THW logistics team prepares KulturGutRetter-equipment for future deployment
On 10 and 11 June, THW forces checked an stored for the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) of the KulturGutRetter project at the logistics centre in Hilden. When cultural heritage is threatened by a disaster, it
KulturGutRetter start pilot phase: over 100 volunteers begin their training
In 2024 KulturGutRetter volunteers will be trained the first time to assist in disaster situations worldwide with the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU). These days the training of the cultural heritage experts begins. More than 100
Interview with Pouria Marzban | Remote sensing analyses of threatened cultural heritage after disasters
Geodatascientist Pouria Marzban (German Archaeological Institute, DAI) works in the field of remote sensing in the KulturGutRetter project. Before the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (CHRU) flies out to the disaster area, remote sensing data, maps, and other data are gathered.
KulturGutRetter-Fieldschool in Elephantine – Digitale Werkzeuge für die Dokumentation von Kulturgut
From November 12th to 22nd, 2023, experts from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) took part in a field school in Elephantine, offered by the KulturGutRetter project and the Cairo Department of the German
KulturGutRetter | field test successfully completed
The emergency conservation of mobile and immobile cultural heritage was tested in a fictive disaster scenario involving staff of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), the Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology (LEIZA) and the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW). The large-scale field test took place in Dresden on 18 and 19 October 2023 and was undertaken as part of the KulturGutRetter project (Cultural Heritage Response Unit – CHRU).
Data acquisition and data management for the emergency rescue of cultural heritage
The KulturGutRetter project (KGR – Cultural Heritage Response Unit) is developing a workflow to collect and manage data in a seamless manner for the emergency rescue of cultural heritage.
Cultural Heritage Response workshop at the Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology in Mainz
During a one-day workshop in Mainz in June 2023, 28 cultural heritage professionals from various Leibniz Research Museums and from the Mainz Notfallverbund were familiarized with the KulturGutRetter response mechanism and tested its modular equipment for the emergency conservation of movable cultural heritage.
KulturGutRetter (KGR): technical characteristics of a cultural heritage response unit
KulturGutRetter is developing technical characteristics for procedures, teams and equipment, enabling the Unit to cover the tasks of damage assessment, evacuation of movable heritage, and emergency intervention on movable and immovable heritage.
Mobile lab for safeguarding cultural heritage in crisis situations
Specialists of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit (KGR) at Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) are developing and trialling a multifunctional, scalable and air-transportable system for salvaging cultural property in disasters.
Cultural Heritage Response Unit | A look back at 2022
Our team wishes you all the best for the new year! 2022 was a very eventful year. In our review of the year, we offer an insight into the work of the Cultural Heritage Response Unit project.