Course on cultural heritage in times of crisis

International Course

"First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis"

Washington DC USA
23 May  -  24 June 2016

Organizers:

    ICCROM
    <URL:http://www.iccrom.org>

    The Smithsonian Institution
    United States
    <URL:http://www.si.edu>

In cooperation with Prince Claus Fund Cultural Emergency Response
Programme (CER)

    <URL:http://www.princeclausfund.org/nl/programmes/cultural-emergency-response>
    Twitter: #culturecannotwait

Many different types of professionals respond to an unfolding
crisis.  This course provides strategies for interlocking culture
specialists with humanitarian specialists during an emergency
situation and aims to unify these sometimes conflicting
perspectives.  The course imparts practical skills and knowledge for
taking simple measures to secure and stabilize endangered cultural
heritage during a complex emergency situation, which in turn can
become a driver for peace and holistic development.  The recovery
and stabilization of such cultural material can be a strategy that
allows people to cope in a crisis.

After four international, and more than nine regional and national
editions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the 2016 course is
hosted in Washington DC, USA, by the Smithsonian Institution.  The
content will be enriched through case examples on safeguarding
cultural heritage in the aftermath of national disasters such as
Hurricane Katrina and most recently, Hurricane Sandy.

Full announcement

    <URL:http://www.iccrom.org/wp-content/uploads/FAC-2016_Announcement_final.pdf>

Deadline for submitting the application form: 9 November 2015

    <URL:http://www.iccrom.org/wp-content/uploads/Application-form-FAC-2016_2.doc>

Isabelle Verger
Collections Unit
ICCROM
Via di San Michele, 13
00153 Rome
+39 06 58 55 34 10
Fax: +39 06 58 55 33 49


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