Asia

Projects in Asia

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Survey and preservation of monastic manuscript collections in villages of Upper Myanmar

The project's objective was to survey manuscript collections in selected village monasteries in Upper Burma. From the eighteenth to the early twentieth century, these sites we…

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Preservation and access for rare early Kannada books

This project preserved rare early Kannada books, that have significance for the understanding of Dravidian culture and for the creation of new knowledge about colonial South A…

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Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka

The Malay of Sri Lanka have preserved a spoken dialect and a rich writing tradition for over three centuries. Today, the manuscripts of this community are kept in private coll…

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Rehabilitation of the Empire Cinema in Tripoli, Lebanon

Tiro Association for Arts (TAA) has been working for eight months on rehabilitating Empire Cinema, located in Tripoli city, North Lebanon, with the help of 25 volunteers from …

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Culture in Crisis

Protection and promotion of Palestinian tangible and intangible cultural heritage at local, national and international levels

This project will undertake several preventive and emergency interventions at three important archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip, including the Roman Necropolis of Ard-al-…

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Heritage Challenging Fragmented Geography

This project will restore and enhance significant and endangered buildings and public spaces across four historic centres in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories.

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The Rehabilitation of the Governor’s HQ Complex (former British Residency) in Mukalla

This project will oversee the rehabilitation of the building and surrounding area and protection of the skills needed to do so.

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On the Tracks of Music - Folk Music in the Levant and Mesopotamia

This project will preserve and promote the disappearing traditional folk music and musical instruments of marginalised rural communities, in areas severely affected by conflic…

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Safeguarding endangered oral traditions and minority heritages in Syria

This project will safeguard a wide range of Syrian intangible heritage, including oral traditions, folk stories and proverbs which are central to communities’ identities.

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