The ‘Introduction to World Heritage Site Archives Management in South-East Asia’ workshop was organized by the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok as part of a UNESCO/Japanese Funds-In-Trust project titled ‘Safeguarding World Heritage Archives in South-East Asia’. It was designed specifically for South-East Asian UNESCO World Heritage site managers, archiving experts, and archivists from national archiving agencies.
The workshop took place across two half-day sessions and include a series of lectures and interactive exercises. Participants focused on real case studies from World Heritage Sites in Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand: the Koh Ker Archaeological Site of Ancient Lingapura or Chok Gargyar, the Borobudur Temple Compounds, and the Historic City of Ayutthaya.
The participants also learned directly from experts who contributed to the Getty Conservation Institute, UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for the Asia-Pacific (MOWCAP), International Council of Archives (ICA) and Caravane Earth.
Wednesday 20 November, 09:30-12:15 (GMT+7)
– Opening session
– Overview of the World Heritage Archives Management Guidelines – Montira H. Unakul, UNESCO Bangkok
– Introduction to World Heritage Site Archives and their importance – Andrew Henderson
– Case study from Borobudur Temple Compounds WHS (Indonesia): Using archival material for monitoring stone reliefs over time
– Case study from the Historic City of Ayutthaya WHS (Thailand): Using archival material for monumental site preservation at Wat Krachee
– How to begin cataloguing your World Heritage Site archive? – Karen Karyadi
– Thought-provoking interactive plenary exercises on understanding challenges in managing World Heritage site archives, how can the archives support the work of conservation at our World Heritage sites and digging deep into materials you have in your own archives
Recording of DAY 2: https://youtu.be/ipqeo-Lz–w
For more information: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-invites-world-heritage-site-managers-and-archivists-south-east-asia-exclusive-workshop?hub=66925