landscapes; Sapienza centuries on the ancient field of Bruciano.
4 ICCROM Newsletter 38: Annual Report Cynthia Ide Rockwell (1936 – 2013)
Cynthia Rockwell, ICCROM’s former Chief of Cultural Property. After attending the 1976 Communications and Publications, passed edition of the Preventive Conservation in away on 28 April. ICCROM had the privilege Museums course as a participant, Cynthia of working with her for over 40 years, as she collaborated on producing the first and carefully tended over 50 titles on a broad second Mosaics conference proceedings, range of conservation topics. Under her on deterioration and conservation and direction, ICCROM publications became a on safeguard. This series would later byword for quality and high standards. become the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) conference Cynthia’s innate talent with the English proceedings, which have now reached their language made her invaluable in a eleventh edition. multicultural organization. She worked with colleagues worldwide to hone clarity, while In 1980 she became a permanent staff respecting the cultural specificity and native member, responsible for publications tone of the writer. Her simple, yet elegant and documentation, assisted by Mónica writing style, her practical sense and her García Robles. Their small team produced gentle humour charmed the many people books and conference proceedings in with whom she came into contact. multiple languages, along with the ICCROM Newsletter and Stop Press, and many Her association with ICCROM began in brochures, leaflets and other promotional 1974 with her work on the International materials. She also represented ICCROM Index on Training in Conservation of at the Annual Meetings of Editors of UN Constructed at the request of Count lavatorium in the south courtyard is nearly Periodicals, and served on the ICCROM Benedetto of Campania, it was originally completed. In addition, special attention Council Standards and Training Committee, named after Saints Cosmas and Damian. was given to the underground Roman in addition to teaching on various courses. It also served as a hostel for pilgrims who cistern found during the rescue archaeology She was further instrumental in developing arrived at the Ripa Grande river harbour, campaigns carried out in the first phase of a series of databases that are still essential and in fact, Francis of Assisi once stayed the project. At press time, it is estimated to ICCROM’s activities. there during a visit to Rome. For this that the offices of the Director-General and reason, the complex was later given to the Administration will be completed at the end Cynthia was also one of a group of Franciscans in 1229, in memory of their of 2013, in addition to a subterranean area translators to tackle Cesare Brandi’s founder. that could be designated as a museum, monumental text. Her English translation, containing a small exhibition of the Theory of Restoration, represents one of her Regarding restoration activities that have archaeological material discovered during crowning achievements, and was a major taken place this year, the eighteenth century the restoration works. contribution to the conservation world.
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 5 Training: international courses
As a primary area of ICCROM’s Our training is constantly evolving to The three-month course consisted of six cater to contemporary needs in the field modules covering the key processes of focus, our international training heritage conservation, and we strive for researching, planning and executing a efforts are a point of pride continuous improvement by innovating and stone conservation operation. There was for the organization. We have exploring new ways of delivering results. We a careful balance between theoretical consider our training a job well done when and practical sessions, and as much been offering mid-career participants return to their countries of origin as possible, the didactic sessions were professionals quality courses and are able to make a positive impact on complemented with site visits and hands- practice and policy making. How can we be on sessions. The course also went on a for over 50 years, covering a sure that former course participants have study tour to the Carrara marble quarries plethora of topics. Content strengthened institutional capacities? By in Tuscany, as well as the cities of Parma keeping in touch with each of them through and Florence. In keeping with the history of and pedagogy incorporates our vast network and continuing fruitful the course, participants also visited Venice knowledge and skills that come exchanges long after a course has ended. where they saw conservation works at from a diversity of approaches the Ducal Palace, the Doges Palace and From November 2012 to October 2013, Piazza San Marco. The city of Rome was and methodologies from ICCROM organized five international also used as a classroom, with visits to a around the world, and activities courses. These took place in Japan (two) number of important monuments in addition and Kenya, in addition to Rome (two). A to a trip to the Vatican Stone Conservation range from lectures to practical total of 22 and a half weeks of learning Laboratory. As in 2011, the course hands-on exercises, site visits, took place in this 12-month period, and 72 partnered with the Non-Catholic Cemetery laboratory work and classroom participants took part in these opportunities. in Rome for hands-on field work. This year, seven stone tombs at the cemetery were discussions. In addition to documented, their conservation problems formal resource persons, International Course on Stone diagnosed and conservation treatments Conservation (SC 13) carried out. participants are also considered 10 April – 28 June 2013 key resources and thus share Partners: Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States, and in cooperation with the Non-Catholic their own knowledge and The eighteenth International Course on Cemetery in Rome, Italy. Stone Conservation took place from 10 April experiences during the course. to 28 June 2013 at ICCROM’s premises in Rome. The course, a partnership with the Getty Conservation Institute, built on the curriculum developed in 2011 when the course was moved from Venice to Rome.
6 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Communication and Teaching Skills in Conservation and Science 15 – 26 July 2013
Conservation education programmes and professional development activities are under pressure to teach more in less time. Now is the time to rethink our way of teaching and to investigate the potential of new didactic approaches to learning about conservation and science.
To address this need, ICCROM held an intensive summer school on Communication and Teaching Skills in Conservation of Japanese Conservation and Science, which explored Paper (JPC 13) innovative and effective modalities of 26 August – 13 September 2013 learning and teaching. The summer school offered conceptual and practical tools for designing and implementing educational Over the years, the intensive JPC course activities on the subject. Participants and has been a seminal moment in the the course team spent two inspirational professional development of over 200 weeks reflecting on how teaching and colleagues around the world. For over learning go together, and how both can two decades, the opportunity to work be fun and engaging. Through interactive alongside leading specialists from the most sessions in the classroom and around prestigious conservation studios in Japan Rome (for example, at the Piazza San has shaped the thinking and professional Cosimato Market, the ICCROM Laboratory practice of the course participants. The and Palazzo Valentini), they were able cornerstone of this work has been the to explore new ways of learning about commitment of Tobunken, the Japanese conservation and science and revisit national heritage authority. existing practices. The course took place once again in Tokyo, As one participant stated, “I have never where a small group of professionals from laughed so much during a course around the world gained knowledge and and learned so much as a result. It is experience through lectures, practical possible!” Our hope is that they will form workshops and a study tour to Kyoto and the basis of an international community other locations, where they visited traditional of humble, brave and happy teachers and paper-making masters and mounting communicators in conservation. studios.
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 7 The Japanese paper mounting tradition of a Spanish language, LATAM edition of Disaster Risk Management of risks from earthquakes and fires were has developed a highly specialized world JPC in Mexico, carried out with the support Cultural Heritage (ITC 13) also highlighted in addition to policies, of tools, materials and elements of work and leadership of the Instituto Nacional 7 – 21 September 2013 planning and designing interventions for space design that are an integral part de Antropología e Historia (INAH) and its the long-term restoration and rehabilitation of the Japanese way of working. Only in Coordinación Nacional de Conservación of cultural heritage following a disaster. This The eighth International Training Course a handful of places outside Japan have del Patrimonio Cultural (CNCPC). The was done through a special workshop in on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural full-fledged, Japanese-style conservation upcoming second edition of the Mexico the area affected by the Great East Japan Heritage recently took place in Kyoto, studios been established. However, all JPC course in November 2013 will once more Disaster in 2011. At the conclusion of the Japan. The course is implemented by participants have to make choices of what provide an opportunity for a fruitful and course, participants presented an outline the Ritsumeikan University, the UNESCO tools and materials to incorporate into their mutually-enriching dialogue between the for a disaster risk reduction strategy for Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk daily practice, and how to apply Japanese professionals in Latin America and Japan. a site in their own country, developing a Management, in partnership with ICCROM, techniques using their local tools. short disaster scenario, a site assessment the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Partners: National Research Institute for Cultural and strategies for prevention, response ICOMOS. Ten mid-career professionals from In 2011, our partnership with Tobunken took Properties (Tobunken), Japan. and recovery. These strategies were then Indonesia, the Maldives, Nepal, Thailand, on a new dimension with the development presented to a jury for final evaluation. Italy, Tanzania, Nigeria and Afghanistan
participated in the course. Partners: ICOMOS; Ritsumeikan University, Japan; and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC). This year the course was based on the theme, ‘Reducing disaster risks to historic urban areas and their territorial settings through mitigation’. It mainly focused on Safeguarding Sound and Image the policies and planning measures for Collections (SOIMA 13) mitigating risks to cultural heritage from 23 September – 16 October 2013 multiple hazards such as earthquakes, floods, landslides and fires, especially in Geared to meet the challenge of preserving the rapidly urbanizing context of developing a fast disappearing sound and image countries. Special techniques for mitigating heritage, the fourth international course
8 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Photo: Photo: Rohit Jigyasu of the SOIMA Sound and Image Collections Conservation programme was held this year in Nairobi, Kenya. This course brought together 16 participants from 15 countries.
Can smart phone technologies help preserve and provide access to sound and image heritage? As Kenya is the location of a growing market for web and smart phone technologies, a key component of the course focused on exploiting such technologies for developing sustainable digital preservation and access models for cultural institutions that collect sound and image records. Participants were engaged in creating business models that would encourage access to sounds and images through smart phones and other hand held devices, and at the same time help generate revenue for preservation activities.
Other learning activities ensured that after the training, the participants would be able to manage risks to their collections within given means, and advocate for the need to take immediate action to safeguard this endangered heritage. The international teaching team that led the training included four former SOIMA participants from Belgium, Lithuania, Guatemala and Kenya.
Throughout the course, participants were encouraged to think of innovative ways of involving the local communities in archiving sounds and images, and raising the profile of this type of heritage. The course concluded with the presentation of follow-up projects that participants would carry out in their respective institutions after the training.
Partners: International Federation of Television Archives; Kenya Broadcasting Corporation; National Archive of Kenya; National Museums of Kenya; and the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA), Kenya.
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 9 Photo: Photo: Rohit Jigyasu 10 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report International Training: who benefited?
Afghanistan Brazil Ethiopia India Malaysia Nigeria Slovenia United Kingdom of United States of Guinea Argentina Bulgaria Finland Iran Maldives Peru Spain Great Britain and America Indonesia Australia Canada France Italy Malta Philippines Switzerland Northern Ireland Austria Croatia Germany Japan Mexico Portugal Syrian Arab Republic United Republic of Belgium Cuba Greece Kenya Nepal Romania Thailand Tanzania Bolivia Czech Republic Guatemala Lithuania Netherlands Serbia
Arctic Arctic Ocean Ocean
Atlantic Pacific Ocean Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean Member States
Others
Regional Training: who benefited?
Afghanistan Chile India Republic New Zealand Sri Lanka United Arab Uruguay Bhutan Kyrgyzstan Argentina Colombia Iraq Lebanon Oman Sudan Emirates Viet Nam Indonesia Marshall Islands Bahrain Cuba Italy Libya Pakistan Syrian Arab United Kingdom of Yemen Kazakhstan Palestinian Territories Bangladesh Ecuador Japan Maldives Peru Republic Great Britain and Brazil Egypt Jordan Mexico Philippines Thailand Northern Ireland ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 11 Brunei Finland Lao People’s Mongolia Qatar Tunisia United States of ICCROM Newsletter 38: Annual Report 11 Canada France Democratic Nepal Spain America Training: regional activities
In close collaboration with Our ability to operate regionally and carry ATHAR techniques were addressed. The course out activities hinges the availability of additionally shed light on critical issues locally-based institutions within Conserving cultural heritage in the Arab funding and fruitful collaboration with region such as first aid to cultural heritage, risk our Member States, ICCROM our longstanding partners (mentioned preparedness, cultural tourism and impact offers training programmes throughout this report). Most regional assessments. training initiatives are part of wider ATHAR is a long-term programme dedicated in various world regions to strategies such as the ATHAR programme, to archaeological and architectural heritage Another addition to CRC4 was a one-week in the Arab states. Since the inauguration address conservation issues targeting Arab states, LATAM for the study visit to Qatar, co-organized with UCL- Latin America and the Caribbean region, of the ATHAR Regional Centre in Sharjah, Qatar. After visiting several heritage sites, through specific perspectives or MOSAIKON, for the southeastern United Arab Emirates in 2012, the including Al Zubara, recently inscribed on related to common cultural or Mediterranean. programme has continued its commitment the World Heritage List, participants were to promoting good practice in the Arab able to discuss with experts challenges in geographical areas. In January, ICCROM hosted the MOSAIKON world. As a training and development the application of heritage management yearly partner meeting to discuss and institution, the Centre has implemented a approaches in the region. Most heritage professionals review the current programme development. number of activities this past year under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan will recognize that regional While the regional training for technicians At the closing ceremony of the course, of in situ mosaics is ongoing under the bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin collaboration and the leadership of the Getty Conservation Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. Mohammed Al Qasimi announced the
strengthening of networks Institute, the other partners, the Getty inauguration of a higher diploma in cultural Foundation, the International Committee In its fourth edition, the Core Regional heritage conservation management. This is of paramount importance for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) Course on the Management and postgraduate degree is currently under to practicing conservation and ICCROM are busy preparing activities Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Sites and development and will be implemented in Museum Collections (CRC4) took place in today’s world. Structured for 2014, including training, research and partnership with the University of Sharjah. publications. from 11 November to 13 December 2012 cooperation between in Sharjah and in Doha, Qatar. This course As part of the seventh World Archaeological addressed a wide range of conservation geographically proximate Activities within our regional programmes Congress held in January 2013 in from November 2012 to October 2013 issues, especially those relevant to existing Jordan, ATHAR and the University of initiatives can bring substantial included three courses for a total of 11 and emerging needs in the region. Whereas Vienna co-organized a congress theme, added benefits to a network weeks of learning. Sixty participants took previous ATHAR foundation courses Archaeology as a Target: Preservation and part in these courses. have focused on immovable heritage, Heritage Identities in Times of Conflict. of institutions in a region, and the widened scope of CRC4 covered The theme included several sessions to the organizations working issues related to collections in museums examining methodologies developed and storage. The topics of heritage together on international by specialist organizations in this field. documentation, condition assessment, site It addressed challenges in protecting cooperation. management, museum curation principles, cultural heritage in the Arab region, building and basic scientific analysis and diagnosis on practical experiences and lessons
12 ICCROM Newsletter 38: Annual Report ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 13 learned elsewhere. It devised a number of Cultural Heritage Protection in recommendations aimed at highlighting the the Asia-Pacific Region role of professionals working in archaeology 3 September – 3 October 2013 and heritage. ATHAR continues to provide support through educational programmes to The biennial course on Cultural Heritage affected countries such as Syria, Libya and Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region: Yemen. An online ICOMOS-ICCROM course Preservation and Restoration of Wooden on the Protection of Syria’s Cultural Heritage Structures, was held this fall in Nara, Japan. in Times of Armed Conflict took place in The course was jointly organized and January 2013; other activities are planned to implemented by ICCROM and the Asia- take place during the next biennium. Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU,
Nara Office), together with other partners in In addition to the above-mentioned Japan mentioned below. It aimed to improve activities, the ATHAR Regional Centre has understanding among participants on the been working on a number of publications importance of preserving wooden heritage, aimed for an Arabic readership. These to exchange knowledge among colleagues will include Issues in the Conservation and to establish networks. Sixteen of Cultural Heritage in the Arab Region, participants from 16 countries were brought a compendium of articles and papers by together to explore such topics as recording experts from previous ATHAR courses; a and documentation, analytical methods of newsletter that will be published twice a year preservation, maintenance, use and risk and a report on ATHAR course activities. management of wooden heritage. These themes were studied through lectures, Visit the ATHAR Regional Centre’s website laboratory work and hands on activities at for more information: various heritage sites. The vast experience www.iccrom.org/athar-centre of Japanese professionals engaged as Partners: American University of Sharjah, UAE; resource persons did much to enrich Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific the learning process. At the same time, Organization (ALECSO); National Council of a key component of the course was the Tourism and Antiquities, UAE; Sharjah Department opportunity given to all of the participants of Information and Culture, UAE; Sharjah Museums to present and share issues related to the Department, UAE; University College London (UCL- Qatar), Qatar; and the University of Sharjah, UAE. conservation of wooden heritage in their Activities were held under the patronage of H.H. Dr respective countries. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, UAE. An important outcome of this training activity is a report prepared at the end of the course by the participants on their experiences. This, together with their individual country Photo: Accu Nara Photo:
14 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report reports, is being published immediately region has been vital in both ensuring a after the conclusion of the course by the regionally relevant focus of the course, ACCU Nara. Funding has been generously as well as facilitating the incorporation of provided by ACCU Nara. this experience into further development of thinking in this field. The allocation of Partners: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan funds and other resources by the Centro
(Bunkacho); the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for Nacional de Conservación y Restauración Rodrigo Pizarro Photo: UNESCO (ACCU); the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties [Tokyo and Nara], in cooperation (CNCR) and the Dirección de Bibliotecas, with Japanese Association for Conservation Archivos y Museos (Dibam) was crucial of Architectural Monuments (JACAM); Japan for the implementation of this activity. Consortium for International Cooperation in Cultural Additional support received from the Heritage (JCIC-Heritage); Ministry of Foreign Affairs regional organization, Ibermuseos, also of Japan; the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO; Nara Prefectural Government; and Nara attests to the interest in this methodology Municipal Government. and its usefulness for the heritage actors in the region. LATAM Effective and sustainable approaches The significant support for LATAM activities to conservation in Latin America and by Mexican heritage authorities has also the Caribbean continued this year. A substantial survey is being carried out by Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) of The LATAM regional programme has Mexico on the situation and challenges continued to restructure itself during 2013, of stone conservation in the region, as focusing energies on activities proposed well as mapping existing expertise on this by Member States in the region. On one material of crucial importance for both hand, these build on recent and ongoing pre-Columbian and colonial heritage. international activities of ICCROM; on the The results of this survey will inform other hand, they also adhere to the core the adaptation of the ICCROM Stone principle of LATAM to use expertise and Course to be organized for LATAM in experience existing in the region as the Conservação Integrada (CECI) in Recife, and discussions in June 2013. The constant 2014. Collaboration between the heritage starting point for content and activities. Brazil—is now available on the ICCROM flow of ideas and consolidation of a authorities in Japan and Mexico has also website. Furthermore, in recognition of common purpose within the professional continued to further develop the LATAM In October 2013, professionals from eight ongoing demand by the professional community will be at the heart of bringing course on the Conservation of Japanese Latin American countries participated in community for more communication LATAM programme to a new level of Paper, the second edition of which will be a course held in Santiago de Chile on and exchange of information, ICCROM programmatic sustainability. carried out in November 2013. risk management for cultural property. has set up an electronic newsletter. The The course offered tools for preventive editorial work is carried out by interns at Partners: Centro Nacional de Conservación In other news, Spanish summaries of last y Restauración (CNCR), Chile; Dirección de conservation based on risk management ICCROM and colleagues in Colombia. year’s publication, Measuring Heritage Bibliotecas, Archivos y Museos (Dibam), Chile; models, with an integrated methodology To further strengthen processes of joint Conservation Performance—proceedings Ibermuseos; and the Instituto Nacional de addressing different kinds of damage strategic thinking, the Director-General of Antropología e Historia (INAH), Mexico. of a seminar organized in 2011 with and loss that affect cultural property. The ICCROM invited the ambassadors of LATAM the Centro de Estudos Avançados da contribution of the course team from the countries in Rome for a day of consultation
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 15 Research and development
Parallel to training activities, ICCROM carries out a number of research ICCROM Forum on streaming, live chat and social media. Conservation Science From the Forum transpired a vision for the and development initiatives to prepare for future programmes and future of science in conservation, and how it investigate specific themes of relevance across the heritage field. A An international Forum on the future of can be more effectively used to support the main focus of our efforts this year has been to undertake extensive conservation science took place from understanding and preservation of culture 16–18 October in Rome. Over the course through strategic planning and knowledge- research in preparation for the Forum on Conservation Science. of three days, more than 80 leading sharing. The ICCROM Forum was intended To this end, over 4000 articles covering 20 years of conservation conservation practitioners, scientists, as a first step of information gathering and educators and managers came together to reflection concerning conservation science. literature were reviewed in order to capture research trends and think strategically about the role of science Through this preliminary critical analysis identify dissemination strategies. in conservation, and its capacity to serve it is hoped to sow the seeds of a broader current and future conservation needs. process for review and strategic thinking on This innovative and groundbreaking event a global level. The results of the Forum will Another significant activity this year in the area of research and was organized by ICCROM together with be published in 2014. a consortium of 15 institution partners, development was the preparation of a discussion paper reviewing and was the culmination of a two-year ICCROM and the consortium partners wish the last 20 years of development of disaster risk management in the collaborative project to review past trends to thank Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, and current realities in conservation Palazzo Poli for kindly hosting the meeting, world. The purpose of this paper, together with the outcomes of the science. and also the French Embassy and the final evaluation and review of the Reducing Risks to Cultural Heritage Accademia d’Egitto in Rome for hosting the programme (2003–2013), served as a basis for a planning meeting Each day started with a single keynote evening receptions. However, without doubt delivered by a speaker from a field outside the greatest debt of gratitude is owed to for the future ICCROM programme on Disaster Risk Management. of cultural heritage conservation, to provide all of the participants, including those who fresh insights and inspiration. Following followed online, for sharing their experience, this, participants worked intensely in critical thinking, passion and creativity in an small discussion groups, fed by case atmosphere of open enquiry that typified study evidence from around the world the spirit of the Forum days. For ICCROM, research and development States. This methodology has been so presented by group speakers. The work of is also a means to explore new ways to successful thus far that we recently applied it the Forum was further supported by data Consortium Partners: AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme, United Kingdom; Bern fund and support our activities. During to the re-organization of our own collections collected by ICCROM over the past year University of the Arts, Switzerland; Centre de the 2011 General Assembly, the RE-ORG housed in our didactic laboratory. in the form of surveys of the literature, key recherche et de restauration des musées de France, methodology for the reorganization of research and education institutes, and France; Canadian Conservation Institute, Canada; collections storage and documentation was This past year, ICCROM has received a total also conservation practitioners worldwide. National Heritage Center of Tsinghua University, identified as a priority topic. Since then, we of 18 fellows and interns who have focused Throughout the meeting, a vibrant global China; National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Heritage Administration, Republic have engaged in an innovative process on a variety of topics, from risk management conversation continued amongst a broad of Korea; National Research Council, Italy; Faculdade to develop partnerships with our Member to World Heritage to communications. online audience, maintained through live de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de
16 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Lisboa, Portugal; Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States; Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique, . Cultural heritage refers widely to all Belgium; National Heritage Board, Sweden; Cultural Heritage Agency, the Netherlands; Smithsonian types of heritage: movable, immovable, Institution, United States; University College London tangible, intangible, natural and cultural Qatar (UCL-Qatar), United Kingdom and Qatar; and (formally listed as well as not listed) the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-CECOR, . Climate change and adaptation are Brazil. integrated into the concepts of DRM as promoted by the programme . The programme promotes a culture of A New Joint Programme on Risk collaboration and respect for the local and Disaster Risk Management communities affected by disasters, Managing Risks to Cultural Heritage and recognizes these communities as for Building Disaster Resilient valuable resources for the programme Communities and not just target audiences . The programme seeks to build a culture In July 2013, ICCROM organized a think of risk within cultural heritage institutions tank meeting in Rome to lay down the . The programme addresses all audiences, foundations of a new multi-partner professional, institutions, communities programme on Risk and Disaster Risk and networks Management (DRM). Representatives of 14 organizations from the fields of cultural Activities envisaged range from training heritage, disaster risk management and to awareness raising campaigns, and the humanitarian assistance participated in creation of an online platform for centralizing the meeting. This comes as a response information as well as tools for disaster to growing concerns over the rise in the risk management. These activities will damaging impacts of disasters on cultural utilize existing strengths of ICCROM and heritage, and in particular, the emergence its partners in order to achieve maximum of threats such as extreme weather events impact. caused by climate change and violent conflicts that are increasingly targeting Institutions represented at the meeting: African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), South Africa; Agency cultural heritage. for Cultural Affairs (ACA), Japan; Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil; International Council of Museums The long-term collaborative programme (ICOM); International Council on Monuments and developed through discussions held during Sites – International Scientific Committee on Risk the meeting envisages activities that would Preparedness (ICOMOS-ICORP); INTERSOS, Italy; Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC), be aimed at fostering peace and resilience Italy; National Heritage Board, Sweden; Netherlands through cultural heritage protection. It will National Commission for UNESCO; Prince Claus Fund have an overall goal of managing risks for Culture and Development (PCF), the Netherlands; to cultural heritage for building resilience Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Smithsonian Institution, against disasters—both natural and man- United States; UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC); and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk made—and will espouse the following Reduction (UNISDR). guiding principles:
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 17 International Meeting on to test the method to various types of Reducing Risks to Cultural cultural heritage. Some of these issues Heritage will be tackled in the upcoming ICCROM programme on Disaster Risk Management. This year, ICCROM, the Canadian In the meantime, we continue to monitor Conservation Institute (CCI) and the Cultural and support the outcomes of this immense Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE, effort—such as courses, seminars and former ICN) concluded seven years of risk management studies—conceived and intense cooperation for the development of implemented by the network. the risk management approach for cultural heritage. As a final activity, an international Partners: Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands meeting was organized by our partners in (RCE, former ICN). the Netherlands in late November 2012. Where only 20 years ago a topic like this would have only been of interest to a few, RE-ORG in Action on this occasion no fewer than 120 people from 37 different countries participated. Two years ago, the RE-ORG online methodology was launched to help small In March 2013, our Canadian partners museums tackle the reorganization of their hosted the evaluation meeting—an storage areas. Since then the website has opportunity to harvest the programme’s had over 16,500 visitors worldwide, and achievements and identify possible paths more than 600 people have created a for the continuing development of the personal account to track the progress of approach. In seven years and through five their reorganization projects. This is a great international courses, the programme has success for ICCROM and its partners! created a network of 130 professionals from 60 countries. It also produced a substantial This year, ICCROM in collaboration with body of learning and teaching materials, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the all systematically reviewed, improved Arts (IGNCA) applied the methodology and adapted by the team of partners, during a two-week workshop in Delhi, India, consultants and former course participants. in order to reorganize the documentation These include manuals, a database, a pool system of the Janapada Sampada of risk scenarios, risk models, risk maps and ethnographic collection at the IGNCA. The other tools to better identify, document and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Spain analyze risks. supported ICCROM in this endeavour by generously lending the expertise of one of Future challenges include the need to its staff members to the workshop. create a culture of risk within institutions, to collect and process data on rare and During the 2011 ICCROM General sporadic risks such as those which result Assembly, Member States voted a resolution from natural or human hazards, and
Photo: Stefan Michalski Stefan Photo: to launch an international programme using
18 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report the summer school methodology to improve the functionality on Communication of the storage spaces for future courses. and Teaching Skills in Valuable samples that have been collected Conservation and Science, over the years from field activities worldwide as well as a massive can be a rich resource for future studies and reorganization of its a symbol of ICCROM’s history. However, storage space. usefulness is closely linked with the ability to access and store such material. For the stone course, didactic spaces were set The activities in the ICCROM Laboratory up in order to provide were made possible thanks to the efforts participants with useful of Laboratory Coordinator, Fernanda tools to observe and Prestileo of the National Research Council compare various materials, of Italy (ICVBC-CNR) and Daniela Reggio, and prepare and study conservation scientist and former ICCROM building products such as intern. mortars. Practical lessons the RE-ORG methodology. Considering also focused on decay mechanisms, current difficulties in raising funds at an whereby experiments involving the Interns and Fellows international level, ICCROM has been accelerated aging of stone samples seeking partner institutions to launch a or bricks were carried out. Finally, lab Young graduates in cultural heritage, national or a sub-regional RE-ORG Pilot lectures were focused on the application engineering, science or management- Project. The 132 Member States have been of different cleaning materials, comparing related fields can contribute their skills and contacted at different levels with more than the effectiveness of the products versus ideas to one of ICCROM’s programmes or 400 letters. As a result, we are now working the ones already in use in the conservation services. Our internships prepare students with some of the countries to develop a practice. for careers in cultural heritage. ICCROM concrete project involving teacher training also encourages senior conservation and practical implementation. For the international summer school, professionals from Member State the laboratory was used to demonstrate institutions or organizations to apply for Partners: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts measuring tools to participants. For fellowships, undertaking their own research (IGNCA), India, and the Museu Nacional d’Art de example, the concept of pH was in one of ICCROM’s programme areas. Both Catalunya (MNAC), Spain. communicated using a variety of methods, internships and fellowships are currently from mouth tasting, to pH paper indicators, self-funded and are open to candidates to the pH metre. At the same time, colour from ICCROM Member States. Successful Activities in the ICCROM measuring was discussed by exploring candidates are selected on a competitive Laboratory spectrophotometric measurement. basis.
The main activities within the ICCROM It was during the above activities that the For more information, please consult our Laboratory this year have consisted of need for a reorganization of the laboratory’s website or contact [email protected] practical sessions during the International storage became clear to ICCROM staff. or [email protected] Course on Stone Conservation and Thus, ICCROM made use of the RE-ORG
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 19 What are the benefits of an ICCROM internship? Three of our former interns share their experiences
An ICCROM internship has been one of When I learned of the Forum on the most rewarding experiences I have Conservation Science, I immediately knew ever had. Working for the Collections Unit that the project was consistent with my has been exceptionally encouraging, and multidisciplinary skills, and that it would it has provided me with knowledge and allow me to put my experiences to use different points of view that I can refer while broadening my horizons. I arrived in to in the future. For example, I learned a Rome full of aspirations and a bit of anxiety great deal on the role of publications in because of the international context. What the profession, and in particular, issues I have gotten back from ICCROM has related to their accessibility. The work exceeded my original expectations. I was environment is utterly pleasant and gives impressed by the level of confidence and interns room to think independently. With responsibility given to me, because I was many nations represented under one roof, entrusted with carrying out a survey on ICCROM also provides us with a global literature pertaining to the Forum’s theme. view of conservation, its challenges and ICCROM was also the site of a personal also success stories. Understanding victory—overcoming my fear of speaking in conservation from this particular angle has English—and a place where I experienced effectively recharged my zeal for cultural the unexpected, like learning to make a heritage, which will definitely help me to pizza. But most of all, it was a gateway to make a positive impact in my region. I have the professional world. been able to interact with a diverse group Cécilia Anuzet, France of capable individuals and have also made friendships that I anticipate will be for life. We have worked closely, exchanged ideas I was drawn to interning with the Living on cultural issues and have enjoyed the Heritage programme for its parallels with city that hosts this reputable institution. For my personal research and to further explore me, an internship at ICCROM represents an what I felt (and now feel even more) is open door to the world of cultural heritage a cutting-edge approach to heritage and an opportunity to learn about the real management. I have benefited enormously issues affecting the field. from the wealth of field experience, past Photo: Stefan Michalski Stefan Photo: Ileana Olmos, United States and Panama research and relentlessly inquisitive
20 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Interns and Fellows
November 2012 – October 2013
INTERNS: Flavia Parisi, Italy Amy Amaya Sanchez, Colombia Activity: LATAM Activity: Communications Carla Pianese, Italy attitudes which my colleagues have shared Erika Anderson, Sweden Activity: Risk Management with me in the course of further developing Activity: ICCROM Forum the Living Heritage concept. My approach Lucile Pouillard, France to heritage management in the future Cecilia Anuzet, France Activity: Risk Management has without a doubt been dramatically Activity: ICCROM Forum shaped my work at ICCROM and by Rome, a laboratory of living heritage itself. Yet, Rugile Balkaite, Lithuania FELLOWS: above all, the environment which ICCROM Activity: World Heritage Safaa Abd El Salam, Egypt fosters has had the most profound effect Characterization of ancient mortars and plasters on me: with its courses bringing heritage Giulia Cotta, Italy practitioners from around the globe into Activity: World Heritage W. Ward Bucher, United States our offices, visiting researchers arriving Ian Dull, United States Dating buildings resources: to explore new fields and an engaged, Activity: Living Heritage establishing an international thoughtful and reflective staff, ICCROM website is a wellspring of creativity in ideas about Lucie Fusade, France conservation and its place in the world Activity: Risk Management Claudine Deom, Canada today. Coffee breaks have never been Evolution of education in so enriching! I am unsure of where my Andrea Martinez Moreno, conservation adventures with heritage will next take Colombia me, but I can be sure that wherever they Activity: LATAM Fátima Furtado, Brazil may be, my time at ICCROM has opened Climate change, cultural heritage my eyes to the breadth of conservation Aya Miyazaki, Japan and resilience practices and to new ways of thinking Activity: World Heritage about them. Paula Matiz, Colombia Ian Dull, United States Ileana Olmos, United States and Risk management and cultural Panama heritage Activity: ICCROM Forum
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 21 Cooperation and advice
ICCROM believes in the As an advisory body to the World Heritage capacity in order to secure cultural heritage Committee, ICCROM continues its in areas of conflict. importance of maintaining involvement in the various activities that strong relations and networks surround this commitment. It also retains a Two workshops in Egypt and Lebanon were close working relationship with other World led by the former participants of the First with institutions working Heritage partners, namely ICOMOS, IUCN Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict in cultural heritage locally, and of course, UNESCO. (FAC) 2011 course. The Prince Claus Fund nationally and internationally. for Culture and Development financed the We also continue to work very closely with training, while ICCROM provided technical many other regional organizations within our inputs. These workshops led to the This year, ICCROM has placed vast network. Our commitment to the Ecole formation of national heritage rescue teams du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) and the Centre in both countries. significant emphasis on disaster for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) risk management and response. remain strong, despite the struggles of In view of the extensive damage to cultural both of the institutions to maintain financial heritage due to the ongoing armed Various outcomes have been sustainability. conflict in Syria, ICCROM collaborated touched upon throughout with ICOMOS and the Directorate-General this annual report, however in One of our statutory mandates is to ‘give of Antiquities and Museums of Syria advice and make recommendations on (DGAM) to hold two e-learning courses addition, we have cooperated general or specific questions relating for Syrian cultural heritage professionals in workshops organized to train to the conservation and restoration of in January and August 2013 respectively. cultural property’. We take this seriously ICCROM’s constructive cooperation and its conservation professionals who by responding to ad hoc requests from resource persons played a pivotal role in are in right now in conflict areas institutions or individuals within our this initiative. The ATHAR Regional Centre and dealing with damaged or Member States, working closely with helped in the translation of the course partner organizations for joint activities, and materials and technical guidelines into destroyed heritage. representing ICCROM at meetings and Arabic. various engagements worldwide. Training materials developed through ICCROM’s international courses on First Cultural Heritage First Aiders Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Armed in the Field Conflict were used to provide knowledge Cooperation with national and and build capacity for emergency response international actors amongst the professionals from Egypt, In 2012 and 2013, ICCROM cooperated with Lebanon and Syria. former participants and both national and international organizations to strengthen
22 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Photo: EPA Photo: Supporting Conservation Cooperation with World in Africa Heritage This year was full of challenges for the two ICCROM continues to provide a strong regional centres created by ICCROM: the commitment in its role as an Advisory Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) in Benin, Body to the World Heritage Convention. and the Centre of Heritage Development for Between November 2012 and October Africa (CHDA) in Kenya. 2013, ICCROM participated in the 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee Since the restructuring of CHDA in June held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as well 2012 due to financial pressures, the as other regular meetings and activities. National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is ICCROM participated in Reactive Monitoring now providing full financial support for the missions to the Royal Palaces of Abomey in organization. Despite this generous Benin, the Cultural and Historic Ensemble contribution by the NMK, the future of of the Solovetsky Islands in the Russian CHDA is still uncertain. Federation, and the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in the United EPA has also suffered from financial Kingdom. ICCROM also organized the difficulties, although at a less serious annual orientation session for Committee level. In order to improve its sustainability, members prior to the 37th session, as well EPA has developed a new approach to as an additional session held in Paris in fundraising by requesting the countries January of 2013. that benefit from its services to provide an annual contribution to the organization. ICCROM conducted and participated in To date, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire have World Heritage related training activities already made commitments to provide this held in Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and support. Zimbabwe, and attended the closing ceremony in Japan to mark the 40th In addition, ICCROM continues its Anniversary of the Convention. management of the EPA Fund and is pleased to announce that the Ministry Also during 2013, ICCROM began a of Culture of Luxembourg has made major fundraising effort for the new World a second contribution of 12,000 euro. Heritage Capacity Building programme to Furthermore, the French Ministry of Culture be implemented with IUCN, ICOMOS and and Communication has renewed for the the World Heritage Centre in collaboration fifth time, its extraordinary and generous with the UNESCO Category 2 Centres. The contribution to ICCROM to cover the salary programme targets not only professionals, of the coordinator of the EPA Fund. ICCROM but also institutions, communities and is very grateful to these two Member States networks. As part of this programme, for this continued support. ICCROM took the lead in developing a new manual on Managing Cultural World Heritage, which will be published by the end of 2013.
ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 23 Photo: EPA Photo: Knowledge and Communication ICCROM’s five main areas of activity—training, information, research, Ensuring Preservation and cooperation and advocacy—merge in the various functions of Access to our Archives “You are fantastically fast The Archives, in conjunction with the and talented.” Knowledge and Communications Services. We are the focal point Information Systems Office, is working that channels and redistributes information touching all of these on the implementation of an electronic (Library user, Turkey) records management system at ICCROM. themes. Our challenge in a climate of economic austerity and This system will ensure the proper creation, reduced human resources is to find both creative and effective maintenance and preservation of the InterPARES Trust, which aims to develop records generated during ICCROM’s policies and practices for handling and means for best serving our Member States. activities and administration. After a process preserving digital records residing in social of software identification and customization, media providers and internet services, such Our activities this biennium have consisted of carefully planning the the system is being tested with the help of as cloud computing. ICCROM Archives is foundations for a new slate of products and services. These will ICCROM staff. an InterPARES partner together with the UNESCO Archives and the Memory of the be available in the near future and will continue to improve through In parallel, a digital preservation policy World Program, the International Federation careful monitoring and evaluation. and strategy to guarantee the long-term of Red Cross and other institutions. preservation and access of ICCROM’s digital records has been defined. The A pilot study for processing the archive At the same time, we continue our ongoing services in the policy is included in ICCROM’s records of Giorgio Torraca has also begun this Library, Archives and on the website. We in Knowledge and management manual, which is in progress. year. The goal is to identify a working The records management project has methodology and the expenses needed to Communications Services pride ourselves in providing information applied principles, methodologies, arrange, describe and make accessible this as efficiently and effectively as possible. procedures and metadata developed by the valuable archive to the scientific community. InterPARES (The International Research on This initial study phase is being funded by Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic the Getty Conservation Institute, managed Systems) Project. This year, a new five- by ICCROM and carried out by an external year InterPARES project has started: the archival firm. After the pilot study has been assessed, the next step will be to seek out a consortium of interested partner “These are amazing!! The institutions to provide the funds needed to arrange and digitize the entire archive. pictures you sent are great!”
(Archive user, Canada) In 2012, ICCROM signed an agreement with the Sapienza University of Rome, in order
24 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 25 to have university students carry out their with digital copies shared with our conservation are frequently researched and internship period at ICCROM. During 2012- partner organizations collaborating on the written in the ICCROM Library – even a “ Thanks to ICCROM for 2013, the Archives welcomed two interns respective publications. Our goal is and will brief study period of a week or two can be from the Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni remain to ensure the widest possible cost- enormously helpful for a successful thesis. having an active and fun Archivistici e Librari. free availability and readership. Facebook page; it’s one of In an effort to spread the services of the the best association pages The ICCROM Archives is open to external Providing Service through Library in a more equitable way and to out there!” researchers by appointment (archive@ our Library ensure widest geographic distribution, iccrom.org). The Library is open to all researchers the Library through its TAS (Technical (FACEBOOK FAN, AUSTRALIA) in conservation and restoration, and no Assistance) service has made a substantial Enhancing Knowledge-Sharing appointment or advance permission is book donation to the Museo de Arte de through our Publications necessary. Working hours are from 10am Lima, Peru, and Hazara University, Pakistan. complete, and we are now refining both the A reduced budget, together with to 5pm, Monday to Friday. For any questions The ICCROM Library also made a seed information architecture and programming. advances in how information is shared about our services and collection, contact contribution to the new Library collection of Our objective with the new website is to digitally, has given us the opportunity to us at [email protected] the ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation bring to the forefront the wide range of rethink ICCROM’s role as a publisher of Centre in Sharjah, UAE. Additionally, information and resources we offer, and conservation literature. As information In the period of November 2012 through the TAS service donated 129 titles of in certain instances, to introduce new is accessed increasingly online, we September 2013, the ICCROM Library conservation literature, mainly to ICCROM and improved features that will enhance have begun to concentrate more on the hosted over 1000 persons on site in our course participants coming from all regions our ability to provide our audience with dissemination of texts electronically for free reading room. Our highest daily visitation of the world. meaningful information. over printed material. At the same time, we statistics are for citizens of Italy, Turkey, feel it is important that the conservation Cyprus, the United States, Finland, Brazil Engaging with our Online In the meantime, our engagement with world have access to the variety of and Spain. Community the online community continues to publications that have been produced by ICCROM’s website is a window to the flourish on Facebook and Twitter. Both ICCROM over the past 40 years. Off site, the ICCROM Library was able world, a mirror of the many activities that sites have become an integral part of to assist remote users by answering 260 we undertake. It is a fount of valuable our daily activities, as we engage with a As a result, our efforts this year have email reference requests and document information, and as such, has very much constantly growing fanbase on a variety of focused on scanning past ICCROM and delivery orders. The countries taking most been appreciated in the conservation world. conservation issues. ICCM publications. This is currently taking advantage of this service by number of However, recent changes in technology and place at the Treventus facility in Vienna, orders are Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, parallel changes in how an organization Our social media presence, together Austria. Partner organizations and individual France and the United States. communicates have made an upgrade with the upcoming website, fit into an authors have agreed to share their copyright necessary to a platform that will best serve overarching marketing and communications so that these hard-to-find publications can Upon request, the Library can facilitate our online community. strategy that we are currently developing. be freely available online under a Creative longer study periods by providing Our objective is to enhance our visibility Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No- researchers with workspace and invitation This past year, following a feasibility study as an organization that exists to serve you, Derivatives License (BY-NC-ND). letters. The letters are intended to help to improve online communications, we have and in so doing, improve your access to the researchers apply for funding and obtain embarked upon the lengthy yet important variety of resources and opportunities that The scanned publications will be made leaves of absence from their universities process of upgrading to a new web we offer. available on the new ICCROM website, or workplaces. Graduate theses in system. The design of the new interface is
26 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 27 Financial Information Total Budget Implementation Statement of Income and Expenditure 2012 – 2013 Including Extra-Budgetary (Partner) Funds as at 30 September 2013 (in Euro) as at 30 September 2013 ICCROM Funds Partner Funds Total 100% INCOME Income expenditures Member States Contributions 7,221,296.00 0.00 7,221,296.00
1 Other Contributions 0.00 1,843,292.13 1,843,292.13 80% Other Income2 407,598.81 0.00 407,598.81
TOTAL INCOME (A) 7,628,894.81 1,843,292.13 9,472,186.94 60% 100% 88% EXPENDITURES 40% Personnel Costs3 5,279,323.11 522,600.84 5,801,923.95
4 65% 85% Programme Costs 1,018,185.83 1,064,617.21 2,082,803.04 56% Financial Operation5 50,706.76 135,782.42 186,489.18 20%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES (B) 6,348,215.70 1,723,000.47 8,071,216.17 0% Member Partner Other Personnel Programme OPERATIONAL SURPLUS (A-B) 1,280,679.11 120,291.66 1,400,970.77 State Funds Income Costs Costs Contributions Regular Budget Extra-Budgetary Funds EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL RESERVE 1,400,970.77
The percentages refer to the amount of income received/expenses incurred as of 30 September 2013 in 1 Other Contributions: includes the contribution for building maintenance from the Italian government, relation to the total amounts committed for the 2012–2013 biennium. With the exception of Member State secondments from the Italian and Japanese governments, the contribution from France for the EPA contributions and personnel costs, the levels of implementation are dependent on the scheduling of the Fund Coordinator and external funding. programmes throughout the biennium. 2 Other Income: interests on ordinary bank accounts, administrative costs recovery, course fees, sales of publications and photocopies, and gain on invested funds. 3 Personnel Costs: salaries, pensions, allowances, benefits, medical insurance and other related The figures in this section reflect the income received and expenditures incurred payments. during the first 21 months of a 24-month (2012–2013) biennium. 4 Programme Costs: all expenditures for the implementation of the programmes (courses, travel, training, administrative services, maintenance and repairs, consulting, other services and equipment). 5 Financial Operations: bad debts, amounts returned to sponsors, increase of reserve funds and other sources of funds.
28 ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report Arctic Arctic Ocean Ocean
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ICCROM Member States as of October 2013 Afghanistan Benin China Ethiopia Iran (Islamic Lebanon Monaco Oman Serbia Thailand United Republic of Albania Bolivia Colombia Finland Republic of) Lesotho Mongolia Pakistan Seychelles The Former Yugoslav Tanzania Algeria Bosnia and Congo (Republic France Iraq Libya Montenegro Paraguay Slovakia Republic of United States of Andorra Herzegovina of the) Gabon Ireland Lithuania Morocco Peru Slovenia Macedonia America Angola Botswana Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Israel Luxembourg Mozambique Philippines South Africa Togo Uruguay Argentina Brazil Croatia Georgia Italy Madagascar Myanmar Poland Spain Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela Armenia Brunei Darussalam Cuba Germany Japan Malaysia Namibia Portugal Sri Lanka Tunisia Viet Nam Australia Bulgaria Cyprus Ghana Jordan Malawi Nepal Qatar Sudan Turkey Yemen Austria Burkina Faso Czech Republic Greece Kenya Maldives Netherlands Republic of Korea Swaziland United Arab Zambia Azerbaijan Cambodia Denmark Guatemala Kuwait Mali New Zealand Romania Sweden Emirates Zimbabwe Bahrain Cameroon Dominican Republic Guyana Lao People’s Malta Nicaragua Rwanda Switzerland United Kingdom of Bangladesh Canada Ecuador Haiti Democratic Mauritania Nigeria Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Great Britain and Barbados Chad Egypt Honduras Republic Mauritius Norway Senegal Republic Northern Ireland Belgium Chile Estonia India Latvia Mexico ICCROM Newsletter 39: Annual Report 29 Permanent Observer Sovereign Military Order of Malta STAFF Knowledge and Communication Services Office of the Director-General Paul Arenson, Manager Stefano De Caro, Director-General Maria Mata Caravaca, Archivist Bruno Pisani, Manager of Finance and Jennifer Copithorne, Communication and Web Administration Officer Maria Teresa Jaquinta, Liaison Officer (Co- Gianna Paganelli, Library Assistant operation with Italy) Daniela Sauer, Library Assistant Florence Lamy-Joly, EPA Fund Coordinator Nicolina Falciglia, Library, Technical Assistant Pilar House, Personal Assistant to the Director- Sabina Giuriati, Information Systems Clerk General Elisa Ortiz, Administrative Assistant Pascale Retailleau, Administrative Clerk Alice Iemali, Clerk Finance and Administration Bruno Pisani, Manager of Finance and Sites Unit Administration Joseph King, Unit Director Roberto Nahum, Information Systems Zaki Aslan, Project Manager, ATHAR Administrator Gamini Wijesuriya, Project Manager M. Anna Stewart, Coordinator, Training Information Yohei Kiyonaga, Project Manager and Fellowships Elena Incerti Medici, Senior Administrative Alessandro Menicucci, Head of Accountancy Assistant Maurizio Moriconi, Accounting Assistant Sonia Widmer, Administrative Assistant Anna Berardino, Accounting Clerk Rahel Wolde Mikael, Administrative Assistant, Cristina Parrini, Accounting Clerk ATHAR Pietro Baldi, Head of Logistics ICCROM (International Centre for the Study Giuseppe Cioffi, Logistics Assistant of the Preservation and Restoration of Collections Unit Marco Carra, Helpdesk Clerk Cultural Property) is an intergovernmental Catherine Antomarchi, Unit Director organization (IGO), and the only institution Katriina Similä, Project Manager of its kind dedicated to the protection and Aparna Tandon, Project Specialist preservation of cultural heritage worldwide, Alison Heritage, Conservation Research Specialist Isabelle d’Ailhaud de Brisis, Administrative including monuments and sites, as well as Assistant museum, library and archive collections. Isabelle Verger, Administrative Assistant ICCROM fulfils its mission through collecting and disseminating information; coordinating research; offering consultancy and advice; providing advanced training; On the cover: Depiction of the hospice of San Michele, and promoting awareness of the value of based on a 1750 engraving by Giuseppe Vasi. Rendered preserving cultural heritage. by participants of the 1983 Conservation of Mural Paintings course, ICCROM. ICCROM Via di San Michele, 13 Images © ICCROM unless otherwise credited. I-00153 Rome, Italy ICCROM Newsletter 39 Telephone: +39-06585531 October 2013 Fax: +39-0658553349 ISBN 978-92-9077-236-1 [email protected] ISSN 1010-2639 www.iccrom.org © ICCROM 2013
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