[ACPCS] A capacity building program inviting 5 Asian cultural heritage conservators from May 7 to July 26
The National Research Institute of
Cultural Heritage (hereinafter NRICH, Director General Yeonsoo Kim), under the
Cultural Heritage Administration, is operating the "Asian Cooperation
Program on Conservation Science (hereinafter ACPCS)" from May 7thto
July 26th for 12 weeks.
The ACPCS has been held annually as an
international mentorship program since 2005 in the Republic of Korea, to
improve the conservation capacity of the officials from the Asian countriesin
the field of conservation science, archaeology, architectural heritage, and
natural heritage through various research and training programs. Up to 2023,
NRICH trained total of 115 ACPCS trainees from 19 different countries in Asia.
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This year, five officials from Myanmar, Bhutan, Cambodia, Philippines and Mongolia of cultural and natural heritage field are participating in the program. ▲Ms. Aye Win Thu from Department of Archaeology and National Museumunder Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmarwill be researching the ‘Comparative study of restoration and maintenance with Bagan Cultural Heritages and Korea Cultural Heritages’;
▲Mr. Sokheng La from the Museum Department of Ministry of Culture and Fine Art of Cambodia will be researching the ‘Technical examination of Wat Sisovath Sotharam mural painting’; ▲Ms. Rachelle Anne Geline Ureta from the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division of National Museum of the Philippines will research ‘The Multi-analytical Investigation of Bronze and Ceramic Artifacts from Shipwreck Sites’; and ▲Ms. Nyamjargal Javzandulam from the Department of Collection Management
of Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Science will participate
in the ‘Dinosaur Fossil Preparation’
at the designated NRICH laboratories. |
The NRICH aims to promote cooperation in
the conservation field of cultural and natural heritage among Asian countries
through this program and to contribute in strengthening the participants'
capacity by providing them with opportunities to collaborate and work with the
institute's specialists in cultural and natural heritage research.