Saramang tao temple - indonesia
Saramang tao temple - indonesia

ICCROM continues to have a strong presence in Asia and the Pacific thanks to longstanding and effective partnerships. Its ongoing collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of the Republic of Korea has enabled ICCROM to continue pursuing cooperation for education, training and research in cultural heritage conservation in the region. As a result, the CollAsia programme for the conservation of collections in Southeast Asia has moved forward with new activities. ICCROM continues to address the capacity-building needs of the Asia Pacific region in all aspects of heritage conservation, with objectives of promoting heritage as a contributor for sustainable development in the region and around the globe.

Thanks to its close collaboration as well as generous funding and secondment provided by the Japanese authorities ICCROM is able to offer collaborative projects based on Japanese expertise on seismic retrofitting and reinforcement solutions that protect human life while also preserving historic structures, as well as holistic knowledge and experience of Japanese paper and Japanese traditional conservation approaches and techniques.

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Heritage Management for Building Resilience of Living Traditional Settlements
16 Feb 2021

Heritage Management for Building Resilience of Living Traditional Settlements

In recent years, Southeast Asia has been affected by unpredictable disasters caused by natural hazards, such as flooding, tsunamis, earthquakes, fires and tropical storms. The region is home to invaluable and significant cultural heritage forms, ranging from the tangible, such as museum and archival collections, ancient monuments, archaeological sites, as well as the intangible: customs, music...

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage
20 Oct 2020

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage

How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? This question was discussed during the 2015 ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation. The results are now available in this new publication, which looks at examples from 14 countries across Asia.

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage
20 Oct 2020

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage

How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? This question was discussed during the 2015 ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation. The results are now available in this new publication, which looks at examples from 14 countries across Asia.

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage
20 Oct 2020

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage

How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? This question was discussed during the 2015 ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation. The results are now available in this new publication, which looks at examples from 14 countries across Asia.

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage
20 Oct 2020

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage

How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? This question was discussed during the 2015 ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation. The results are now available in this new publication, which looks at examples from 14 countries across Asia.

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage
20 Oct 2020

Traditional Knowledge Systems for Conservation and Management of Asia’s Heritage

How can Traditional Knowledge Systems be applied and adapted to contemporary conservation and management of heritage? This question was discussed during the 2015 ICCROM-CHA International Forum on Conservation. The results are now available in this new publication, which looks at examples from 14 countries across Asia.

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience
04 Aug 2020

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience

Culture cannot wait. The need to protect individual and collective identities, ways of living, and ties to one’s roots can be so strong that even amidst violent conflicts people will go to great lengths to protect their heritage. Yet, the wide-ranging humanitarian crises induced by armed conflicts severely limit the ability to secure this endangered heritage.

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience
04 Aug 2020

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience

Culture cannot wait. The need to protect individual and collective identities, ways of living, and ties to one’s roots can be so strong that even amidst violent conflicts people will go to great lengths to protect their heritage. Yet, the wide-ranging humanitarian crises induced by armed conflicts severely limit the ability to secure this endangered heritage.

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience
04 Aug 2020

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience

Culture cannot wait. The need to protect individual and collective identities, ways of living, and ties to one’s roots can be so strong that even amidst violent conflicts people will go to great lengths to protect their heritage. Yet, the wide-ranging humanitarian crises induced by armed conflicts severely limit the ability to secure this endangered heritage.

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience
04 Aug 2020

ICCROM and ALIPH form an Alliance for Cultural Heritage First Aid, Peace and Resilience

Culture cannot wait. The need to protect individual and collective identities, ways of living, and ties to one’s roots can be so strong that even amidst violent conflicts people will go to great lengths to protect their heritage. Yet, the wide-ranging humanitarian crises induced by armed conflicts severely limit the ability to secure this endangered heritage.