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19.02.2015 - UNESCO Office in Beirut

Experts meet in UNESCO Beirut Office to discuss inventories of cultural heritage in Syria

Syrian and international experts during a panel discussion at UNESCO Office in Beirut © UNESCO Beirut 2015

Updating inventories and locating documentation are fundamental measures with respect to cultural heritage preservation, especially during the on-going crisis in Syria and in preparation for the post-conflict recovery phase. To address this critical issue, the UNESCO Office in Beirut organised a “Meeting on Improving Inventories of Built, Movable and Intangible Cultural Heritage” from 16 to 18 February 2015.

Held in the framework of the “Emergency safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage” project, the meeting aimed at creating new synergies of collaboration among the participating entities and ensuring operational and accurate post-recovery planning. Through presentations, discussions and thematic working groups, each institution shared information on its current and future initiatives, gave an overview of its inventories and discussed concrete measures to improve and share them.

More than 20 Syrian and international experts specialised in heritage inventories and documentation attended this meeting. Among the participants were representatives from the Syrian Directorate-General of Museums and Antiquities (DGAM), UNESCO, the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the International Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage (CIPA), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the International Council of Museums (ICOM)- the International Committee for Documentation (CIDOC), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), the German Archaeological Institute, the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo), the Saint-Joseph University - Beirut, as well as representatives of SHIRIN (Syrian Heritage in Danger: an International Research Initiative & Network) and the Arches Project.

In the framework of its global response to halt the acts of destruction, looting and illicit trafficking, as well as other threats facing cultural heritage in Syria, UNESCO launched the Emergency safeguarding of the Syrian Cultural Heritage project, funded by the European Union, with the support of the Flemish Government. The overall objective of this project is to contribute to reducing the impact of these threats through strong awareness-raising campaigns, improving understanding on the current situation, strengthening technical capacities of cultural heritage professionals, customs and police officers, and knowledge bearers, as well as coordinating international and national efforts.




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