1. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Knowledge … the future of our
heritage
‫المعرفة ... مستقبل تراثنا‬

2. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
From a Programme
… to a Centre:
Institution Building,
Sustaining Efforts
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3. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
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Providing reliable advice and up-to-date
information
3

4. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
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Integrating the Role of Science
4

5. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
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Integrating Documentation in Risk Management
Policies
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6. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
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Making Conservation Relevant- Outreach at
Various Levels
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7. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
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Improving Conservation Practice and Quality
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8. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2012
Symposium: Protection in Times of Crisis

9. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
 Review existing national laws to
develop model legislations and include
provisions for emergency planning;
 Develop guiding principles in relation
to relevant international conventions;
 Recommend and advise on GIS-based
inventories of cultural assets;
 Conduct courses for risk preparedness,
assessment and emergency planning
to protect cultural heritage in times of
crisis; and
 Disseminate the symposium
proceedings to governments and
cultural organizations in all member
states.

10. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2012
Conservation and Management of Cultural Heritage:
Sites and Museums Collections, Sharjah, UAE

11. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Impact and Follow-up ..
Workshop
3-5 weeks
Home Project
≈ 6-8 months
Review Meeting
1 week
some examples …
..
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12. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Documentation and Analytical
Study of Fayrooz Elsaki mosque in
Cairo, Mustafa Sherif, Egypt
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13. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Rock Drawings site at Sabu,
Fawzi Hassan, Sudan
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14. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Re-Org of Saraya Archaeology Museum
Store in Irbid, Ahmad Hammouri, Jordan
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15. 221 ATHAR Participants 2004-2013

16. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Selected Readings from ATHAR
 Protection of Cultural Heritage in Times
of Crisis
 Attitudes to the Conservation of Islamic
Cities
 ATHAR-MOSAIKON, Selected ReadingsConservation of Mosaics
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17. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2010-2012
17th & 18th Conferences of the Ministers of Culture in
the Arab States, Doha, Qatar, and Manama, Bahrain
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18. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2012
ATHAR Website: www.iccrom.org/athar-centre

19. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2009-2013
Mural Painting Conservation, Church of Behdaidat
(Byblos), Lebanon

20. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Documentation and Conservation of Ad-Dur
Temple at Umm Al-Quwien, United Arab Emirates
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21. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Centre’s Programme
in the context of the WH Proramme for the Arab States

22. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2011
4 Workshops on Professional Higher Education and
Practice, Sharjah, UAE

23. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Activities in 2014
Higher Diploma in Heritage Conservation Management:
Preparations and Planning for Accreditation with the
University of Sharjah
Syria:
Contribution to EC-funded Project for Syria in the field of
Training on First Aid to Cultural Heritage
Yemen: Integrating Cultural Heritage in University
Programmes, accompanied with professional workshops in
Sanaa
Libya: Training on Sites Conservation and Management
(UNESCO-Cairo and Tripoli)- TBC
Qatar: Heritage Education for the Young

24. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
Activities in 2014
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International Conference LACONA10 (Lasers in
Conservation of Artworks)- June 2014
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PublicationsATHAR Publications Series, and Translation of key
Resources (Management, Re-Org, Protection in times of
Crisis, Mosaics: Selected Readings
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Pilot Course on Inventories and Reorganization of
Collections at Storage Facilities at Cultural Heritage
Sites in The Maghreb, El Jem, Tunisia (ALECSO & Tunisia
& Algeria)- Spring and Fall 2014
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Sub-regional Course on Immediate Protection (First Aid)
of Archaeological Finds at Cultural Sites (Bahrain &
GCC)- Spring 2014

25. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
”knowledge … the future of our heritage“
‫“المعرفة ... مستقبل تراثنا‬
ICCROM-ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre, Sharjah- UAE
(Archaeological- Architectural Tangible Heritage in the Arab Region)

26. ICCROM- ATHAR Regional
Conservation Centre,
Sharjah, U.A.E.
2012
ATHAR Regional Conservation Centre, Sharjah, UAE
(Archaeological- Architectural Tangible Heritage in the Arab Region)

27. Thank You ..
Merci
‫.. شكرا‬