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Gaza Histoire
Project Type Documentation Institution Type University Methods OSINT Geographic Area Palestine Website https://gazahistoire.hypotheses.org/ Summary Gaza Histoire, which inventories bombed heritage, is a scholarly project hosted on the Hypothèses platform and supported by researchers in history, geography, archaeology, and the social sciences. It seeks to document and inventory heritage sites in the Gaza Strip that have been damaged or destroyed, combining work with archives, other sources, and collective investigations. The project offers site-specific articles, databases, and historical analyses in order to preserve memory of Gazan heritage and to understand its transformations over time, through a process that is both scientific and a way of promoting public knowledge.
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Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq (SHOSI)
Project Type Conservation Training Institution Type Museum Parent Institution Smithsonian Museum Geographic Area Syria, Iraq Website https://global.si.edu/projects/safeguarding-heritage-syria-and-iraq-shosi Summary Safeguarding the Heritage of Syria and Iraq (SHOSI) is an international initiative by the Smithsonian Institution that seeks to document and protect threatened cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq. It brings together several partners (including the Penn Cultural Heritage Center and scientific and humanitarian organizations) to carry out research, training, technical interventions, and public education programs. The project helps local museum and heritage professionals document damage, secure collections, and develop emergency protocols.
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Rafekatuna
Project Type Documentation, Conservation Institutional Type NGO Parent Institution Heritage for Peace Geographic Area Syria Website https://www.rafekatuna.org/ Summary The Rafekatuna project is a research initiative dedicated to the documentation and protection of cultural heritage in Raqqa (Syria), severely damaged by recent conflict. It combines inventories, damage assessments, local training, and emergency conservation efforts. The project brings together international institutions with the participation of local communities in order to reinforce public awareness and ownership of heritage sites.
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Nordic Center for Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflicts
Project Type Consulting, Research Institution Type Research Center Parent Institution University of Copenhagen, NATO Website https://www.heritageconflict.org/ Sumary The Nordic Center for Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict (CHAC) is a research center that assists international organisations, governments, military organisations, and museums to understand and develop better approaches to the developing role of cultural heritage in contemporary armed conflicts. It functions as a platform for knowledge exchange between researchers, expert communities, and state authorities, combining the human sciences and public policy. Founded in 2017, the center extends a NATO project on cultural heritage protection in military operations..
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Museums Under Fire: Exploring how modern conflicts affect Danish museum
Project Type Research Institution Type University Parent Institution University of Copenhagen Geographic Area Denmark Website https://artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/museums-under-fire/ Summary The project examines the impacts of contemporary conflicts on Danish museums and art institutions. The project centers on three case studies, reflecting on how these institutions adapted their exhibitions, collections, and positions in light of geopolitical crisis and public expectations.
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IPERION HS
Project Type Research, Network Institution Type Consortium Affiliated Institution European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science (E-RIHS) Website https://www.iperionhs.eu Summary IPERION HS is a European research infrastructure platform dedicated to cultural heritage science. It brings together laboratories, universities, and institutions from 23 countries to create a network that allows researchers to access leading scientific equipment, data, and methods. The project seeks to improve the knowledge, conservation, and management of cultural heritage through an interdisciplinary approach combining the human sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. It also offers transnational access services to analytical platforms (ARCHLAB, FIXLAB, MOLAB) and participates in the creation of an integrated European research infrastructure in the heritage field.
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CURIA Lab
Project Type Research Institution Type University Affiliated Institution University of New Haven ; University of Virginia (USA) Methods GIS Geographic Area Syria, Egypt Website https://curialab.org/ Summary CURIA Lab analyzes the transformation and destruction of cultural heritage at scale. It collects data (notably through OSINT and GIS) to measure the impact of conflict, looting, and violence on cultural property and on communities. Its work currently focuses on Syria, Ukraine, and Egypt, and seeks to produce useful information for researchers, NGOs, and decision-makers, in order to document crimes against heritage and to support the pursuit of criminal justice.
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Fondation des sciences du patrimoine
Project Type Research Institution Type Foundation Affiliated Institution Ministry of Culture, CNRS (France) Site web https://www.sciences-patrimoine.org/ Summary The Fondation des sciences du patrimoine, created under the aegis of the French Ministry of Culture and the CNRS, is a partnership structure that unites major institutions such as the Louvre, BnF, Château de Versailles, and the INHA. It hence forms a research network dedicated to material heritage and supports interdisciplinary scholarly projects that bring together history, science, technology, and conservation. Its activities are articulated around three poles: knowledge, conservation/restoration, and the communication of research.
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Penn Cultural Heritage Center
Project type Research, Training Institution type Museum Parent institution University of Pennsylvania Website https://www.penn.museum/sites/chc/ 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.
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Hishatakaran
Project type Documentation, Institution type University/NGO Parent institution INALCO (France) Methods OSINT Geographic area Armenia, Azerbaijan Website https://hishatakaran.org/en/ Summary
