2022 UPDATES
UPDATE: ASOR CHI AM22 Presentations about Cultural Heritage in Libya
With support from a grant from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Libya, eight Libyan colleagues participated in the in-person ASOR Annual Meeting in Boston (November 16-19, 2022). They also presented their research in the virtual meeting in October. The meeting provided a global forum for people to learn about the work of our colleagues and exchange ideas on best practices in cultural heritage stewardship.
UPDATE: ASOR CHI AM22 Presentations about Cultural Heritage in Tunisia
With support from a grant from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to Tunisia, seven Tunisian colleagues participated in the in-person ASOR Annual Meeting in Boston (November 16-19, 2022). They also presented their research in the virtual meeting in October. The meeting provided a global forum for people to learn about the work of our colleagues and exchange ideas on best practices in cultural heritage stewardship.
UPDATE: Documentation of Amazigh Heritage in Southern Tunisia
Following several successful workshops in Morocco held in September, ASOR teamed up with the civil society organization, Carthagina, to implement on a similar training event in the Tataouine governorate in the deep south of Tunisia. The training event (held from October 9-10, 2022) is part of a larger program which advocates for the ethnic and religious freedom of minorities through cultural heritage site documentation, protection, and outreach. The larger program is funded by the same anonymous donor as in Morocco. We selected Tataouine because it is home, together with Djerba, to the majority of the Amazigh Tunisians.
UPDATE: Documentation Efforts Safeguard Minority Cultural Heritage in Morocco
Thanks to generous funding from an anonymous donor, and in partnership with Moroccan and Tunisian colleagues, ASOR recently launched an initiative to promote religious and ethnic freedom in Tunisia and Morocco through heritage site documentation, protection, and advocacy. This article presents an overview of our work in Morocco. In the coming weeks, future articles will highlight ASOR’s efforts in more detail throughout the region.
UPDATE: Inauguration of the First Space Dedicated to the Jewish Heritage in Nabeul, Tunisia
About three weeks ago (August 14), ASOR partnered with The Laboratoire Régions et Ressources patrimoniales de Tunisie de l’Université de Manouba on an event celebrating the Jewish heritage of the city of Nabeul in Tunisia. This event is part of an 18-month ASOR project in the Maghreb region, specifically in Tunisia and Morocco, centered on the documentation and preservation of cultural heritage sites belonging to religious and ethnic minorities. It marked the inauguration of the first cultural space dedicated to the Jewish cultural heritage in Nabeul.
UPDATE: Tutorials for Cultural Heritage Survey
ASOR CHI and its partners have developed a collection of free online tutorials aimed to help cultural heritage specialists perform surveys and condition assessments using open source tools and software, including QGIS, KoboToolbox, LibreCAD, and MetaShape. These tutorials are available in English, French, and Arabic on the ASOR website.
UPDATE: Oudna, Tunisia Workshop
On May 20-22, ASOR partnered with Libyan Department of Antiquities, the Libyan Museum Suitcase team, the Tunisian Institute national du patrimoine, and the Tunisian Scouts to hold a three-day workshop at the archaeological site of Oudna in Tunisia. This outreach event focused on the protection of cultural heritage in Libya and the Maghreb. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to Libya, External Office (LEO), and it was organized by ASOR and the Tunisian Scouts within the framework of a Cultural Property Agreement Implementation Grant (CPAIG). Additional support was provided by the U.S. Embassy to Tunisia.
