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『Whole Assembly of Global Experts on Underwater Cultural Heritage』
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International Cooperation Division
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2019-08-20
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- The NRIMCH, holding the international workshop, lectures, and conference from Aug. 22nd to 30th. - The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage(NRIMCH) (Lee Gwi-Young, Director General) of the Cultural Heritage Administration(CHA) runs the international program under 「The Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage」, consisting of international workshop, lectures, and conference, at Mokpo(National Maritime Museum inside the Research Institute), Taean(Taean National Maritime Museum) and inspection sites of underwater cultural heritage including Myeongnyangdaecheop-ro waters, Jindo, Jeonnam and Mado waters, Taean, Chungnam for 9 days, from Aug. 22nd to 30th. This international program aims to enhance inspection and research capacity for underwater cultural heritage of the NRIMCH and establish efficient protection policy on it, for the systematic implementation of strategic task, of 『Heritage Vision for the Future』, declared in June by the CHA celebrating its 20th opening anniversary, and its detailed task, ‘The Leap to the Global Country with Power in Maritime Legacy’. Above all, the first event is ‘The International Workshop on Inspection Technique Exchange of Underwater Cultural Heritage with International Experts’(Aug. 22nd-29th). The technique exchange will be conducted between experts, working on inspection of underwater cultural heritage for more than 20 years, from 4 different countries and underwater cultural heritage researchers from the NRIMCH and Korea Underwater Cultural Heritage Research Association. With Korea underwater archaeology for 43 years, since the excavation of Sinan Shipwreck in 1976, inspection techniques of underwater cultural heritage suitable for the domestic underwater environment and inspection sites have been developed and applied. It is the first on-site workshop at the underwater excavation site of Jindo and Taean, where international and domestic inspection techniques will be directly interchanged. The participants are about to exchange information on exploration and excavation technique of underwater cultural heritage, taking theory education on underwater photography, photography measurement technique, materials processing technique, inspection method of underwater cultural heritage and management technique of exploration equipment of underwater cultural heritage, and on-site practice. The second event(Aug. 22nd-28th) is ‘The International Lectures on World Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage by International Expert’. There will be a series of lectures, starting from ‘Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Eastern Europe’ by Magdalena Nowakosaka from Warsaw University, Poland(Aug. 22nd), followed by ‘Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Western Europe’ by Michaela Reinfeld from German Archaeological Institute, ‘Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage of Australia’ by Sarah Ward from Dalian Maritime University, China, ‘The Excavation History of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Korea’ by Hoshin Jin of the NRIMCH and ‘Underwater Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage around Pacifica Areas’ by Bill Jeffery of Guam University, U.S. The third event(Aug. 30th) is the international conference on ‘World Law and Policy on Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage and International Cooperation for Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Korea’. The first section of presentations is about the law and policy on the protection of underwater cultural heritage in Europe, Australia, Korea, etc. and comparison between the UNESCO convention on the protection of underwater cultural heritage and Korean law. The second section consists of 10 presentations about the status of international cooperation about inspection and protection of underwater cultural heritage and the direction of the ODA project, etc. After presentations, the discussion will be followed on international cooperation and future direction(the UNESCO international programs, etc.). Anyone interested in can take part in the lectures and international conference, free of charge, and for more detailed information, contact by phone call(☎041-419-7021, 7041). The NRIMCH, as an international executive agency of inspection and research of underwater cultural heritage, plans to use many opinions and information by operating this international program for building researchers’ capacity and applying to the excavation site. It also will do its best to spread the value of underwater cultural heritage by continually establishing a policy on the protection of it and offering education of quality. Attachment 1. The schedule of the program. 2. The biography of international experts and presenters. 3. The promotional poster
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