Preservation Strategies for Cultural Property in Museums

$57.1K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Turkey
Start Date	May 05, 2005
End Date	Jan 01, 2008
Duration	971 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77160-48`

Grant Description

To support the inventory of the collection in Sanliurfa Museum and the development of an inventory system applicable to other regional museums.

To provide training for local authorities and regional museum managers on preserving, safeguarding, and caring for archaeological collections.

The project is timely because the management and preservation of museum collections will soon be transferred from the Turkish Ministry of Culture to municipal and provincial authorities.