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Documenting a religious minority: the Dari dialect of Kerman

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide for the documentation of endangered languages and knowledge. Grantees create audiovisual colle…

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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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Conservation of the Northern Staircase at the 11th-Century Temple of Preah Vihear

This project directly supports the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Cambodia concerning the imposition of import restrictions on Khmer archaeological …

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Welcome to the Culture in Crisis Portal

This free digital resource is a demonstration of the Culture in Crisis Programme’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 programme works to bring together those with a shared interest in heritage preservation, developing an important forum for sharing information, supporting collective action and raising public awareness.  

Since its creation in 2019, the Portal has grown to 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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Trade, Trafficking and Translation: Exploring Yemen’s Cultural Heritage with Alia Ali

“The farther back we go into our history, the farther forward we can imagine.” This in-person event, staged at the V&A South Kensington in October 2025, connected the resea…

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Uzbekistan: Community, Culture, and Contemporary Craft

In this event, staged at the V&A South Kensington in September 2025, we explore the interconnectivity between Uzbek craft, culture and the community working to revive a connec…

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Lessons from Petra: Protecting the Past, Shaping the Future

Exploring how local heritage preservation inspires global action, in conversation with HRH Princess Dana Firas of Jordan. This in-person event at the V&A South Kensington, sta…

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Relaunch of the Culture in Crisis Programme

Join us online or in person to celebrate the official relaunch of the Culture in Crisis Programme.

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Event Announcement: Trade, Trafficking and Translation: Exploring Yemen’s Cultural Heritage with Alia Ali

"The farther back we go into our history, the farther forward we can imagine.” Join us for an event exploring the ancient legacies and (re)imagined futures of Yemeni heritage.

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Event Announcement: Uzbekistan: Community, Culture, and Contemporary Craft

Join us for our upcoming event exploring the interconnectivity between Uzbek craft, culture and the community working to revive a connection between the two.

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