Pioneering New Approaches to Protecting Stone Heritage in Conflict Zones

As part of a collaboration with UWE Bristol and the Victoria and Albert Museum, the UCL Institute of Archaeology will be hosting a two-day workshop bringing together specialists from physical geography, conservation, archaeology, and heritage management agencies to discuss practical approaches to managing built heritage in active conflict zones. Focusing primarily on the Middle East and North Africa, the workshop will feature keynote presentations from scholars representing legislative, military, and material conservation approaches to heritage, as well as papers featuring detailed case studies. A substantial portion of the workshop will be given over to round table discussions aimed at comparing the application of diverse methods for the mitigation, salvage, and rehabilitation of built heritage. The workshop will conclude on 24 May with a public panel discussion (featuring some workshop participants) at the Victoria and Albert Museum, hosted by the V&A Culture in Crisis Programme.

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The goal of this workshop is to foster an inter-disciplinary network of scholars and practitioners interested in bringing practical solutions to bear on pressing social and material issues surrounding heritage in conflict; as such we hope to use this event to build an online hub of research and connectivity that will facilitate future collaboration. We further encourage students to attend the presentations where possible.

Attendance fee: None, food and admission free by invitation

Please contact Rachel King with any questions and to RSVP