| Summary | The Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC), founded in 2007 is a research center at the Penn Museum committed to the preservation of cultural heritage as a foundation for social justice worldwide. It develops interdisciplinary projects on contemporary issues (antiquities trafficking, armed conflict, heritage communities) in close collaboration with local communities. It implements a bottom-up approach to heritage preservation to rethink the role of museums and the relationship between heritage, society, and human rights. |
