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Culture in Crisis Online Event: Heritage Craft in India

This online event will explore the traditions of craft heritage in India, as well as the significance of contemporary production in the country today.

• Venue: Zoom
• Date: 08/11/22
• Time: 1:00pm–2:00pm

Conference Announcement: Cultural Wisdom for Climate Action: The Southeast Asian Contribution

A SEACHA Conference hosted by The Siam Society Under Royal Patronage

• Venue: The Siam Society
• Dates: 12/01/23–14/01/23

Stolen Afghan manuscripts have been coming up for sale at major auction houses, according to research group

The Himaya project based in Qatar has been working with Interpol to identify artefacts trafficked to London, Paris and Amsterdam

Publication: Strengthening cultural heritage resilience for climate change. Where the European Green Deal meets cultural heritage

This report summarises the work of the EU Open Method of Coordination (OMC) group of Member States’ experts on ‘Strengthening cultural heritage resilience for climate change’. It is based on the discussions and information, provided and approved by the members of the OMC expert group, in the meetings during 2021 – 2022, in addition to presentations given by the invited external experts. In their report, the OMC expert group formulates a set of key recommendations for policy makers, based on their findings.

Global Heritage Fund and University College London Leveraging Planet SkySat to Protect the Cultural Fabric of Ukraine

Global Heritage Fund today announced its work supporting efforts to protect cultural heritage in Ukraine with Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth.

UK culture and heritage organisations send packing crates, conservation and packing materials and collections documentation equipment to Ukraine

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, sector colleagues and organisations across the world mobilised to practically help their colleagues in Ukraine. Very often the support for Ukrainian museums and staff has been coordinated collaboratively with support of ICOM National Committees. The UK response began with the UA-UK Cultural Heritage Initiative asking ICON (The Institute of Conservation) to set up a series of Basecamp teams to co-ordinate support efforts. Due to security restrictions, the logistics and specific details of the support provided needs to be kept confidential.

Commission joins forces with Member States to launch a Collaborative Cloud for Europe's cultural heritage

Today, the Commission has launched a dialogue with Member States on the joint creation of a Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage to help safeguard European cultural treasures through a digital infrastructure. The Cloud aims at fostering cooperation and co-creation among cultural, creative and technology sectors.

ICOM is Preparing an Emergency ICOM Red List of Cultural Heritage at Risk for Ukraine

ICOM, in close cooperation with its National Committee in Ukraine, is preparing an Emergency Red List of Cultural Objects at Risk for Ukraine to combat illicit traffic following the invasion.

Recording Now Available: Culture in Crisis Event: Saving Aleppo’s Heritage: Stories from Local Graduate Architects

This event, recorded in June 2022, brought together Syrian Graduate Architects from the social enterprise ‘Places of ARcture’, to discuss the importance of protecting cultural heritage in their home city of Aleppo, within their own practice.

The Prince Claus Fund is announcing the independence of the Cultural Emergency Response (CER)

The Prince Claus Fund is proud to announce the independence of the Cultural Emergency Response (CER). Cultural Emergency Response was established in 2003 to provide first aid to cultural heritage that is threatened, damaged or destroyed by conflict or disaster. Envisioned to grow and become an independent organisation from its start, CER has established itself as a leader in the culture heritage rescue field and is ready to take the next step as of July 2022.