INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
Annual Report November 2013 – October 2014 ICCROM Newsletter 40
Contents
1 Director-General’s Message
2 Results-Oriented Target Indicators
4 Disaster and Risk Management
8 Integrating Material Science and Technology with Conservation
12 World Heritage
15 Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation: Living Heritage
16 Building Regional Collaboration
22 Interns and Fellows
24 Knowledge and Communication
26 ICCROM News
28 Financial Information
Director-General’s Message
Dear members and friends of the its principles of peace nevertheless we must strive to continue promoting ICCROM community, find themselves unable to stop using good practice through our various war as a means of asserting their programmes. We currently live in a time of interests. increasingly acute crisis, in a situation The voice of the heritage community that Pope Francis has correctly How then, when so many lives are so has a moral influence. We should described as a ‘Piecemeal’ World War easily sacrificed, can we believe that not underestimate it. Let’s use it with III. In fact, according to the Institute for the conservation of humanity’s cultural determination. Economics and Peace’s Global Peace heritage has any real relevance in a Index, out of 162 countries analyzed in world like this – beyond the general its studies, only 11 are not involved in rush to inscribe sites on UNESCO’s any conflict! World Heritage List? In saying this, I certainly do not mean to place the New conflicts have been added to old value of culture before that of human ones – even in the heart of Europe life. One cannot care for heritage – and in only a few cases have and memory if care is not also hostilities been suspended, let alone taken to protect the individuals and Stefano De Caro peace achieved. communities who embody it. Director-General of ICCROM In this climate, the activities of For this reason, we believe that in international intergovernmental these hard times, ICCROM and our organizations such as ours, which network of partners and professionals advocate for the principles of peace, must commit to working even harder solidarity and coexistence, seem to integrate our actions with those of undermined by an irreconcilable other organizations, placing special paradox. Many governments which emphasis on crisis situations, whether espouse the UN system and accept real or potential. At the same time,
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 1 Results-Oriented Target Indicators What we have achieved so far
Target indicators in the Programme In the period of November 2013 – and Budget for the 2014–2015 October 2014 the following results biennium outline the following have already been achieved: expected results: 10–12 courses will be implemented 10 courses were implemented
43–53 weeks of courses will be carried out 32 weeks of courses were carried out
145–180 professionals will be trained 148 professionals were trained
85–117 resource persons will be engaged 168 resource persons were engaged in in training activities training activities*
4–8 fellows and visiting researchers will be 4 fellows were hosted at ICCROM hosted at ICCROM
4–8 interns will be hosted at ICCROM 17 interns were hosted at ICCROM
* Resource persons can include instructors (ICCROM staff, in addition to locally and internationally recruited lecturers), administrative staff and course assistants, guest speakers, local craftsmen and all individuals who contribute to the enrichment of a course and the training of its participants. They may be funded by ICCROM or partner organizations, or may contribute their expertise on a voluntary basis.
ICCROM continues to enjoy the confidence of Member States and non-Member States alike, thanks to our capacity to act with clarity and purpose, carrying out practical activities that benefit the conservation community. Every region of the world has somehow benefited from our activities, through training and capacity building, research and development, cooperation and the dissemination of information and knowledge.
Subsequent chapters of this annual report are divided into the main programme areas that were approved during the 2011 General Assembly and have been implemented since 2012. They represent the key themes that ICCROM will continue to pursue until 2017.
2 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report International Training: who benefited? Afghanistan Canada Ecuador India Lesotho Nepal Portugal Spain Turkey Bhutan Albania China Egypt Iraq Lithuania New Zealand Republic of Korea Sri Lanka United Kingdom Fiji Australia Côte d’Ivoire Finland Israel Malawi Norway Romania Sweden United Republic of Indonesia Austria Croatia France Italy Malaysia Pakistan Russian Federation Switzerland Tanzania Russian Federation Brazil Cuba Germany Japan Malta Peru (in progress) Syrian Arab United States of America Brunei Darussalam Cyprus Greece Jordan Mexico Philippines Serbia Republic Zambia Cambodia Denmark Honduras Latvia Myanmar Poland South Africa Thailand Zimbabwe
Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean
Member States
Other
Regional Training: who benefited? Argentina Cambodia Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Uruguay Bhutan Palau Bangladesh Ecuador Maldives Netherlands Spain Viet Nam Fiji Singapore Brazil Lao People’s Mexico Pakistan Sri Lanka Indonesia Tajikistan Brunei Democratic Mongolia Peru Thailand Kazakhstan Timor-Leste Republic Darussalam Kyrgyzstan Disaster and Risk Management
Extreme weather events around the world are increasing both It is with this in mind that preparations are First Aid to Cultural currently underway to offer a revamped in spatial extent and frequency. At the same time, the World course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage Heritage Development Report of 2011 has demonstrated that some 1.5 billion in 2015, which will focus on conflicts but Strengthening national capacities people are living in countries affected by conflict.1 Of great concern also other types of complex emergencies resulting from major natural disasters. So is the nature of these conflicts, which increasingly involves intentional Held in the framework of a partnership far more than 100 applications have been between ICCROM and the Prince Claus damage to cultural heritage. received to take part in this course. This Fund (PCF), two national courses were training will be carried out in collaboration held in Cairo, Egypt and Chisinau, Moldova with various institutions, including the respectively. These activities were led by As a response to these pressing issues, and building upon 50 years Smithsonian Institution and the Netherlands former participants of the international of experience in professional training, ICCROM has planned multi- National Commission for UNESCO. courses on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict. The aim was to strengthen partner initiatives to build capacities and strengthen communities In December 2013, following the national capacities in their ability to provide and heritage professionals in the disaster and risk management of earthquake in Bohol and Typhoon Haiyan timely response in emergency situations. in the Philippines, ICCROM, UNESCO cultural heritage. This involves a strategic effort to engage a range of and ICOMOS carried out a joint mission to The course held in Cairo in January 2014 stakeholders, both within the field of cultural heritage as well as other inspect the damage to cultural heritage and aimed to prepare a national team of trainers identify needs for emergency safeguarding sectors that also deal with disaster and risk management. for the implementation of workshops on measures. They worked to support the disaster preparedness and response for site national cultural heritage agency in managers and museum professionals in developing a step-by-step plan for recovery. various parts of Egypt. The training enjoyed the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Additionally, ICCROM, UNESCO and State for Antiquities and UNESCO. ICCROM ICOMOS-ICORP are working with the provided technical inputs in the design and Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs to implementation of the training. In March organize the third World Conference on 2014, the National Art Museum of Moldova Disaster Risks, which will take place in hosted an ICCROM-PCF course on building March 2015. capacity for cultural heritage protection 1 World Bank. 2011. World Development Report (available at http://go.worldbank.org/QLKJWJB8X0)
4 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage (ITC 14) 6 – 22 September 2014 The ninth International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage recently took place in Kyoto, Japan and was attended by 14 participants from 14 countries. This year the course specifically focused on the theme, “Protecting living cultural heritage from disaster risks due to fire”. Fires resulting from both natural causes such as earthquakes or drought, and human causes such as arson or even faulty electrical wiring, can have a devastating effect on cultural heritage, from collections to entire landscapes. The course focused on policies and planning measures for reducing fire risks to cultural heritage, especially in the rapidly urbanizing
© AbdelHamid Salah Sayed © context of developing countries. Special techniques for fire prevention and mitigation, emergency response as well in times of emergency. The training was Odessa region of Ukraine participated in the by those involved and won appreciation as interventions for long-term restoration organized with the support of the Ministry course. The primary aim was to create a at the meeting of the Eastern Partnership and rehabilitation of heritage following of Culture of the Republic of Moldova, the national team of cultural “First Aiders”, who Cultural Programme, funded by the disasters were discussed in a classroom national committee of ICOM, the Moldovan would have the ability to work in tandem European Union. setting. Site visits allowed for participants Agency for Inspection and Restoration of with the humanitarian aid agencies and to view demonstrations and learn first- Monuments and the national committee provide timely response to secure cultural Partners: Agency for Inspection and Restoration hand through activities at various locations of Monuments, Moldova; ICOM Moldova; ICOMOS in Kyoto, Kobe and Tohoku. of ICOMOS. Fourteen professionals from heritage during a crisis. In view of the Moldova; Ministry of State for Antiquities, Egypt; various museums in the country and ongoing conflicts in the region, the training National Art Museum, Moldova; Prince Claus Fund three professionals from the neighbouring was considered to be an important initiative (PCF), Netherlands; and UNESCO.
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 5 At the conclusion of the course, participants upon partnerships at national, regional and presented an outline for a disaster risk international levels while at the same time management plan for a cultural heritage remaining sensitive to cultural contexts, site in their own country, developing a ICCROM continued this year to propose short disaster scenario, a site assessment initiatives for reorganizing collections and strategy for prevention, response in storage (RE-ORG) and for applying and recovery. These strategies were then risk management to decision-making in presented to a jury for final evaluation. preventive conservation.
The course was implemented by the Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban RE-ORG International Cultural Heritage at Ritsumeikan University Projects for collections (the UNESCO Chair Programme on documentation and storage Cultural Heritage and Risk Management) RE-ORG (www.re-org.info) is a unique in partnership with ICCROM, the online tool for museum storage UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the organization, designed in collaboration ICOMOS International Committee on Risk with UNESCO to respond to the needs of Preparedness (ICORP). Additional financial small museums worldwide that face the support provided by the Toyota Foundation challenge of managing growing collections allowed for several participants to receive in storage using fewer resources. To scholarships. facilitate the use of the online tool and stimulate the implementation of long-term Partners: ICOMOS/ICORP; Ritsumeikan University, Japan; and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre strategies in Member States, ICCROM (WHC). proposed to partner with national and regional institutions to develop tailored RE-ORG capacity-building projects. Since 2013, several projects have been analyzed Continuing efforts and some have been launched this year. in preventive conservation In particular, the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) and the Central Institute Since the early 1970s, ICCROM has for Conservation (CIK) in Serbia joined actively promoted the development and ICCROM in a pilot initiative to develop dissemination of preventive conservation a blended learning approach for the as a means of safeguarding collections. reorganization of storage. This approach The concept is now well known and will be used on three different targeted has been adopted worldwide. However, audiences: museums in Ontario for CCI, improving conditions and ensuring access the museums in Southeastern Europe for to collections, while making the best of CIK and museums in the ATHAR network existing resources, remains a challenge for for ICCROM. The three partners are working many institutions around the world. Drawing together on the creation of a common
6 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report learning platform and teaching resource International Course on a new collaboration with the Chinese sufficient practice of risk assessment, risk based on the original RE-ORG online State Administration for Cultural Heritage evaluation and communication. This year, tool. While each partner decides on a Preventive Conservation: has been established, which includes the emphasis was definitely practice, and teaching strategy adapted to its audience Reducing Risks to the implementation of three international participants had many opportunities for and resources, all projects have common Collections courses on Reducing Risks to Collections, hands-on work through exercises and objectives, including the creation of a until 2018. case studies. The results were beyond our 21 July – 8 August 2014 network, effective reorganization of storage expectations, encouraging ICCROM to areas and involvement of the public. In the Over seven years and after six international The 2014 course took place in Tianjin this further strengthen this pedagogy for future framework of this initiative, in June 2014, courses, ICCROM, the Canadian summer in the impressive premises of the courses. Keys to this success were also CIK and ICCROM organized a “training the Conservation Institute (CCI) and the National Museum. Nineteen museum and the excellent participants and the smooth trainers” workshop in Belgrade to strengthen Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency library professionals from seven countries in logistical coordination ensured by our the capacity of professionals who will (RCE) have developed and circulated Asia participated in the course, half of them Chinese partners advise or teach storage reorganization using a risk-based methodology that assists coming from China. Partners this year: Chinese Academy for Cultural the RE-ORG methodology. museums in making better decisions The course followed the same structure as Heritage (CACH); National Museum of Tianjin, China; regarding preventive conservation. Based and the State Administration for Cultural Heritage Partners this year: Annenberg Foundation, United on this experience and the learning previous editions, promoting an integrated (SACH), China. States; Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI); view of all expected damages and losses Central Institute for Conservation (CIK), Serbia; resources produced, ICCROM continues ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre, to disseminate this approach through new to collections, whether resulting from rare United Arab Emirates; Ministry of Culture, Serbia; collaborations. catastrophes or slow continual hazards, and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Spain; Ontario everything in between. Museums Association (OMA), Canada; Railway Following a 2013 course held for Latin Museum, Serbia; and the Regional Alliance for South American professionals in partnership Within the short time frame the challenge East Europe – ICOM SEE. with the Chilean Centro Nacional de was to share cutting-edge information Conservación y Restauración (CNCR), on all sorts of risks while ensuring
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 7 Integrating Material Science and Technology with Conservation
An important part of ICCROM’s mission is to strengthen the capacity Also slated for 2015 is the second edition Norway provided the perfect context for the of the International Summer School on course, given the country’s rich wooden of conservation communities so that they can achieve their goals Communication and Teaching Skills in heritage, both movable and immovable. sustainably through the use of materials science and technology. Conservation and Science. This year, Visits to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites The aim of this programme is to strengthen dialogue as well as ICCROM undertook an evaluation of the first of Urnes Stave Church and the Hanseatic International Summer School, which took Wharf in Bergen greatly enriched the partnerships between science and conservation. It is also under this place in July 2013. learning experience. programme that ICCROM promotes the conservation of specific The 21 participants came from 20 different materials and collections, from stone to audiovisual materials. countries. Their experiences, combined with International Course those of over 25 resource persons engaged This year, ICCROM offered courses on on Wood Conservation in teaching and carrying out practical the conservation of wood and Japanese Technology (ICWCT 14) exercises, allowed for the insightful exchange paper. In addition, preparation is currently of knowledge and approaches that makes 23 May – 29 June 2014 underway for the 2015 edition of the this course special. Evaluations demonstrate International Course on Stone Conservation, The 16th International Course on Wood that the participants were extremely happy which will be held in collaboration with Conservation Technology was held in with the course contents, teaching methods the Getty Conservation Institute. In the Oslo, Norway at the headquarters of and the logistical arrangements during their meantime, teaching and learning materials the Directorate for Cultural Heritage stay in Norway. As one participant said, of the 2013 course have now been made (Riksantikvaren). The aim of the course “the learning process combined with the available for free download on the ICCROM was to promote cultural understanding astonishing people and friendly environment website at www.iccrom.org/courses/stone/. and research in all aspects of wood of Riksantikvaren, and the hospitality conservation, and act as a valuable learning of Norwegians, made this an amazing Following the success of four international resource for the work of the participants in experience.” courses on the conservation of sound and their respective countries. During the seven image collections, the SOIMA project is now weeks spent in Norway, the participants Partners: Norwegian Directorate for Cultural in the process of organizing a conference were exposed to both the theoretical and Heritage (Riksantikvaren) and the Norwegian for 2015. The aim is to bring together practical aspects of wood conservation University of Science and Technology (NTNU). professionals from diverse communities to through classroom lectures, site visits, explore innovative solutions for preserving demonstrations and hands-on activities. The and providing access to sound and image course concluded with a written exam and collections. the awarding of university credits.
8 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report International Course on the Conservation of Japanese Paper (JPC 14) 24 August – 12 September 2014
Ten conservators from 10 countries participated in the International Course on the Conservation of Japanese Paper held in Tokyo this past summer. Even though the participants are already very experienced in their own right, the opportunity to revisit some of the core skills of the profession in a new context proved to be both beneficial and refreshing.
Theoretical lectures on materials characterization were brought to life in the practical sessions. Each participant made their own hand-scroll under the watchful eye and patient orientation of some of Japan’s top specialists on this subject. The different steps of the process of scroll mounting focus the mind on the nature and behavior of materials and structures, and the pace and rhythm of the task at hand. The diversity of handcrafted tools and materials, carefully perfected over generations, is an important part of the course contents.
Unfortunately today, the lack of young people willing to continue in these craft professions is a growing concern. This, together with diminishing markets for top-quality products means that many traditional skills have literally become a
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 9 The Forum was very clear in its findings, stressing the importance of inclusivity within conservation science, and the responsibility it has not only to cultural heritage conservation but also to society. Using science to explore and understand the relationship people have with material culture can be a powerful way to bring people closer to their heritage. However, the Forum went further, highlighting the importance of community engagement and participation through citizen science initiatives, to inspire “cultures to care for culture”. In the coming months a volume of position papers will be published outlining these and other key messages from the Forum.
Consortium Partners: AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme, United Kingdom; Bern dying art. The international professional dissemination pathways and uptake University of the Arts, Switzerland; Centre de Promoting Inclusivity in recherche et de restauration des musées de France, community has a role to play in supporting by practice. The results will be made France; Canadian Conservation Institute; National the sustainability of these important crafts. Conservation Science available not only as PDF downloads but Follow-up activities of the Heritage Center of Tsinghua University, China; also as interactive web pages where National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, The latter part of the course consisted ICCROM Forum the user can interrogate the findings of Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), Republic of of a study tour to Nagoya, the paper The Forum on Conservation Science a literature survey of over 3500 articles Korea; National Research Council, Italy; Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de making region of Mino and Kyoto. During in four different languages. Links to all took place nearly one year ago – but Lisboa, Portugal; Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), these visits the participants not only saw what has been happening since? Over of these will be posted in 2015 and United States; Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique, where and how paper is made, but also the past year we have been working to available at http://forum2013.iccrom.org. Belgium; National Heritage Board, Sweden; Cultural the contexts in which paper is used in finalize and disseminate not only the In the meantime, the website offers a Heritage Agency, the Netherlands; Smithsonian traditional and contemporary Japanese Forum’s findings, but also the results of variety of resources including background Institution, United States; University College London Qatar (UCL-Qatar), United Kingdom and Qatar; and society. research, videos of the keynote speeches researches undertaken in its preparation. the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-CECOR, These include a series of online surveys and plenary sessions, as well as a series Brazil. Partner: National Research Institute for Cultural and studies to scope conservation science of blog articles submitted by emerging Properties (Tobunken), Japan. research trends, planning processes, professionals from around the world.
10 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 11 World Heritage
In its role as an Advisory Body to the World Heritage Committee, ICCROM is involved in providing advice Collaborations continue with IUCN, ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre on on many aspects of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. During this reporting period capacity building issues, and in particular, ICCROM attended the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar in June 2014, as well the development and implementation as other regular meetings and activities. of the World Heritage Capacity Building Programme (WHCBP) with generous funding from the Swiss Government. ICCROM was fully involved in the preparation of State of Conservation reports for the 38th session of Programme activities during the past year have included continued strengthening the World Heritage Committee, and participated in one joint reactive monitoring mission to the Ancient of the Advisory Bodies networks, as well Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains in China. ICCROM also contributes to the Periodic Reporting as the translation of the World Heritage resource manuals. All four of these manuals process in all regions. are now available in English, French and Spanish, and several have been translated into other languages such as Russian and Portuguese. The ICOMOS guidance on Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) and IUCN guidance on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) have also been translated. As part of the WHCBP, ICCROM is in the process of developing a new course on the management of cultural and natural heritage. A first module for this new course was tested in April 2014 as part of ICCROM’s International Course on the Conservation of Built Heritage.
ICCROM works with UNESCO Category 2 Centres and other regional institutions to strengthen capacity building for World Heritage at the regional and sub-regional levels. This work includes ongoing partnerships with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the World Heritage Institute for Training and Research in Asia and the Pacific (WHITR-AP), the Regional Heritage Management Training Centre “Lucio
12 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report Island of Mozambique by Stig Nygaard, Creative Commons License (BY 2.0)/Flickr Commons License (BY Stig Nygaard, Creative Island of Mozambique by Costa” and the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), to name a few. ICCROM also attended the 4th annual meeting of the Category 2 Centres, which took place in Shanghai, China in May 2014.
ICCROM continues to lecture on invitation at a number of World Heritage related master degree training programmes, including the World Heritage Studies Programme at the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus, Germany; the Masters in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development at the Turin School of Development, Italy; and the Master in World Natural Heritage Management at the Trento School of Management, also in Italy.
Finally, ICCROM was responsible for the development and implementation of several World Heritage Orientation Sessions for Committee members. Four orientation/ information sessions took place in Paris and Doha prior to the 38th session of the Committee.
made ICCROM their home. The course collaborated on a special module linking the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii and consisted of seven modules covering culture and nature in World Heritage. This Herculaneum. International Course on the many aspects of built heritage event offered the first pilot training for a the Conservation of Built conservation, from definitions of heritage, new curriculum being developed for a Throughout the course, the participants Heritage (CBH 14) and management systems, through to course on nature-culture interlinkages (consisting of architects, archaeologists, documentation, urban conservation and as part of the World Heritage Capacity urban planners and engineers) were able 28 February – 30 April 2014 interpretation. Building Programme (WHCBP). During to share their diverse experiences and The fifth International Course on the this week-long session, participants were learn from the 29 resource persons who Conservation of Built Heritage was held The final component of the course challenged to gain a deeper understanding were brought in from all parts of the world. earlier this year and for eight weeks, 19 consisted of a trip to the Vesuvius area on of the “Vesuvius Complex”, made up of the Together they broadened their perspectives participants from 19 different countries the outskirts of Naples, where participants Vesuvius Man and Biosphere Reserve, and to gain new knowledge. It was both an
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 13 intense and rewarding experience for the auspices of the UNESCO Shanghai everyone involved. Centre (WHITR-AP, Shanghai).
The farewell speech given by a participant Heritage impact assessments are during the closing ceremony expressed considered essential for ascertaining the the sentiments of the group: “It is a global extent to which heritage sites can be vision of the state of conservation that negatively affected by external forces. cannot be found anywhere else than Threats to heritage are on the increase at ICCROM. The course challenged our due to various factors such as large- opinions and view of heritage, showing it as scale development and changes to a much more complex and diverse reality. land use around sites. The heritage And we would like to reassure you that all impact assessment (HIA) tool can help the knowledge and experiences gained conservation professionals arrive at here will be used wisely.” mitigation measures. For this reason, its application is being promoted at World Partners: Herculaneum Centre, Italy; Herculaneum Heritage sites. Conservation Project, Italy; ICOMOS; International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Swiss Government; and the UNESCO World Heritage The 10-day course provided participants Centre (WHC). with the knowledge and skills to use the HIA tool for evaluating impacts from various factors affecting heritage sites in general, International Course and World Heritage sites in particular. on Heritage Impact The course also provided information Assessments about other methodological approaches currently in use and gave participants the 13 – 24 October 2014 opportunity to conduct a hands-on activity The World Heritage site of Mount within the World Heritage property. Sixteen Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation participants from 11 countries attended the System in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan course. Province in China, served as the setting of this year’s International Course on Partners: Tongji University, China; Shanghai Tongji Heritage Impact Assessments. The course Urban Planning and Design Institute, China; and the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for was organized by ICCROM and the World the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices Heritage Institute of Training and Research of the UNESCO Shanghai Centre (WHITR-AP, for the Asia and the Pacific Region under Shanghai).
14 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation: Living Heritage
ICCROM launched the programme on on Engaging Communities, and based also promoting people-centred approaches to on further research being carried out at conservation as a response to the growing ICCROM, a comprehensive curriculum for a demand to broaden the way in which 2-3 week course on engaging communities heritage is perceived by communities, and has now been finalized and is awaiting to explore conservation and management implementation. This will target practitioners approaches accordingly. With the view of who will then engage other audiences such framing future activities (within budgetary as policy-makers and communities, in order constraints), a two-day workshop was to spread the approach using tools that will held in early November 2013 with 12 be introduced during the course. participants from ICCROM and several countries. A concept paper was prepared by a consultant and used as the basis for discussion. Covered in the paper were Asian Buddhist existing resources, as well as information Heritage: Conserving that needs to be further developed and placed on web for the benefit of those the Sacred interested in learning more about the living A Forum held in Seoul, Korea, heritage approach and its benefits. 6 – 8 December 2013
Steps that are now being taken to further With the collaboration and financial support the programme include continued research of the Cultural Heritage Administration and management of heritage and capacity Forum on Living Religious Heritage, (for example, a bibliography and cultural (CHA) of Korea, ICCROM has launched building. which covered a broader base of religions mapping). This is being carried out with a thematic programme focusing on and world regions, participants here the support of interns. A key component conservation issues in the Asian context The first Forum was held in Seoul, Korea discussed the implications arising from of the people-centred approach is the in the form of an annual Forum. The goals on the theme “Asian Buddhist Heritage: the conservation of Buddhist heritage in engagement of communities – empowering of the programme are to explore, research Conserving the Sacred”. This also included Asia. A set of conclusions were drafted, but them to engage in the decisions that are and debate key themes emerging from a one-day public seminar. Seventeen what became clear was the need to further being made for them and their heritage. The the region that have implications for the participants from 11 countries in the region refine and discuss them in a future Forum, idea of developing a course on engaging effective conservation and management of took part and presented papers, which elaborating on the key themes of effective communities would therefore be timely. heritage. The aim is also to formulate policy have now been edited and are awaiting conservation and management. Based on the proposals made in concept guidance notes, or a set of principles, to publication. While this was considered a Partner: Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), papers and discussions at a 2012 meeting ensure improved and effective conservation natural extension to the 2003 ICCROM Korea.
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 15 Building Regional Collaboration
By working closely with institutions within our Member States, ICCROM new phase in the CollAsia programme, Partners: Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), originally launched in 2002. It is noteworthy Korea; and the National Museum of Cambodia. is able to offer training programmes and technical support in various that several former participants and world regions, addressing conservation issues through specific course team members took on key roles Course on Cultural perspectives related to common cultural or geographical areas. in the planning and implementation of this training activity, thus creating bridges Heritage Protection in the between different generations of alumni. Asia-Pacific Region Study visits to workshops of local metal specialists encouraged collaboration 2 September – 3 October 2014 Asia and the Pacific to the collaboration and generous funding between traditional knowledge systems and The training course on Cultural Heritage provided by Japanese authorities and mainstream conservation practitioners, and Protection in the Asia-Pacific Region: Strengthening both institutional partners. lively discussions on research initiatives Research, Analysis and Preservation of and professional capacities regarding master craft traditions has Archaeological Sites and Remains, was hopefully encouraged the establishment of Thanks to longstanding and fruitful held at the premises of the ACCU in CollAsia Course on the collaborative research in the region. partnerships, ICCROM has been able to Nara, Japan, and was jointly organized carry out several activities in the region Conservation of Metals this past year. A 2012 Memorandum of in Southeast Asian Understanding between ICCROM and the Collections Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of the Republic of Korea has resulted in the 2 – 14 June 2014 provision of resources to assist countries The course on Conservation of Metals in in the Asia-Pacific region in the design, Southeast Asian Collections took place development and implementation of at the National Museum of Cambodia education, training and research activities in Phnom Penh. Metal collections are a for cultural heritage conservation. As a significant part of Southeast Asian heritage, result, the CollAsia programme for the as important metal objects can be found in conservation of collections in Southeast a variety of contexts, including museums, Asia has been re-launched, activities have religious sites and communities. The course been strengthened in the Living Heritage aimed at strengthening understanding programme, and ICCROM was able to of the characteristics and behaviour of assist professionals in Myanmar on the metal objects, so as to promote sound assessment of wall paintings. Additionally, conservation practices in the region. Over ICCROM has continued to offer its annual the course of two weeks, participants took course on Cultural Heritage Protection part in classroom learning and hands-on in the Asia-Pacific region in conjunction activities at the National Museum and on with the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre of various site visits in the Phnom Penh area. UNESCO (ACCU) in Nara, Japan, thanks The course marked the beginning of a
16 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report by ICCROM, ACCU and the Japanese Supporting Conservation Agency for Cultural Affairs. In Asia and the Pacific, there are various forms of cultural in Myanmar heritage which are of great value from a A wealth of cultural heritage, global point of view. In order to safeguard but limited resources for this important cultural heritage for future preservation generations, it is necessary to train heritage This situation is experienced in many professionals for proper investigation, parts of the world, few more so than in analysis and preservation. To address this Myanmar. As the country undergoes rapid need, this course has been offered since developmental change, this is a critical time 2000 every other year, and seeks to provide for Myanmar’s heritage. With the recent participants with the latest methodologies nomination of the Pyu Cities as Myanmar’s and technologies. In addition to classroom first World Heritage site, the focus of lectures, participants were exposed to attention is now turning to Bagan, to secure a variety of archaeological sites and key international recognition and support for museums in Japan, where they had a the protection of this extraordinary place. chance to apply what they had learned to a The site of Bagan covers approximately 100 real-life setting. km2, and comprises around 2,800 Buddhist monuments. Of these, more than 2,000 This course, fully funded by the Japanese retain stucco carvings and around 470 authorities, remains a key activity in the have mural paintings primarily dating from region. In addition to the benefits of training, the tenth to the fourteenth centuries AD. the heritage practitioners that participate are These represent a unique corpus of artistic given the opportunity to share experiences and cultural expression which, in addition with colleagues and establish a professional to drawing foreign tourists, is still highly network that will remain useful throughout venerated by the population, attracting their careers. Sixteen participants from 16 many pilgrims and devotees. countries in the region attended the course, and 20 resource persons, mainly from This year, with generous support from the Japan, were engaged. Korean Cultural Heritage Administration and UNESCO, ICCROM undertook Partners: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkacho), a training workshop at Bagan with Japan; the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO heritage professionals from the Myanmar (ACCU); National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan; and the National Research Institute for Department of Archaeology. The objective Cultural Properties [Tokyo and Nara]. In cooperation was to develop a rapid assessment with the Japan Consortium for International method for the site, to record wall paintings Cooperation in Cultural Heritage (JCIC-Heritage); and stucco work, as a first step towards Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; the Japanese documenting and identifying priority cases National Commission for UNESCO; Nara Prefectural Government; and Nara Municipal Government. for emergency stabilization. In 2015, further trials will be undertaken to assess the functionality of the method, and its potential application for other sites.
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 17 of Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis in capacity building was a review meeting in the Arab World. The latter activity aims to which former participants of the Fourth Core develop a strategic framework for disaster Regional Course on the Management and risk management, with first-aid tools to Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Sites and safeguard cultural heritage during and after Museum Collections gathered in November times of crisis. 2013 and discussed the application of the knowledge acquired in the course to Capacity building activities are paramount projects in their home countries. to those areas in the region currently affected by conflict situations and the Alongside these efforts, the Centre has also destruction of cultural heritage. A UNESCO- held several thematic meetings, such as the ALECSO-ICCROM planning meeting was two-day symposium in March 2014 on the recently held in Cairo in late September Preservation of Living Heritage in Islamic 2014 in order to devise a programme for the Cities, organized in collaboration with the affected countries. To this end, a course is Government of Sharjah to coincide with slated to take place in January 2015 to train festivities celebrating Sharjah as the Islamic professionals from Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Capital for Culture in 2014. Moreover, in Syria and Yemen. An additional training cooperation with the Gulf Cooperation activity will be implemented for Syria later Council and the Kingdom of Bahrain, a strategic partnerships have also been this year through the EU-UNESCO project to workshop on First Aid for Archaeological In addition to this project, ICCROM is consolidated through agreements with safeguard the country’s heritage through an Finds was also held in Bahrain in April 2014. also currently involved in World Heritage the Arab League Educational, Cultural International Observatory of Syrian Cultural Other thematic meetings with Arab Member activities within Myanmar, with special and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) Heritage, operating out of the UNESCO States took place in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, emphasis on Bagan. and the Arab Regional Centre for World Beirut Office. This will be carried out in Qatar, Tunisia and Yemen, as well as the Heritage (ARC-WH) in order to ensure close partnership with ARC-WH and ICOMOS. Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Partners: Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), cooperation. Ongoing collaboration with the Culture (IRCICA) in Istanbul, and at the Korea; and UNESCO. Governments of the UAE, and Sharjah in ICCROM’s Director-General was recently UNESCO headquarters in Paris. particular, continues to sustain the efforts in represented by ICCROM-ATHAR at the finalizing an agreement between ICCROM “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria” meeting ICCROM-ATHAR also hosted the ATHAR and the UAE, especially with regards to the held by the US State Department and international conference on Lasers in the premises built in the Sharjah University City. the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Conservation of Artworks (LACONA X) in Conserving architectural and York on 22 September 2014. This meeting June 2014, in cooperation with the Arab archaeological heritage in the Now that preparations of the new premises highlighted the work of ICCROM and its Institute for the Conservation of Works of Arab region are complete – and equipped with a partners to address feasible immediate and Arts and the University of Fayoum in Egypt. Over the last year, the newly-established laboratory, auditorium, training rooms and medium-term needs for the protection of More than 180 professionals from all over ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation library – the official inauguration will take Syrian and Iraqi cultural heritage. the world attended the conference. Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, place on 14 December 2014. As part of the has remained extremely active. While opening ceremony, the Centre will host an Over the past year, it has been important Other special projects coming out of the the latest decision of the ICCROM exhibition presenting the rich and diverse to strengthen the programmes and ATHAR ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation General Assembly called for the support heritage of the Arab region, in addition to courses while introducing new initiatives. Centre for capacity building, dissemination of Member States in the Arab Region, a two-day seminar on the Conservation Illustrating the Centre’s positive impact on and technical advice include:
18 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report • Publications targeted for an Arabic making preparations to offer the third Partners: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e readership, in particular, a volume on LATAM edition of this course for November 2014, Historia (INAH), Mexico; and the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken), Japan. Selected Readings on Conservation of Conservation in Latin America as well as a new course on SOIMA-LATAM: Mosaics Heritage in the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean Safeguarding Sound and Image Collections, resulting from a meeting held in early taking place the same month. During the last General Assembly, delegates summer with MOSAIKON partners. from Latin America and Spain met to review MOSAIKON • The conservation and restoration of INAH has also carried out a substantial the LATAM regional programme. The lack the Ad-Dour Temple, entrusted to the survey of the context and challenges of A conservation strategy for of dedicated funding for this programme Centre as a result of a Memorandum stone conservation in the region; 122 mosaic heritage in the southern has hindered its development. However, of Understanding between ICCROM professionals from 17 countries and more and eastern Mediterranean a number of regional activities directly and the United Arab Emirates National than 30 institutes have contributed. The related to the priority areas of the ICCROM In January 2014, 34 heritage professionals Council of Tourism and Antiquities in results will be used to inform the course Programme were implemented in past years, met at the European University Centre 2011. content of a future ICCROM-INAH joint thanks to bilateral agreements and the active for Cultural Heritage (CUEBC) in the • The development of university curricula initiative. involvement of specific countries such as historic city of Ravello, Italy, to review the on Architectural and Urban Conservation Chile and Mexico. Delegates acknowledged MOSAIKON strategy and plan for future to facilitate capacity building following an It is hoped that other institutions in the Latin this trend and also highlighted the need for actions. agreement signed with the Government America and the Caribbean will partner with a stronger coordination and communication of Yemen. ICCROM to develop further regional training within LATAM. Among the impressive results of the and research opportunities. six first years of the programme is the Based on previous ATHAR core courses, The LATAM e-news, which was launched the Centre has also been busy in the thanks to the efforts of the the Fundación development of a new joint masters Gavia in Colombia in 2013, has continued degree programme on Cultural Heritage on a quarterly basis, co-edited this year Conservation Management in partnership through the support of the Instituto with the University of Sharjah, to be Nacional de Antropología e Historia launched and conducted at the new (INAH), Mexico. Additionally, a Facebook premises in 2015 following an on-going Group has been created to foster the accreditation process. exchange of information between professionals in the region: Partners: American University of Sharjah, UAE; Arabic Institute for Conservation of Historic and www.facebook.com/groups/ICCROMLATAM. Artistic Works (ArIC); Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO); Regarding training, ICCROM partnered Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC- with INAH to offer the second edition WH); Governments of the United Arab Emirates; of Paper conservation in Latin America: Government of Yemen; Gulf Cooperation Council; ICOMOS; Kingdom of Bahrain; National Council of Meeting the East in November 2013, in Tourism and Antiquities, UAE; Sharjah Department collaboration with the Japanese National of Information and Culture, UAE; Sharjah Museums Research Institute for Cultural Properties. Department, UAE; UNESCO; University of Fayoum, The course received a large number of Egypt; and the University of Sharjah, UAE. Activities applications, demonstrating a great interest were held under the patronage of H.H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the from the Latin American conservation network. ICCROM and INAH are now Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, UAE. Mortel, Creative Richard Museum, Roman mosaic by Bardo 2.0)/Flickr Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 19 involvement of almost 170 professionals in the region and a positive change in The Ecole du mosaic conservation practices. In Ravello, Patrimoine Africain participants shared their respective (EPA) experiences and visions, and explored ways to consolidate the MOSAIKON strategy for A farewell message from Director 2014-2017. The interest of the participants, Baba F. Keita, 2010 – 2014 the intense discussions and the warm The end of my mandate is an opportunity atmosphere of the meeting demonstrated for me to reflect on the past four years, a united commitment to protecting the during which my priority has been to region’s precious mosaics. On the last day, strengthen EPA’s position in the African recommendations were agreed upon in region and expand its technical and the area of training, networking, policy and financial partnerships. decision-making. With support from Benin, substantial work One of the issues discussed was the was carried out with the Commission of the lack of specialized literature in Arabic, the African Union, thanks to which EPA seems first language of the majority of countries close to being recognized as an “Interstate” targeted by MOSAIKON. As a result, institution. One of my biggest achievements ICCROM and the Getty Foundation are is having received accreditation for all EPA now working to produce a compendium of courses, including the professional bachelor essential readings in Arabic. Several texts degree in Conservation and Valorization already published in French and English of Cultural Heritage, with a specialization have been selected, and a methodology in Museums, Archives, and Libraries, from is being developed to ensure the quality the African and Malagasy Council for of the translation. By 2016, the publication Higher Education (CAMES). For the first should be online and accessible through time, this particular training course also the websites of all the MOSAIKON partners. received financial support from participating countries, whose contributions covered Partners: Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United 48% of the total budget. This shows to what States; Getty Foundation, United States; and the extent this specific course is both relevant which the EPA Fund operates has also EPA celebrated its 15th birthday in 2013. International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM). and needed. expanded with the addition of the Director- This milestone was an opportunity to rethink General of UNESCO, who honoured us the institution and its operating mode by The real challenge has been, and remains, with a visit back in 2012. A new funding launching an internal restructuring, so as reinforcing EPA’s financial sustainability. source was also established through an to better meet the field’s needs. The next With ICCROM’s constant support, new annual contribution from EPA’s beneficiary Director-General will continue this good strategies have been implemented. First countries. To date, four countries (Benin, work, consolidating EPA’s position in the of all, an increase of the EPA Endowment Chad, Gabon, and Senegal) have been region. Fund’s interest made it possible in 2014 supporting running costs, while Angola to cover EPA’s running costs for close to and Cote d’Ivoire have also made a seven months. The High Patronage under commitment to do so.
20 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 21 Interns and Fellows
Have you just completed a first degree or higher? Are you embarking my head that I would like to grab one, sit equipment to do their research. Moreover, down with it, bend it and tear at it until it fellowship offers great possibilities of on further studies? Are you interested in work experience at an reveals an answer and a couple of new gaining insights into the ICCROM structure, international organization devoted to the conservation of cultural questions. The question that intrigued me projects and network. was whether water absorption behavior, heritage worldwide? Anjo Weichbrot, Fellow from Germany measured with low-cost tools such as contact sponges and Karsten tubes, is I could compare my three months at ICCROM may offer you a stepping stone Both internships and fellowships are influenced by changing relative humidity ICCROM to a year of university studies. through its internship programme, where your currently self-funded and are open to and temperature. For this research, the data Every single day was like a revelation experience and ideas can contribute to the candidates from ICCROM Member States. was collected in a laboratory environment for me: absorbing new information, implementation of one of our programmes Successful candidates are selected on a and in-situ. In the lab, stone sample cubes communicating with professionals from or services. Prospective interns have the competitive basis. For more information, of known properties were used. By means around the globe, attending presentations opportunity of choosing to be associated please consult our website or write to of an environmental chamber and salt and meetings, completing assignments with the following activities or services: [email protected] or fellowships@ brines, the specimens were conditioned ....but also... eating homemade cakes to iccrom.org. to enable a defined relative humidity and celebrate someone’s birthday. ICCROM is • Disaster and risk management temperature. At the same time, for a period not only about learning, but also human The Interns and Fellows Programme was • Building regional collaboration of 12 weeks it was possible to measure relationships. From the very beginning I was launched in 2002 and to date ICCROM has • Integrating material science and water absorption behavior and monitor warmly welcomed and given opportunities had the pleasure of hosting 91 interns and technology with conservation changing environmental conditions on to contribute to team meetings. • World Heritage (including built heritage) 55 research fellows from 49 of its Member plastered architectural surfaces in three States. • Promoting people-centred approaches to different study sites. My work in the Office of Communications conservation: living heritage was based highly on collaboration. I was • Sound and image collections Regarding the fellowship itself, I was really consulting with my supervisor on a regular conservation (SOIMA) What are the benefits happy and surprised by how quickly I was basis, and my creative ideas and initiatives • Knowledge and Communication Services of an ICCROM integrated in the ICCROM structure. I got were always appreciated. I also worked (comprising the Library, the Archives and my desk, access to the lab and the fantastic with interns and researchers from different the Office of Communications) Internship and library. Frequent talks and presentations departments, who were specializing in • Fundraising Fellowship? provided me with rich inputs on various law, diplomacy, museology, archaeology, initiatives and projects. Professional Anjo, Julija and Ksenija share urban planning, restoration and graphic Alongside the internships, ICCROM also chats with other fellows, interns, ICCROM their experiences design. No matter what my task was, it was encourages senior professionals from staff and visitors proved to be extremely always completed with an inter-disciplinary Member State institutions or organizations I am a conservator for architectural surfaces stimulating and helpful for my research, approach. to carry out their research in a conservation- and I am interested in the dirty business and also future projects. I recommend related subject and take advantage of the of hands-on conservation. But sometimes the ICCROM fellowship to anyone who Collecting and processing information immeasurable wealth of the Library. there are so many question marks around is not relying on cutting-edge laboratory for communications purposes developed
22 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report Interns and Fellows November 2013 – October 2014
INTERNS: Mario Ronga, Italy Activity: Fundraising Ksenija Alagia, Canada and Italy Angela Savalli, Italy my strategic and analytical thinking, and doubt the following three words to convey Activity: Fundraising Activity: Library provided me with an in-depth knowledge my experience: useful, formative, interactive. Ayda Ayoubi, Iran Julija Svede, Latvia of cultural heritage on the global scene. I had the opportunity to collaborate with Activity: Living Heritage Activity: Communications/Living Heritage I became aware of the role of heritage in the Office of the Director-General on the Camille Benecchi, France Magali Traynard, France political, social and economic environments; Partnership and Fundraising Initiatives Activity: Living Heritage Activity: Communications the challenges and opportunities for a project. When I first arrived, I knew I had Aida Bicakcic, Bosnia and Herzegovina Yifeng Yao, China conservation institution; and the importance lots to learn but I was drawn to the idea of Activity: Library Activity: Living Heritage of professional communication and fundraising because of the chance it would Victoria Chisholm, United States networks. give me to acquire technical skills, such as Activity: Disaster and Risk Management analyzing financial documents. Daiana Ioana Cotoara, Italy and Romania FELLOWS: I also felt like an ambassador for my home What I have learned is that fundraising Activity: Fundraising Gerhard Eggert, Germany country, Latvia, as it has joined ICCROM plays an important role and is at the Roland Defendini, France Lead and Tin in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, recently, and I am the first Latvian intern. heart of the functions of an international Activity: Disaster and Risk Management Conservation, as part of a co-authored book project This internship helped me define my organization. This internship has been more Hannah Eastham, United Kingdom priorities for my future studies and career. I useful than I could have imagined in terms Activity: Living Heritage Evin Erder, Turkey Regional collaboration in cultural heritage feel that I have made a big step forward in of professional experience, providing an Eirini Gallou, Greece my professional and personal development. overview of the world of intergovernmental Activity: World Heritage research Carmine Romano, Canada and Italy Thank you ICCROM for the opportunity and organizations, and also increasing my Justyna Hrabska, Poland your support! knowledge of international cooperation – Activity: Communications/Material Science Conservation of Neapolitan Crèche figurines the subject of my university studies. I have and Technology Anjo Weichbrot, Germany Julija Svede, Intern from Latvia The extent to which the measurements made also been deeply and positively impressed Cristina Mampaso, Spain using contact sponges or Karsten tubes are by all team members, both from a human Activity: World Heritage affected by environmental conditions If I had to summarize in a few words my and professional point of view. Timo Nordlund, Finland Activity: Archives internship at ICCROM, I would use without Ksenija Alagia, Intern from Italy and Canada
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 23 Knowledge and Communication
ICCROM’s dissemination of conservation-related information continues news items on our most recent projects. content. Most of the material was obsolete, Furthermore, the ICCROM Classifieds with no playback equipment available. A to be one of its strong points. Now active over two biennia, the enable institutions and individuals to submit preservation plan was therefore elaborated, Knowledge and Communication Services (composed of the Library, announcements that will be posted on our emphasizing digital reformatting of the Archives and the Office of Communications) continues to make website and sent out through our monthly audiovisuals to ensure access to their e-news to over 12,000 subscribers. To contents. A digitization project began, information resources related to conservation and ICCROM’s activities browse the Classifieds announcements or presenting several technical challenges, freely accessible to the public through various channels and activities. post an advertisement visit the ICCROM such as the identification of file formats, website. descriptive metadata and the identification of an appropriate digital storage system As resources become available ICCROM to house the immense volume of data will continue to improve upon this new produced. Useful advice was received Publications Scanning gradually posted on the ICCROM website, information platform, expanding our from ICCROM’s SOIMA network (sound partner websites and in shared digital Open activities and information within the and image collections conservation Project Access repositories. electronic sphere and engaging an programme), and currently all of the audio Ensuring knowledge-sharing audience that reaches far beyond the recordings and a portion of the videotapes through a wealth of literature four walls of our organization. Stay tuned have been digitized. A New ICCROM for updates and keep abreast of all of In a climate of reduced budgets, ICCROM ICCROM’s news by subscribing to our The ICCROM Archive continues its has considered carefully how to continue Website e-news at (www.iccrom.org/newsletter) and partnership with the multi-national providing meaningful information to Fresh opportunities for following us on Facebook and Twitter. research project InterPARES Trust (http:// an audience hungry for free access to connecting with our community interparestrust.org), and is involved in knowledge. Last biennium, the ICCROM two projects related to the use of cloud Scanning Project was born, where Last March ICCROM unveiled its new services for records management purposes nearly 100 publications spanning the official website, featuring a new design The ICCROM Archive by international organizations (led by and structure that enables us to better organization’s history were selected to Capturing and preserving our the UNESCO Archives), and policies for communicate our programmes and be made available online. Publications institutional memory recordkeeping and digital preservation (led of the International Committee for the activities. So far we have received an by Italian partners). Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM) were also overwhelming amount of positive feedback, The Archive is carrying out a project to included in this project. strengthening our resolve to continue preserve ICCROM’s audiovisual material, The Torraca Archive Pilot Study, which was presenting new features as we are able to which is very valuable for reconstructing entirely funded by the Getty Conservation These publications, spanning from 1961 make them available. our history and the evolution of worldwide Institute (GCI), concluded at the end of to 2003, are being made available thanks cultural heritage conservation. A condition 2013. It aimed to assess the state of the also to the authors, partner institutions and Navigation is intended to help our audience assessment of the material established personal archive of the late conservation publishing houses that permitted us to find information easily, engaging them with that its conditions were progressively scientist and former Deputy Director of embark on this activity, and we are grateful attractive design and interaction. We are deteriorating, and that we were risking the ICCROM, Giorgio Torraca. The study for their collaboration. Results are being constantly updating information and posting partial or total loss of ICCROM’s audiovisual also worked towards defining the scope,
24 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report methodology, time and cost of processing To save time, the books and journals are the entire collection. A project divided cleaned in situ – the materials are in fact into three phases has been planned, cleaned on a shelf mounted on top of a but will only be launched when funds for vacuuming unit. Dust needs to be removed implementing Phase 1 are secured. The effectively, without spreading more of it goal is to create a Consortium of partners through the collection, while minimizing who will do the project implementation. wear and tear to the books and journals. Currently, the Italian Government is in the The shelves also need a thorough cleaning, process of classifying the Torraca Archive as due to atmospheric pollution deposited Italian heritage of cultural interest. (composed in part of auto exhaust). Since the dusted books were to be immediately replaced on the cleaned shelves, no water or chemicals could be used that would leak Library Cleaning down to lower shelves or evaporate into the Project air, introducing deterioration agents such as Devising an efficient method for moisture, VOCs or acidity. keeping the collection clean Squads of two staff members vacuum for The Library has designed and started a one hour, two or three times per week, low-impact, low-cost project for cleaning cleaning three to four linear meters of and dusting books and journals in the materials and shelves per hour. Efficient, ICCROM collection. Limited financial low cost, low environmental impact and low resources and the desire to keep the Library physical stress both on library materials and open with no interruptions has led us to staff members, this project has proven itself devise a plan in which staff themselves to be a useful and easily imitated method of clean in the mornings before the Library preventive conservation and maintenance opens to the public. for a library collection.
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 25 ICCROM News and representatives Staff News Fundraising Initiatives of other countries and Since the creation of ICCROM, fundraising ICCROM is pleased to welcome Akiko partner institutions, has played a vital role in the organization’s Umezu who has been seconded by the listened to reports on the activities. As a means of reinforcing a government of Japan as a Project Manager implementation of the 2012- limited regular budget, extra-budgetary for the Sites Unit. She 2013 programme. They also funds have always been, and will remain, has a PhD in Urban discussed activities and a key component for developing and Engineering from the the budget for the next two implementing initiatives. Each programme University of Tokyo, years, elected new members in the past has been responsible for raising and comes from the to the ICCROM Council, and the extra-budgetary funding needed, Agency for Cultural participated in the ICCROM and it has sometimes been the case Affairs of Japan where Award ceremony. In the that programmes relied entirely on extra- she is a specialist for 2012-2013 biennium, over the development of ICCROM. A professor budgetary funds. The current economic cultural properties. 100 countries benefited from ICCROM’s of conservation at Tsinghua University in climate worldwide has had its effects the Ms Umezu is already services through training and think tank Beijing, Lu Zhou through the course of his regular budget of ICCROM, so in order familiar with ICCROM, activities alone. career has been involved in several high ensure that we continue to accomplish our having participated in profile conservation projects throughout mandate, a organizational-wide fundraising the Conservation of China. He has worked closely with ICCROM, strategy is necessary. Built Heritage course ICOMOS, UNESCO and World Heritage in 2010. ICCROM Award Institute of Training and Research for the Asia In line with the long-term policies Professor Lu Zhou was the recipient of the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP) over the years developed by the ICCROM Council, This past summer 2013 ICCROM Award, given in recognition on several international activities including a proposal for defining a corporate we said farewell of his important contribution to the field of training, conferences and publications. The partnership and fundraising plan of action to Alessandro conservation, protection and restoration of laudatio was read by Grellan Rourke, former was presented and approved in November Menicucci, Head cultural heritage, and for his involvement in Chair of ICCROM Council. 2013 during the last meeting of Council. The of Accountancy who retired after 35 years plan will pay particular attention to ethical of service, and Yohei Kiyonaga, who standards of fundraising with the view of completed a two-year secondment in the developing a possible self-financing model. Sites Unit. ICCROM Elected Council Members
28th General Assembly Abdulaziz Al-Musallam John Kimaro Oliver Martin New Member State of ICCROM Alkhaaldi B.V. Kharbade Blanca Niño Norton ICCROM is pleased to announce that the From 27-29 November 2013, representatives Monica Bahamondez Yong-han Kim Sharon Park long negotiation for the re-adhesion of the of governments from all regions of the world Mourad Betrouni Elena Korka Virgilio A. Reyes Jr. Russian Federation has recently come to met at the FAO headquarters in Rome for Hilde De Clercq Gunilla Lagnesjö Birgitta Ringbeck a conclusion, bringing the total number of the General Assembly of ICCROM. During Eglal Mohamed Osman Marie Lavandier Britta Rudolff Member States to 134. the three-day schedule, delegates from 89 Elzuba El Malik Qiong Lu Luiz Souza Member States, together with observers Khaled Karoui Orysia Luchak Nieves Valentin Wataru Kawanobe Valerie Magar Gihane Zaki 26 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report Satoshi Yamato (1953 – 2014)
It is with deep sadness that ICCROM has with the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for Heritage Studies at Tsukuba University learned of the death of our good friend UNESCO (ACCU) Nara Office. He was also in Ibaragi. He returned to the Agency and colleague, Mr Satoshi Yamato. Mr a speaker at the 2007 ICCROM Forum on for Cultural Affairs in 2008 and became Yamato was a noted Japanese conservation Privatization and Cultural Heritage and Councillor for Cultural Properties in 2011. architect who worked at the Agency for participated in the General Assembly Cultural Affairs as Councillor for Cultural a number of times. His most significant Yamato also participated in a number of Properties. contribution to ICCROM, however, was as a high-profile international conservation member of the ICCROM Council from 2004 projects including post-earthquake Mr Yamato’s first involvement with ICCROM to 2011. He fulfilled this role with wisdom, stabilization activities at the World Heritage was his participation in the 1994 edition warmth and good humour. Property of Prambanan in Indonesia, and of the Architectural Conservation Course the Ajanta-Ellora Conservation and Tourism (ARC) held in Rome. From 2002 onward, An expert in conservation and restoration Development Project at the World Heritage he lectured on the International Course on of architectural heritage, he worked as a Properties of the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Wood Conservation Technology in Oslo, specialist for cultural property at the Agency Caves in India. He was also involved in the Norway and the regional wood conservation for Cultural Affairs from 1987 to 2006. From post-disaster activities in Japan following course held in Nara, Japan in partnership 2006 to 2008, he was professor of World the Tohoku Earthquake in 2011.
Alejandro Alva Balderrama (1945 – 2014)
It is with profound sadness that we learned he developed a collaboration with CRAterre, CRAterre since 1998, and with member conservation through traditional knowledge of the death of our friend and long-time the Research and Training Centre for institutions in over twenty countries. and materials, and community involvement colleague, Alejandro Alva Balderrama. contemporary earthen architecture, to in the conservation and management of launch the Gaia Project in 1989. Through Alejandro was also one of the founders architectural and archaeological heritage. Alejandro graduated in Architecture in Gaia, Alejandro led the design and of the ICOMOS International Scientific He had a profound influence on many Lima, Peru where he developed his life- implementation of four Preservation of Committee for the Study and Conservation colleagues worldwide. long interest in traditional technologies, Earthen Architecture (PAT) courses between of Earthen Architecture in 1987 and its particularly those employing earthen 1989 and 1994. The project was then joined President from 1990 until 1996. In 1999, he materials. It was in this area that by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) for became the Director of the Architecture and Alejandro would make his most important the implementation of two pan-American Archaeological Sites Unit at ICCROM, until contributions to the field of conservation at PAT courses, hosted at the archaeological his retirement in 2005. In these years, he the international level. site of Chan Chan in Trujillo, Peru, in 1996 launched the very successful Architectural and 1999. With this three-way partnership, Recording and Information Systems (ARIS) After attending the Architectural the project evolved into the Terra project, courses, another close partnership with the Conservation Course (ARC) in 1978, which provided leadership in this field for GCI. Alejandro joined ICCROM in 1980. nearly a decade and was instrumental in Convinced of the need “to emphasize the establishment of the UNESCO Chair on Alejandro’s legacy at ICCROM includes his the relationship between tradition and Earthen Architecture, Construction Cultures work on earthen architecture, but also his modernity to preserve earthen architecture”, and Sustainable Development, based at contribution to the concepts of sustainable
ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report 27 Financial Information
Statement of Income and Expenditure 2014 – 2015 Total Budget Implementation as at 30 September 2014 (in Euro) including Extra-Budgetary (Partner) Funds as at 30 September 2014 ICCROM Funds Partner Funds Total INCOME 100% Member States Contributions 3,662,813.00 0.00 3,662,813.00 INCOME EXPENDITURES Other Contributions1 12,081.13 893,985.05 906,066.18 80% Other Income2 221,080.10 0.00 221,080.10
TOTAL INCOME (A) 3,895,974.23 893,985.05 4,789,959.28 60% 54% 51% 42% EXPENDITURES 40% Personnel Costs3 2,536,899.34 263,356.93 2,800,256.27 29% Programme Costs4 435,673.78 588,805.65 1,024,479.43 26%
5 Financial Operation 72,044.09 4,979.44 77,023.53 20%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES (B) 3,044,617.21 857,142.02 3,901,759.23 0% Member Partner Other Personnel Programme OPERATIONAL SURPLUS (A-B) 851,357.02 36,843.03 888,200.05 State Funds Income Costs Costs Contributions
EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE TO INCREASE OPERATIONAL RESERVE 888,200.05 Regular Budget Extra-Budgetary Funds
1 Other Contributions: includes the contribution for building maintenance from the Italian government, secondments from the Italian and Japanese governments, the contribution from France for the EPA Fund Coordinator and external funding. 2 Other Income: interests on ordinary bank accounts, administrative costs recovery, course fees, sales of publications and photocopies, and gain on invested funds. 3 The percentages refer to the amount of income received/expenses incurred as of 30 September Personnel Costs: salaries, pensions, allowances, benefits, medical insurance and other related payments. 2014 in relation to the total amounts committed for the 2014–2015 biennium. With the exception of 4 Programme Costs: all expenditures for the implementation of the programmes (courses, travel, training, administrative services, maintenance and repairs, consulting, other services and equipment). Member State contributions and personnel costs, the levels of implementation are dependent on the 5 Financial Operations: bad debts, amounts returned to sponsors, increase of reserve funds, adjustment of exchange rate scheduling of the programmes throughout the biennium. and other sources of funds. The figures in this section reflect the income received and expenditures incurred during the first 9 months of a 24-month (2014–2015) biennium.
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Sites Unit Finance and Administration Joseph King, Unit Director Bruno Pisani, Manager of Finance and Administration Zaki Aslan, Project Manager, ATHAR Roberto Nahum, Information Systems Administrator ICCROM (International Centre for the Study Gamini Wijesuriya, Project Manager M. Anna Stewart, Coordinator, Training Information of the Preservation and Restoration of Akiko Umezu, Project Manager and Fellowships Cultural Property) is an intergovernmental Elena Incerti Medici, Senior Administrative Assistant Alessandro Menicucci, Head of Accountancy organization (IGO), and the only institution Sonia Widmer, Administrative Assistant (until 31 July 2014) of its kind dedicated to the protection and Rahel Wolde Mikael, Administrative Assistant, Maurizio Moriconi, Head of Accountancy preservation of cultural heritage worldwide, ATHAR (as of 1 August 2014) including monuments and sites, as well as Anna Berardino, Accounting Clerk museum, library and archive collections. Collections Unit Cristina Parrini, Accounting Clerk ICCROM fulfils its mission through Catherine Antomarchi, Unit Director Pietro Baldi, Head of Logistics collecting and disseminating information; Katriina Similä, Project Manager Giuseppe Cioffi, Logistics Assistant coordinating research; offering consultancy Aparna Tandon, Project Specialist Marco Carra, Helpdesk Clerk and advice; providing advanced training; Alison Heritage, Conservation Research Specialist and promoting awareness of the value of Isabelle d’Ailhaud de Brisis, Administrative Assistant preserving cultural heritage. Isabelle Verger, Administrative Assistant ICCROM Via di San Michele, 13 On the cover: A mural made from recycled material is seen in Damascus, Syria. According to Guinness World Records, I-00153 Rome, Italy the artistic work set a world record as the largest mural from recycled material measuring 720 meters square. It was created by Moaffak Makhoul and his team, the goal being to bring color and happiness to people during these difficult Telephone: +39-06585531 times. Photo courtesy of ANSA/EPA/YOUSSEF BADAWI. Fax: +39-0658553349 [email protected] Images © ICCROM unless otherwise credited. www.iccrom.org ICCROM Newsletter 40 www.facebook.com/iccrom October 2014 ISBN 978-92-9077-238-5 @ICCROM ISSN 1010-2639 © ICCROM 2014 30 ICCROM Newsletter 40: Annual Report