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Endangered Libraries In Timbuktu

When the Jihadist occupation began in 2012, hundreds of thousands manuscripts were smuggled out of Timbuktu to Bamako. However, a small but important minority of the owners di…

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Digitisation and Diffusion of the Historical Archive of the Institute of Charity "Hermandad De Dolores" (Fraternity of Sorrows), Santiago De Chile

The archive of the Institute of Charity Hermandad de Dolores holds the history of the association from 1815 to the present. These enrich our understanding of Chilean charity i…

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Ceremonial song-poetry of the Arandic region in Central Australia

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…

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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.

Online content

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Afghanistan: Breathing Life into Heritage in a Fragile State

This in-person event, which took place at the V&A South Kensington in February 2025, brought together two cultural professionals who have been working in Afghanistan for over …

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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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News & events

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Event Announcement: Culture in Crisis: Gaza

Gaza has long been celebrated for its vibrant cultural institutions which form an integral part of its creative landscape; expressed through exhibitions and events across thea…

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Conference Schedule Announced for 'Heritage and Recovery: A Decade of Learning from the Gorkha Earthquake'

We are pleased to share the schedule for our upcoming conference, in partnership with the University of Stirling and Social Science Baha.

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Conference Announcement: Heritage and Recovery: A Decade of Learning from the Gorkha Earthquake

The Victoria & Albert Museum’s Culture in Crisis Programme in partnership with the University of Stirling and Social Science Baha, are preparing for a major international conf…

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