http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news/2005_en/events_en/11_18WoodJapan_en.htm
Course on the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural
Heritage in the Asia Pacific Region 2005:
Preservation
and Restoration of Wooden Structures
The four-week international course
focusing on the preservation and restoration of wooden structure was
successfully concluded on 28 October.
The course, held in Nara, Japan,
was organized in cooperation with the
Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU), the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (NRICP,
Japan), and ICCROM (the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation
and Restoration of Cultural Property). Financial support for the course came
from the Agency for Cultural Affairs,
Government of Japan. The location of the course in Nara was ideal, given its
important historic environment and the fact that many conservation institutions
and specialists are located there.
Fifteen participants from around
the Asia Pacific region took part in the course and explored the following
issues:
 | history of conservation of wooden structures in
the region; |
| methods of investigation of wooden structures; |
| institutional aspects of conservation; |
| ideas and concepts regarding conservation and
restoration; |
| the technology/techniques of restoration of wooden
structures; |
| international frameworks for cooperation. |
Participants also had an
opportunity to have an in-depth discussion, facilitated by ICCROM, on their own
possible future activities in the area of conservation of wooden structures.
The course utilized both classroom
activities and visits to sites such as Nijo-jo Castle, Shirakawa-go, and
Kanazawa City.
Member States represented:
Cambodia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New
Zealand, Norway, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.