ActivitiesACTIVITIES
31/ 1 - 5/ 2/ 2024
A conservation and restoration training workshop for young Syrian researchers was held at the University of Tsukuba.
20/ 12/ 2023
The Arabic version of “A Story of a Holy Temple: Ain Dara, Syria” booklet, was printed in Syria and Turkey and distributed to Syrian school students. The booklet was also presented and distributed at 8th International Istanbul Arabic Book Fair.
8/ 3/ 2023
We held an online workshop "Conservation and Restoration of Earthenware" on factors behind the deterioration of earthenware and the appropriate storage environment.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Akiko NISHIMURA
Location: Online
Lecturer: Akiko NISHIMURA
7/ 3/ 2023
We held an online workshop "Conservation of Cultural Heritage Materials in Museums" on preservation and management of collection materials in museums, maintenance of storage and exhibition environments, and restoration of damaged materials.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Kumi MASUDA
Location: Online
Lecturer: Kumi MASUDA
20/ 1/ 2023
The Chunichi Shimbun (Central Japan News) published an article " Extracts from Memory" about the 3D documentation project being conducted by Japanese and Syrian researchers, where valuable ancient ruins are in unprecedented danger.
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/feature_pages/syria2023
https://www.chunichi.co.jp/feature_pages/syria2023
27, 28/ 11/ 2022
We held an online workshop "Lecture on Photogrammetry of Cultural Heritage" aims to provide basic knowledge of 3D documentation and utilization of derived data.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Prof. Osamu YAMADA (Nara Prefectural University)
Location: Online
Lecturer: Prof. Osamu YAMADA (Nara Prefectural University)
20, 21/ 7/ 2022
We held an online workshop “3D Documentation of Cultural Properties” on 3D measurement methods using Agisoft Metashape software which is being used and applied as a technology for documenting cultural heritage.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Prof. Nobuya WATANABE (Chubu University)
Location: Online
Lecturer: Prof. Nobuya WATANABE (Chubu University)
25, 26/ 10/ 2021
We held an online workshop “Conservation of Stone Monuments” for Syrian experts, students, and those who are interested in preservation and conservation of stone monuments.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Bert Praxenthaler
Location: Online
Lecturer: Bert Praxenthaler
26, 27/ 8/ 2021
We held an online workshop “Conservation of Stone Monuments” for Syrian experts, students, and those who are interested in preservation and conservation of stone monuments.
Location: Online
Lecturer: Takahashi OIKAWA
Location: Online
Lecturer: Takahashi OIKAWA
The Agency for Cultural Affairs
International Contribution to Cultural Heritage Protection Project
Cultural heritage in various parts of Syria is affected by extremely serious conditions: battle damage, offered for sale on the black market, plundered from museums or illegal excavation and destroyed intentionally by IS. For protecting Syrian cultural heritage against these acts, this project aims to record precise information about cultural heritage, disseminate the importance of this cultural heritage to the Syrian public, and maintain support efforts so that Syrians can work independently on sustained protection of their heritage.. Concrete examples of support include: 1) Distribution of a commentary book on Syrian cultural heritage for use in education initiatives, 2) Recording and publication of cultural heritage, 3) Development, distribution and publication of technical manuals on maintenance and protection of cultural heritage.. These activities continue as a part of this Project for International Contribution to Cultural Heritage Protection, authorized by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2015.
3/ 26/ 2020
An article about the publication of the manga (written by Akira Tsuneki and Ayumi Igarashi) was published in the column of the Mainichi Shimbun.
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200326/dde/007/030/036000c
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200326/dde/007/030/036000c
8-30/ 6/ 2019
We held a close-up exhibition "Record of the Syrian Cultural Heritage in the Crisis" in the Ancient Orient Museum in Tokyo, in a schedule of June 8th - 30th, 2019.
4/ 2019
This project was posted on the Embassy of Japan in Syria's Facebook.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2280199968703397&id=1269729336417137
This project was tweeted on the Embassy of Japan in Syria's Tweet.
Japanese: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120547095474266113?s=21
English: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120325225055444993?s=21
Arabic: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120326872594825222?s=21
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2280199968703397&id=1269729336417137
This project was tweeted on the Embassy of Japan in Syria's Tweet.
Japanese: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120547095474266113?s=21
English: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120325225055444993?s=21
Arabic: https://twitter.com/jpembassy_syria/status/1120326872594825222?s=21
1-3/ 3/ 2019
We held workshop "Importance of the Near Eastern Archaeology for the Next Generations" for the teachers who dealt with Syrian refugees education and the students of Syrian refugees in Istanbul on March 1-3.
26/ 2 - 1, 5-8/ 3/ 2018
Participated in ‘The Silk Road Friendship Project: Saving Syrian Cultural Heritage for the Next Generation, Beirut Workshop’ by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), in cooperation with the Japanese Government. The importance of Syrian archaeology and history was taught and reiterated to the staff of DGAM (Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums).
14/ 3/ 2018
An article (written by Akira Tsuneki) was published in the culture column of the Yomiuri Shimbun (daily publication) "How Can We Protect Syrian Cultural Heritage?".
13-15 / 2/ 2018
A workshop: Syrian History and Archaeology for the Next Generations in Lebanon Beirut.
A workshop was held on the importance of Syrian remains using the Arabic version,Tarikh Suria fi Mia Muwaqa Ashsuriya (revised edition) of A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites (Youssef Kanjou and Akira Tsuneki eds. 2016, British Archaeopress). During the workshop Syrian archeology and history was explained to teachers providing education at the refugee schools. In addition, various proposals to mitigate trouble or problems about history education in the refugee schools were discussed.
A workshop was held on the importance of Syrian remains using the Arabic version,Tarikh Suria fi Mia Muwaqa Ashsuriya (revised edition) of A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites (Youssef Kanjou and Akira Tsuneki eds. 2016, British Archaeopress). During the workshop Syrian archeology and history was explained to teachers providing education at the refugee schools. In addition, various proposals to mitigate trouble or problems about history education in the refugee schools were discussed.
22-23/ 3/ 2017
A workshop: Preparing Manuals for the Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage.
A workshop on,The Handling of Cultural Heritagein Arabic was held at the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Georgios Toubekis (Aachen University), Tomoko Uno (Mukogawa Women's University), Nobuya Watanabe (Chubu University), Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim (General Director, DGAM), Dr. Lina Kutefan (Director of Site Management, DGAM) were invited. However, Dr. Abdulkarim and Dr. Kutefan were not able to attend at the last moment due to a pre departure directive from the Syrian government. Dr. Abdulkarim participated in the workshop via Skype. Dr. Georgios Toubekis participated in a meeting about cultural heritage protection in Syria atTobunken (Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), Tokyo. Booklets: entitled The Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage Vol. 1 and Photogrammetry For Cultural Heritage (Nobuya Watanabe) were published.
A workshop on,The Handling of Cultural Heritagein Arabic was held at the University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan. Dr. Georgios Toubekis (Aachen University), Tomoko Uno (Mukogawa Women's University), Nobuya Watanabe (Chubu University), Dr. Maamoun Abdulkarim (General Director, DGAM), Dr. Lina Kutefan (Director of Site Management, DGAM) were invited. However, Dr. Abdulkarim and Dr. Kutefan were not able to attend at the last moment due to a pre departure directive from the Syrian government. Dr. Abdulkarim participated in the workshop via Skype. Dr. Georgios Toubekis participated in a meeting about cultural heritage protection in Syria atTobunken (Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), Tokyo. Booklets: entitled The Protection of Syrian Cultural Heritage Vol. 1 and Photogrammetry For Cultural Heritage (Nobuya Watanabe) were published.
3/ 2017
Tarikh Suria fi Mia Muwaqa Ashsuriya, the Arabic version of A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites (Youssef Kanjou and Akira Tsuneki, eds. 2016, British Archaeopress.) was revised. This was distributed to the main NGO, which provides education to Syrian refugees.
3/ 2017
Tarikh Suria fi Mia Muwaqa Ashsuriya, the Arabic version of A History of Syria in One Hundred Sites (Youssef Kanjou and Akira Tsuneki, eds. 2016, British Archaeopress) was distributed to some Syrian educational institutions and Syrian refugee camp educational facilities in Lebanon and Turkey.
12/ 2015
The highly successful "Syrian Archaeology Meeting" in Beirut was held in cooperation with the Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology. Participation was high with more than two hundred people from fifteen countries in attendance. This meeting encouraged Syrian archeologists dealing with the protection of cultural heritage in Syria.
15-17/ 3/ 2015
Workshop: One-day Meeting on the Safeguarding of Syrian Cultural Heritage Concerning Syria-Japan Cooperation was held in Beirut.
As the DGAM researchers were not able to participate in the symposium in February 2015, three researchers from Japan went to Lebanon and discussed the possible Japanese contribution towards the crisis affecting Syrian cultural heritage with Syrian researchers and other interested parties. On March 16, three researchers from DGAM, President of the Lebanon DGA, Lebanese researchers and four researchers from Japan held a workshop at the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, part of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Beirut.
As the DGAM researchers were not able to participate in the symposium in February 2015, three researchers from Japan went to Lebanon and discussed the possible Japanese contribution towards the crisis affecting Syrian cultural heritage with Syrian researchers and other interested parties. On March 16, three researchers from DGAM, President of the Lebanon DGA, Lebanese researchers and four researchers from Japan held a workshop at the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies, part of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in Beirut.
21, 21/ 2/ 2015
A symposium: "A Crisis of Syrian Cultural Heritage and the Efforts to Safeguard it" was held in Sunshine City Bunka Kaikan Building, in Ikebukuro.
Three researchers including the President of DGAM, one musician and one researcher concerned with Syrian tradition music, internal researchers and others were invited to attend. The purpose of the symposium was to inform the Japanese public about the critical situation regarding cultural heritage in Syria, the uniqueness of Syrian cultural heritage and the nature of Syrian tangible and intangible cultural property. Three DGAM staff were not able to visit Japan, but did present a video message. In addition, the Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the Embassy of Syria in Japan also participated.
Three researchers including the President of DGAM, one musician and one researcher concerned with Syrian tradition music, internal researchers and others were invited to attend. The purpose of the symposium was to inform the Japanese public about the critical situation regarding cultural heritage in Syria, the uniqueness of Syrian cultural heritage and the nature of Syrian tangible and intangible cultural property. Three DGAM staff were not able to visit Japan, but did present a video message. In addition, the Charge d’Affaires ad interim at the Embassy of Syria in Japan also participated.
