IMC 2004: Sessions
Session 1218: Islamic Art across the Mediterranean - Conservation, Interpretation, Presentation, II: Conservation and International Sponsorship
Wednesday 14 July 2004, 14.15-15.45
Sponsor: | Society for the Medieval Mediterranean |
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Organiser: | Gerald Crowson, Society for the Medieval Mediterranean, Norwich |
Moderator/Chair: | Ian Richard Netton, Department of Arabic & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Leeds |
Paper 1218-a | The Role of the Foreign Missions in Preserving the Islamic Monuments of Cairo (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Architecture - General, Islamic & Arabic Studies |
Paper 1218-b | Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Islamic Mediterranean: Prospects and Challenges (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Islamic & Arabic Studies |
Paper 1218-c | The Role of International Organisations in the Conservation of the Islamic Heritage: ICCROM's Athar Programme (Conservation of Archaeological Heritage in the Arab Region) (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Islamic & Arabic Studies |
Abstract | The session will look at the support provided by the international community for conservation of the Islamic heritage, opening with the work of the foreign missions in Cairo (itself a subject of major conservation effort), then the World Monuments Fund (a privately funded NGO), and then ICCROM (an inter-governmental body allied with UNESCO). Should provide a good overview of the international situation. |