The Prince Claus Fund’s Cultural Emergency Response (CER) Programme, ICCROM, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, the Smithsonian Institution and the Netherlands National Commission for UNESCO are jointly organizing a course designed to improve emergency preparedness and response to rescue cultural heritage affected by natural or man-made disasters. The course is especially designed for people working in the fields of heritage management, preservation or protection, or disaster risk management.
Below are the course details. Please also feel free to forward this to others who might be interested. Also note there are scholarships available to support applicants that have not been able to secure necessary funding to participate.
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
Dates: 31 July- 23 August 2018 (tentative dates)
Place: Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands
Application deadline: 23 March 2018
Working language: English
Course Fee: € 900,-
Scholarships: A limited number of scholarships are available for participants who have been selected for the course and have been unable to secure funding.
Organizing partners:
- ICCROM, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
- Prince Claus Fund, Cultural Emergency Response Programme (CER), The Netherlands
- Smithsonian Institution, USA
- The Netherlands Commission for UNESCO
- improve emergency preparedness for cultural heritage in and beyond their respective institutions,
- Identify institutions and coordination mechanisms needed for improving emergency preparedness and first aid for cultural heritage locally,
- analyse the cultural, social and political context of a given emergency situation, understanding the different phases of crisis management
- Able to carry out on-site damage and risk assessments for cultural heritage in emergency situations while being familiar with basic requirements of safety in crisis situations, ensuring the safety of cultural first aiders.
- Identify priorities for first aid, and secure, salvage and stabilize a variety of cultural materials and structures;
- Be familiar with basic principles of effective teamwork, the value of multi-disciplinary teams leadership, and equipped with essential coordination and communication skills understand how data collected on damages, needs and priorities can be usable to help transition to recovery.
- are part of an active and internationally recognised network of cultural first aiders world-wide.
- contribute to raising awareness on the importance of safeguarding cultural heritage in crisis situations and the need for cultural first aid;
- have access to the First Aider online platform featuring information on recent developments in the field of cultural relief, didactic tools and resources to support First Aider initiatives and networking;
- strengthen their own knowledge and network in the field of cultural relief and heritage preservation;
- are eligible for further FAC learning opportunities to be offered in 2019
- working in the field of preservation of cultural heritage (NGO’s and Public institutions)
- working in the fields of disaster risk management, crisis response and emergency management (military, civil defence or civil protection) in which cultural heritage is one of their areas of concern
- working for authorities directly or indirectly responsible for managing collections in museums, archives or libraries, built heritage, archaeological or historic heritage sites
- Candidates who have ongoing projects for protecting cultural heritage from disasters and/or conflicts are encouraged to apply.
- (Part of the) Course fee
- Economy-airfare to and from the Netherlands
- Accommodation and three meals per day, for the duration of the course
- Local transportation related to the course activities and the excursions