Asia

Projects in Asia

An ark for iraq

An Ark for Iraq

This project aims to revitalise and document the endangered watercraft heritage of traditional boats in central and southern Iraq.

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Syrian Stonemasonry Training Scheme

World Monuments Fund provided a group of Syrian and Jordanian trainees with stonemasonry skills that could be used to repair conflict-affected historic buildings and give the …

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Old City of Taiz: Building Capacity in Post-Conflict Heritage Assessment and Emergency Conservation

World Monuments Fund was awarded £100,00 to train museum professionals from the Yemeni city of Taiz, equipping them with the skills necessary to document the city's damaged cu…

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Conservation for Digitisation

This project aims to conserve endangered paper materials within the Palestinian Museum.

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Coral stones inscribed with gujarati script

Integrating Cultural Heritage in Conservation in Soqotra

This 30 month project will address the needs of cultural heritage on Soqotra, a Yemeni archipelago between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, as well as conducting activities to pr…

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Khalidi library

Preserving Palestinian Heritage

This eighteen month project aims to expand access to the largest private collection of Arabic Manuscripts in Jerusalem.

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Preserving syrian heritage

Preserving Syrian Heritage

This project aims to train Syrians in digital documentation techniques in order to digitally document heritage sites at risk.

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Mamluk facade

Restoration of a Mamluk Façade in Jerusalem

This year long project restored the main façade of a Mamluk building in Jerusalem

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Preservation archaeology gaza

Protection and Preservation of Historical Archaeological Sites in the Gaza Strip

This project will rehabilitate two heritage sites in the Gaza Strip: the Saint Hilarion Monastery and a Byzantine Church in Jabaliyah.

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