EC supported exCHange project completed

A final partners' meeting took place at WATCH offices from 18 through 20 April. At the meeting an overall review was conducted of the one year cooperation project between WATCH and Turkish leading partner FOCUH (Friends of Cultural Heritage) and the contribution given in it by the Associate Members, Kocaeli University (TK), University of Rome Sapienza (IT) and Municipality of Korfez (TK).

A project co-financed with a grant by EuropeAid under the Civil Society Dialogue II - Culture and Arts Component (CSD-II/CA), exCHange was implemented during a year, to end on April 25, 2012. Despite the relatively short duration of the action, the project was able to deliver the expected results and several added values were produced. Results and outputs of the project will contribute to foster higher education studies in the field of restoration, conservation and of movable cultural heritage in Turkey.

An international conference was hold at the Kocaeli University with the participation of experts from over ten countries from around Turkey, Europe and the Middle East. ExCHange most relevant added value was to gather a network of professionals who are major actors in various fields related to cultural heritage. Experts involved were from very distant thematic worlds including those of Applied Sciences, Humanities, Civil Protection and Military Defence and work environments including Governmental and Intergovernmental, Higher Education, National and International Civil Society Organisations, etc. Their contribution at the conference offered an opportunity to develop a very comprehensive view in perspective on the sector. A concrete wealth of experiences that will be of immediate use supporting the process for the establishment of programmes and curricula at the Department of conservation and restoration of movable heritage at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Kocaeli. Records of the conference will be cast on: http://exchange.kumid.eu/ A framework cultural and scientific agreement was signed between Kocaeli University and University of Rome Sapienza at the conference to continue cooperation.

The project results can be considered point of departure also for further cooperation between Turkish and European civil society organisations in the field of culture and cultural heritage to stimulate a sustainable social and economic development based on shared values. It is in this framework that a cooperation agreement between FOCUH and WATCH was signed in Rome on April 21.

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ICCROM and the Getty Conservation Institute announce the 18th International Course on Stone Conservation - SC13 that will be held in Rome from 10 April to 28 June 2013. The primary goal of the course is to improve the practice of stone conservation internationally by providing participants with a holistic understanding of the decay and deterioration of stone, disseminating effective conservation methodologies, and ensuring a practical understanding of appropriate repair methods and long-term management strategies.

The course is designed for a maximum of 20 participants. The course is open to archaeologists, architects, conservator-restorers, conservation scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in stone conservation, preferably with at least five years of practical working experience in the field. Preference will be given to heritage conservation professionals in the public sector, teachers involved in the practical training of conservation professionals, and those in a position to disseminate and leverage the knowledge gained during the course to a wider audience. The participants will be selected from international conservation professionals. Teaching staff will include an internationally recognized group of heritage conservation professionals who will represent a diverse array of perspectives based on their specialized expertise and their regional contexts. For further information

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