Preservation and Protection of Ethnographic Objects, Medieval Manuscripts, and Icons in the Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography

$58.2K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Georgia
Start Date	Nov 26, 2009
End Date	Jan 03, 2011
Duration	403 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77169-48`

Grant Description

To support the preventive conservation of icons and manuscripts dating from the 9th to the 18th century in the collection of the Svaneti Museum.

The museum is responsible for more than 30,000 icons, manuscripts, and other objects, many of which require a storage environment conducive to their long-term preservation.

This project focuses on eight manuscripts and ten icons in critical need of conservation treatment and includes preventive conservation training for museum staff.