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Armenian heritage scanning project
Project type Documentation Institution type NGO Parent institution Armenian Cultural Heritage Institute / TUMO Methods 3D digitization Geographic area Armenia Website https://armenianculturalheritageinstitute.org/en Summary The initiative seeks to digitally document key monuments in Armenia. The online platform is continuously updated with new data and discoveries. Digital twins of monuments are not only precious resources for scholars but also accessible pedagogical tools and aids to the production of digital public media.
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Alliance for research on cultural heritage in Europe
Project Type Research, Network Institution Type European Consortium Affiliated Institution European Union Website https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/arche-home/# Summary ARCHE – Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe is a European initiative that strives to organize and coordinate research in the patrimonial sciences. It brings together several partners to define common priorities, establish a strategy (SRIA), and strengthen cooperation between institutions. The project rests on prospective analyses, consultations, and networking, rather than work in the field. Its objective is to better orient research financing and policies for the long term.
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Aliph Museums in Yemen: Safeguarding and Archiving Museum Objects, Yemen
Project type Conservation Institution type University Parent institution CEPAM-CNRS Methods Inventories, safeguarding of collections Geographic area Yemen Website https://www.cepam.cnrs.fr/contact/lamya-khalidi/
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Emergency Assessment of Threats to Heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
Project type Documentation, Cartography Institution type University Parent institution University of Durham (UK) Methods Satellite imagery, GIS Geographic area Armenia, Azerbaijan Website https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/archaeology/research/archaeology-research-projects/emergency-assessment-of-threats-to-heritage-in-nagorno-karabakh/ Summary The project seeks to establish a reference list of archaeological sites and historical monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh, covering all periods and communities. It then evaluates their conservation status, primarily through satellite imagery and open sources. A resulting status report as of 2022 facilitates tracking of future changes. Each site is documented (location, type, date, extent, condition, and threats) with particular attention to damage that can be observed from the air.
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Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute is a private foundation based in the United States. It supports activities and programs with a primary focus on preservation, transmission, and teaching of Persian culture. It develops initiatives that provide support for partnerships with other nonprofit organizations and institutions such as schools, universities, libraries, museums, and private-sector donors that share its goals in support of Persian culture.RCHI finances doctoral candidates at the end of their dissertation as well as awarding scholarships through several American universities. https://roshan-institute.org/
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Workshop | Mapping the Legal and Institutional Contexts of Archives in Art History and Archaeology. The Near East, Iranian Worlds, the Caucasus
📅 17 septembre 2026 📍 INHA, Paris
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Wijad Academy, Session 3 | The history and the identity of manuscript
📅 1-5 June 2026 📍 INHA and BnF Richelieu, Paris
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Caucasus Heritage Watch
Project type Documentation, Research Institution type University Parent institution Cornell University Methods Satellite imagery, Cartography (GIS) Geophraphic area Armenia, Azerbaijan Website https://caucasusheritage.cornell.edu Summary The Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) programme, led by Cornell University, is a research initiative founded in 2020 to monitor and document threatened cultural heritage in the South Caucasus, particularly in Nagorno-Karabakh. It uses satellite imagery to track the condition of sites in near real time and conducts historical analyses of heritage erasure. Its goal is to produce evidence, strengthen political accountability and alert the international community, while contributing to heritage preservation in a conflict context.
