Capacity-Building for the Fight against Illicit Traffic of Cultural Objects in Mongolia (2010-2011)

From 10-05-2011   to   01-07-2011
 (Ulaanbaatar - Mongolia) 

• © UNESCO
• Training Workshop, Zanabazar Fine Arts Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (27-29 September 2010)

This two-year project aims to improve the capacities to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural property in Mongolia through the enhancement of operational capacity-building actions and awareness-raising activities. Based on UNESCO Beijing’s experience in various Mongolian museums, the main activities focus on the implementation of capacity-building workshops for museum staff and customs officers on operational aspects of combating trafficking of cultural properties, as well as awareness-raising activities and information/data-flow capacity-building workshops for the Mongolian youth, arts dealers and museum staff. Through an agreement signed with UNESCO in November 2009, the Principality of Monaco has secured an important financial contribution for activities to be carried out in 2010-2011.

As of October 2010, three of the six planned training workshops have already been successfully organized in Ulaanbaatar, respectively targeting secondary school teachers and museum educators (May 2010), museum directors/curators (September 2010) and customs/border police officers with technical assistance from the Italian Carabinieri (October 2010). The remaining workshops for police investigators, art market dealers and government officials are planned from November 2010-June 2011.

See also: Strengthening Mongolian Capacities for the Fight against Illicit Traffic of Cultural Objects (2011-2013)