From War to Space Technology: Questions Traversing National Heritage

National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and ICCROM
to Hold International Academic Conference in Busan Starting July 13

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on July 1 that it will co-host an international academic conference with the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) at the Grand Josun Busan Hotel for two days starting July 13.

Since signing a work agreement in 2023, the two organizations have held the 'International Conference on World Archaeology' three times. Starting this year, the scope will be expanded beyond archaeology to include safety, disaster prevention, and preservation, and the conference will be renamed the 'Regular International Academic Conference.'

This year’s theme is 'Various Issues Spanning the Ages Related to National Heritage.' On the first day, presentations will be given by Professor Lynn Meskell of the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Robin Cunningham of Durham University, and others, covering topics such as war heritage, World Heritage, and the evolution of systems for protecting buried cultural heritage. On the second day, the conference will open with a keynote speech by Rand Eppich, advisor to UNESCO and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), followed by National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage researchers Shim Myungbo and Park Chanmin, who will introduce case studies on monitoring cultural heritage using digital and space technologies.

A general discussion will follow the presentations. Choi Jongtaek, President of the Korean Archaeological Society, will serve as chair on July 13, while Cho Sangsoon, Head of Safety and Disaster Prevention Research at the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, will chair the session on July 14.

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