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The Italian National Civil Protection Service cooperates with ICCROM within the International Training on Emergency Protection for Cultural Heritage

February 4, 2020Simone SbarsiNews

ICCROM, in cooperation with the members of the Italian National Civil Protection Service involved in protecting cultural heritage in emergency, has implemented another important initiative: the Eighth International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAC19). The course provided for the cooperation of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian

PROCULTHER one-step closer to the definition of a European methodology for Protecting Cultural Heritage in emergency: outputs from the Rome International Workshop

January 22, 2020Simone SbarsiNews

On 10-11 December 2019, experts from Civil Protection Authorities and Ministries of Culture of the PROCULTHER partner countries and a representative from UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe gathered at the Italian Civil Protection Department for the International Workshop on Protecting Cultural Heritage in Emergency: Defining a European Methodology. The event closes

Italy at the forefront of the protection of cultural heritage in emergency: 3 questions to the Head of the Italian Civil Protection Department, Angelo Borrelli

October 17, 2019WebmasterNews

With PROCULTHER Italy reiterates its interest in the development of preparatory measures for the protection of cultural assets in emergency. How important is this project for the Department? Recent emergencies in Europe and worldwide have shown how fragile cultural heritage is in the event of a disaster. Recently the European Union has given particular impetus