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Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme

The Iraq Emergency Heritage Management Training Scheme (‘Iraq Scheme’) builds capacity in the Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage by training over 50 of its staff in …

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Rooswijk Excavation

Rooswijk, a Dutch East India Company ship that sank off the coast of England in 1740 is at high risk and declining due to strong currents and shifting sands. Historic England …

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The traditional tattoos of Babylon, Iraq: documenting and preserving a threatened heritage

The project will focus on the ancient province of Babylon, collecting and documenting images of the tattoos and the stories of the women who wear them, which will be shared in…

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Welcome to the Culture in Crisis Portal

This free digital resource is a demonstration of the V&A’s ongoing commitment to protecting the world’s cultural heritage and supporting communities that suffer cultural loss, whether through Conflict, Criminal Acts or the impacts of the Climate Crisis. The Culture in Crisis Programme brings together those with a shared interest in protecting cultural heritage, providing a forum for sharing information, inspiring and supporting action and raising public awareness.

With your support the Culture in Crisis Portal will become the world’s largest and most accessible database of cultural heritage preservation projects. It enables its users to quickly and easily register their preservation projects, as well as searching for those already in existence.

Together we can learn from each other, share experiences and work to protect the world’s cultural heritage.

To do this, we need your help.

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Global Challenges and Opportunities for Cultural Heritage - The 2025 World Monuments Fund Watch

This in-person event at the V&A South Kensington, convened by the museum’s Culture in Crisis Programme in partnership with World Monuments Fund Britain in January 2025, drew t…

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Destruction by Design: The Legacies of Damage to Cultural Heritage (2024)

On 20 September 2024, The Victoria and Albert Museum’s Culture in Crisis Programme, in partnership with University of Stirling and V&A Dundee, staged this international confer…

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Future-Proofing Heritage

The London Festival of Architecture (LFA), the V&A’s Culture in Crisis Programme, International National Trust Organisation and World Monuments Fund were pleased to work toget…

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News & events

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Event Announcement: Afghanistan: Breathing Life into Heritage in a Fragile State

From the deliberate demolition of World Heritage Sites to the looting and neglect of historic buildings, ancient artefacts and archaeological landscapes, Afghanistan’s recent …

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Event Announcement: Global Challenges and Opportunities for Cultural Heritage - The 2025 World Monuments Fund Watch

Across the globe, cultural heritage faces a myriad of changing risks and threats, from the destructive power of conflict to the impact of rapid urbanisation and the growing pe…

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Celebrating another year of success for the Culture in Crisis Portal

As 2024 draws to a close, we're pleased to announce we're celebrating another record-breaking year for the Culture in Crisis Portal.

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