New training round launched in the KulturGutRetter project
From September 22 to 24, 2025, around 60 volunteer team members participated in a practical station training at the THW logistics center in Hilden as part of the KulturGutRetter project. The training specifically prepares the Cultural
Demonstration of the equipment for the protection of cultural heritage to EU partners
On 3 and 4 July 2025, the KulturGutRetter project presented equipment specially developed for the ‘Cultural Heritage Response Unit’ (CHRU) to European partners at the THW logistics centre in Hilden. This equipment is intended for the
Specialzed IT-training for cultural heritage and civil protection experts in Berlin
At the end of April 2025, IT experts from the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) and colleagues from the THW’s ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) department came together in Berlin as part of the KulturGutRetter project’s
National Workshop : “Yesterday-today-tomorrow: where does the protection of cultural heritage stand in 2030?”
In April 2025, the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), with the support of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW)and the Leibniz Center for Archaeology (LEIZA) organized an online workshop entitled “Yesterday-today-tomorrow: where does the protection
Remote Sensing for Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk
Natural hazards and anthropogenic land-use pressures are causing destructive events to occur with increasing frequency, causing severe damage to Archaeological and Cultural Heritage (ACH) sites. As part of the project KulturGutRetter, the Remote Sensing and Monitoring
IT infrastructure for cultural heritage response missions
The Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) is implementing a digital documentation system to document both the objects themselves and the measures carried out during response missions to protect cultural heritage. The unit is equipped with its
Looking back on 2024
As we look ahead to 2025 and plan for a new year of intensive project development – with the aim of reaching operational readiness and deployability – it is worth taking stock of what has been
CHRU takes part in a major european exercise in Venice
From 17 to 20 October 2024, Venice hosted an EU MODEX, which for the first time in its history, thanks to the consortium partners of PROCULTHER-NET2 and to the mobilization of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit
First full-scale exercise of KulturGutRetter’s Cultural Heritage Response Unit
From 25 to 28 September 2024, the first full-scale exercise of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) took place at Demerthin Castle (Brandenburg). In a fictitious earthquake scenario, experts from Germany were trained in the international
Securing ruins after a disaster | Hot lime mortar – an old technique put to new uses
The aim of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) of the KulturGutRetter project is to secure monuments and other cultural assets quickly and professionally in the event of a disaster. Experts such as Dr Wanja Wedekind