Africa

Projects in Africa

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Training in Action

This project aims to train 40 staff from Libyan and Tunisian national heritage organisations in documentation techniques, preventative conservation and heritage management.

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Community Museums of Western Sudan: Omdurman, El Obeid, Nyala

This project aims to restore three museums and provide for the educational and cultural needs of their communities, visitors and tourists.

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EAMENA: Training in Endangered Archaeology Methodology

This project aims to train archaeologists from eight countries in the use of an open-source aerial recording methodology, designed for conflict zones and other areas where acc…

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Restoration of the Aghormi Mosque by the Residents of Siwa

This project aims to train local community residents to restore the Kershef Mosque in Aghormi, Egypt. These works will safeguard against further deterioration and return the m…

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Deir al Surian Projects

This project aims to conserve manuscripts within the Deir al Surian monastery in Egypt. Coptic and Arabic manuscripts will be conserved, catalogued and photographed.

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Circulating Artefacts: A Cross-Platform Alliance Against the Looting of Pharaonic Antiquities

The British Museum aims to create a new database of Egyptian and Nubian artefacts currently in circulation on the international art market, and those held in private collectio…

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Coptic Culture Conservation Collective (CCCC)

This project aims to create an archive of contemporary Coptic intangible cultural heritage whilst building local communities' capacity for long term heritage preservation.

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Preserving Traditional Cuisine in Sudan

This year-long project focuses on the protection and preservation of traditional food and associated recipes in Sudan, with research and documentation taking place across the …

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Rescuing the Mamluk Minbars of Cairo

This year-long project focusses on the research, documentation and conservation of Mamluk minbars in Historic Cairo.

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