International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property

Abbreviation	ICCROM
Formation	1956
Type	Intergovernmental Organization (IGO)
Purpose	conservation-restoration
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Location	Via di San Michele 13, 00153 Rome, Italy
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	137 Member States
Official language	English, French
Director-General	Aruna Francesca Maria Gujral
Website	www.iccrom.org

The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage worldwide through training, information, research, cooperation and advocacy programmes. It aims to enhance the field of conservation-restoration and raise awareness to the importance and fragility of cultural heritage.

The creation of the Centre took place as a result of a proposal at the UNESCO General Conference held in New Delhi, in 1956. Three years later, the Centre was established in Rome, Italy, where its headquarters remain to this day.

ICCROM Member States currently number 137.^[1]