South-Eastern Asia

Projects in South-Eastern Asia

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Conservation of 20th-Century Ethnographic Objects at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

This project includes the conservation of textiles and training in preventive conservation for museum staff. It directly supports the U.S. embassy’s efforts to build capacity …

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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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Conservation of the Early 16th-Century Wat Visoun Temple in Luang Prabang, Phase 3

This project, which focuses on the That Pathum (Makmo) stupa, continues work begun under previous Ambassadors Fund grants and directly supports the Embassy’s efforts to portra…

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Documentation of the Phloy and the Khaen, Two Traditional Mouth Organs of Cambodia

This project, which includes the documentation, directly supports the Embassy's efforts to raise awareness of the significance of these instruments in Cambodian culture and to…

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Conservation of 20th-Century Ethnographic Objects at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phase 2

This project continues work begun under a previous AFCP grant to preserve the museum’s collection of victims’ clothing.

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Conservation of Traditional Lanna Architecture in Chiang Mai

This project involves the preservation of 11 traditional houses in the Open Air House Market collection and training in Lanna traditional crafts.

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Conservation of the Mid-19th-Century Teak Wood Shwe-nandaw Kyaung (Monastery) in Mandalay, Phase 3

This project, which continues work begun under previous AFCP grants, involves the conservation of the building’s north veranda, staircase, and roof.

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Documenting Colonial Era Monastic Collections in Former Principalities of the Shan State

This project with the Inya-Burma Institute will survey written, printed, and photographic materials regarding principalities in Eastern Myanmar (Burma). Their documentation an…

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A dictionary of Eastern Penan

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…

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