CollAsia 2010 is a seven-year regional programme that was approved by ICCROM’s XXIIIrd General Assembly in November 2003 and was launched in 2004. Based on needs expressed in the region and addressed through a wide range of activities, CollAsia 2010 offers an interactive, problem-solving approach to training, learning and professional development for heritage and museum professionals and institutions.

The objective of CollAsia 2010 is to improve conservation conditions of heritage collections in eleven Southeast Asian countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam. The programme is a joint initiative of ICCROM and SEAMEO-SPAFA (Bangkok, Thailand). Its main components are international courses, field projects, a staff development service, a website and a directory.

During the 2008-9 Biennium the programme will enter its final phase of implementation. Special attention will be given to ensuring the long-term impact of the programme beyond 2010. To achieve this a new programme component will be added to existing activities. This new component will include communication and didactic skills seminars, new modules on communication and didactic skills in the context of international courses and field projects, as well as research grants and additional funding for the publication and dissemination of didactic materials.

updated on: 23 November, 2007