Asia

Projects in Asia

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Conserving the Archives of Progressive Pakistan

In resistance to the centralizing government state, those of the Pakistan progressive movement left behind a rich archive of photographs, written works, recorded interviews, a…

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Visual Histories of Northeast India

Throughout the 1960’s onward, local tribe communities in Northeast India has remained isolated from other regions, and has in turn received little coverage in academia. Howeve…

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Survey and Digital Preservation of Upcountry Tamil Archival Records

The community of Malaiyaka Tamilar, also known as the Upcountry Tamil community, have been repressed historically, politically, and socially within Sri Lanka. However, their c…

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Preserving Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis: The Role of Social Media

Through the power of social media, Syrians who have been tragically displaced from their homes come together online to share their experiences and nostalgic memories of the pa…

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Building Indigenous Audiovisual Archives through Wiki Tools in Cambodia

The Project aims to use Wikimedia tools and platforms to build an open access indigenous audiovisual archive to preserve, protect and revitalize indigenous languages in Cambod…

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Afghanistan

The Culture in Crisis Portal currently does not display any project listings in Afghanistan, due to security concerns. If you are interested in understanding more about proje…

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Sursock Palace Cultural Centre

RestART Beirut Fund was created in November 2020 under the aegis of the King Baudouin Foundation in Belgium, and has been operational to receive donations since December 2020…

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HEAT - Heritage and Threat

Today’s world contains a host of phenomena and situations endangering objects, sites and practices deemed “heritage” by stakeholders. Yet there is still a dearth of systematic…

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Al-Ghussein House in Gaza City

Al-Ghussein house is a historical building from the late Ottoman period located in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. In 2020, Goethe-Institut Palestinian Territories initiated the recons…

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