Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center Conducts Heritage Conservation Technology Training in Indonesia

For Twenty Local Museum Practitioners

The Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage announced on the 25th that it will conduct 'Local Technical Training' for cultural heritage conservation practitioners at the National Museum of Indonesia until the 29th.

On-site 'Local Technical Training' for Preservation of Indonesian Cultural Heritage Last Year
[Photo by National Heritage Agency]

The local technical training is an international exchange program conducted in Asian countries with weak cultural heritage conservation and management infrastructure. The program aims to strengthen each country's own capacity for cultural heritage conservation and management through training tailored to local circumstances. From 2013 to last year, the program was held fourteen times in Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, and Cambodia.

This is the third time the program is being implemented in Indonesia. In July 2023, metal conservation training was conducted at the National Museum in Jakarta, and in April last year, advanced conservation training was held at the Borobudur Conservation Office. This time, knowledge about materials used in cultural heritage conservation will be provided to twenty conservation practitioners from eighteen museums under the Indonesian Ministry of Culture.

The program consists of the following: selection and considerations for materials used in cultural heritage conservation, characteristics and practical application of acrylic resin, cleaning methods using acids and hands-on practice, and restoration and understanding of paper-based artifacts and materials. A center official stated, "We have prepared dismantled pottery samples, corroded metal samples, and damaged paper samples in advance so that participants can directly experience the conservation process."

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