@gcpch

The Global Consortium for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage is a network of universities, other educational and research institutes, and museums

 worldwide
gcpch.org
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Cultural heritage is constantly in flux, revised and created on a daily basis as humans represent their world and experiences through making across time and space.
Alison Gilchrest, recognized authority in developing capacity for heritage communities worldwide, is appointed inaugural Director of Applied Research and Outreach at the Yale Institute for the Preservation for Cultural Heritage bit.ly/Gilchrest_IPCH
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We're thrilled to announce the 2019 World Fellows! @Yale @Yale_OIA Get to know them: worldfellows.yale.edu/class/…
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Yale East meets Yale West! Trisha Craig @yalenus toured #yalewestcampus this morning, taking in @IPCH_Yale and Yale Landscape Lab. The Yale-NUS Dean of International & Professional Experience heads the Centre for International & Professional Experience in #Singapore. @Yale_OIA
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@IUCN31 May 2018
Seamounts are hotspots of marine biodiversity, but their overexploitation could have widespread effects on ocean health bit.ly/2LaAyE4
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⭕ Director Division for Heritage @mechtildrossler opens the 21st session of #ICPRCP, representing @UNESCO's Director-General @AAzoulay unesco.org/new/en/culture/th… #UNESCO #Unite4Heritage #StopTrafficking of #Antiquities #ProtectHeritage
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Can you imagine what it would take to relocate a 31,000 ton rock-cut temple of Ancient Egypt to an entirely new position? 😵 📽️ More info: bit.ly/2J7c4Lrb #ThrowbackThursday #Tbt #Unite4Heritage @UNESCO
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University of Pretoria, Chair in Tangible Heritage Conservation application deadline extended to July 31! @UPTuks Find out more on gcpch.org #culturalheritage #scholarship
"The International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s proposed 'Green List' would shift conversation to encourage the focus on the full recovery of a species–beyond preventing extinctions." @iucn #Conservation islandconservation.org/heigh…
"Google is using #3Dmodeling to save some of the world's most historic locales for users to view now—and forever more" #preservation #culturalheritage architecturaldigest.com/gall…

Google Is Digitally Preserving Historic Sites For Future Generations

In honor of World Heritage Day, the tech giant is using 3-D modeling to save some of the world's most historic locales for users to view now—and forever more

architecturaldigest.com
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#ReACHdialogue , great model initiative by @V_and_A , expanding on technical issues in Abu Dhabi meeting , recognizes the need for standards and guidelines to produce, store and make accessible digital reproductions of #CulturalHeritage – at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Today @ 4:30pm! @yalepeabody's Cultural Heritage and Museum Lecture Series hosts Dr. Lynn Meskell for a discussion on "Engineering Internationalism UNESCO'S Victory in Nubia"
„U.S. voice will be thoroughly missed at the table“ , about a short-sighted and irresponsible decision #Unite4Heritage @ICOMOS @ICCROM @gcpch nytimes.com/2018/04/12/trave…

Will U.S. Withdrawal from Unesco Affect Heritage Sites? (Published 2018)

Each country is responsible for maintaining its sites, but leaving the organization means not being on the committee that selects places for the list.

nytimes.com
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New job opportunity! The University of Pretoria invites applications for the vacancy in Chair in Tangible Heritage Conservation. Application closes April 30th. Find out more on gcpch.org
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Endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a new guide entitled sport and #biodiversity aims to help sports organisations better understand how their activities impact on nature and identify new opportunities to enhance #conservation. olympic.org/news/new-iucn-gu…
More than 40 percent of Madagascar’s freshwater life sliding toward extinction, IUCN finds #wildlifeconservation news.mongabay.com/2018/03/mo…

More than 40 percent of Madagascar’s freshwater life sliding toward extinction, IUCN finds

Madagascar is known as an ark for biodiversity that’s found nowhere else on the planet. Unfortunately, it’s also known for the bevy of threats that those distinctive species that live in its rainfo...

news.mongabay.com
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CALL FOR PAPERS The Culture in Crisis Conference will be held at the University of Pretoria, South Africa from October 17-21, 2018. This year's theme is "Cross-Disciplinary Learning Opportunities for Natural and Cultural Heritage Preservation" gcpch.org
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Excited to discuss tonight “#sustainable #preservation of #CulturalHeritage” @MuseoPopolVuhUF , #Guatemala @gcpch #Unite4Heritage – at Guatemala
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Last week, the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition celebrated the 20th anniversary yaledailynews.com/blog/2018/…
Next week @yalepeabody hosts @PGerstenblith to talk about preserving archaeological #heritage! #museum #artmarket peabody.yale.edu/events/muse…
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