GHF 2009 Year in Review
In 2009, GHF continued building its global network and capabilities to save endangered archaeological and heritage sites in the developing world, completing our sixth major GHF Project – Catalhoyuk in Turkey, which the Turkish government added to their UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, an important step towards full designation.
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GHF News
GHF is pleased to announce that the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program is now accepting Letters of Inquiry seeking support for field projects to be conducted this summer at significant heritage sites in the developing world.
The purpose of the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program is to support cultural heritage conservation and community development work with the potential for significant contributions to the long-term preservation of endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries by international and in-country scholars and students.
For more details on the program and to download the Letter of Inquiry form
click here.
Planning Grant Awarded for Conservation
of Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
In order to inventory critical historic, socio-demographic and conservation needs for the site of Intramuros in Manila, GHF has awarded a planning grant to the University of the City of Manila (Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila) for a joint program by the Departments of Architecture, Planning and Civil Engineering. Tourism Secretary Joseph Durano and GHF International Conservation Director John Hurd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February in Intramuros to formally commence the working partnership.
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Two New Trustees Join Our Board
We are pleased to announce that Lata Krishnan and Judy Koch have joined the GHF Board as Trustee and Honorary Trustee, respectively.
Lata Krishnan
Lata Krishnan is Vice Chair of the American India Foundation (AIF) (http://www.aifoundation.org) since being involved in its founding in 2001, and was the co-founder SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.
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Judy Koch
Judy Koch is the founder of Bring Me A Book and was President, CEO, and Board Chair of RSP Manufacturing Corporation from 1990 to 1997.
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GHF Invests in Site Conservation and
Sustainable Community Development
Global Heritage Fund (GHF), in partnership with the Instituto Colombiano
Preservation by Design® program of integrated planning, scientific conservation, community investment and training, and in-country private sector partnerships to preserve Ciudad Perdida (‘Lost City’) and surrounding archaeological sites.
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Çatalhöyük: A Preservation Success Story in Central Turkey
Previous research at the site has demonstrated that effective conservation of mudbrick architecture, moldings and painting at the site is only possible under shelter, so the protection of these fragile and priceless works of prehistoric art through excavation sheltering, scientific conservation and training are the focus of GHF’s efforts at the site.
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Banteay Chhmar: Saving a Cambodian Treasure through Integrated Conservation and Community Development
Site Significance
Banteay Chhmar (The Citadel of the Cats) is one of the great architectural masterpieces of Southeast Asia and the Khmer Kingdom’s epic Angkorian Period. Located on the royal road to Pimai, it is one of Cambodia’s top-listed sites for nomination to UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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Global Heritage Fund launched its
Saving Our Vanishing Heritage (
Vanishing)
initiative in 2010 to increase and expand global awareness of the loss of
cultural heritage sites in developing countries over the past decade. In addition
to raising and broadening public awareness, program objectives include
identifying innovative solutions to reverse negative trends in cultural heritage
conservation outcomes and increasing the funds available to do so.
The foundation of the initiative is a global study titled
Saving Our Vanishing
Heritage which now has an editorial committee that comprises 25 international
experts from a range of institutions including UCL, MIT, Stanford and
the World Bank. With their input, Vanishing will present a general consensus
on the state of cultural heritage conservation, causes of its loss and proposed
solutions to mitigate the loss.
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GHF Photography Exhibition
Opens at Meridian International Center
MARCH 20, 2010 - MAY 16, 2010
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