Logistics network established for aid supplies to protect Ukrainian cultural heritage
The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) and the Cultural Heritage Rescue Unit, supported by the DAI, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) and the Römisch-Germanisches Museum – Leibniz Research Institute for Archaeology (RGZM), have, in collaboration with other cultural institutions, set up a logistics network to deliver material assistance for the safeguarding of museums, archives and monuments in Ukraine. The Federal Foreign Office supports these aid supplies, which supplement measures taken as part of the initiative Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Ukraine.
Interview | KulturGutRetter – Digital documentation of cultural heritage in crisis situations
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Busen, building historian and ArcHerNet coordinator, and the archaeologist and IT specialist Dr. Bernhard Fritsch (KulturGutRetter, DAI) speak together in the interview below about digital apps that are developed within the KulturGutRetter project for safeguarding cultural property during crises.
KulturGutRetter in Sudan | An emergency mechanism for cultural heritage in crisis situations
The German KulturGutRetter-project and the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums practise the saving of mobile cultural heritage with prototypes of rescue modules for the documentation and conservation of objects of cultural heritage.
Built Heritage in Crisis | Protection and preservation of cultural heritage after the explosion in Beirut
One year after the devastating explosion in Beirut, experts gathered for the workshop “Built Heritage in Crisis” where they discussed their experiences on site and the challenges they were confronted with in the crisis situation. The experts were invited to the workshop by the German Archaeological Institute and the KulturGutRetter project.
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) – A strong partner for KulturGutRetter
The German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) is an important partner in the development of KulturGutRetter and thus also in efforts to protect endangered cultural heritage. The coordinator of the project KulturGutRetter (KGR) – An Emergency Mechanism for Cultural Heritage in Crisis Situations at the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Christoph Rogalla von Bieberstein, recently completed basic technical training with the THW alongside his work at the DAI.
Lange Nacht der Ideen, 2021 | KulturGutRetter in Action – Demonstration of an Emergency Salvage Operation
The sixth Lange Nacht der Ideen (“Long night of Ideas”) took place on 7 June 2021, under the heading Wie bald ist morgen? (“how soon is tomorrow?”). At the event the cultural heritage rescue unit KulturGutRetter presented its project KulturGutRetter in Action – Demonstration of an Emergency Salvage Operation.
KulturGutRetter – Rapid assistance for Beirut | Interview with Prof. Dr. Friederike Fless (DAI)
Experts from the KulturGutRetter project travelled with the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief to Beirut. In an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friederike Fless, President of the German Archaeological Institute, speaks about the KulturGutRetter operation. The project is currently being developed in the framework of the Archaeological Heritage Network.