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ImprintPublisher: Federal Foreign Office, Task Force on Cultural PreservationWerderscher Markt 1, 10117 BerlinTel: +49 30 18170, Internet: www.diplo.de

Photo on title page: Laos: Teamwork in Wat Si Saket © Andrea Teufel/GEKE e.V.Corporate Design: Atelier Hauer + Dörfler, Berlin, www.hauer-doerfler.deDesign: www.kiono.de

Syria: Large mosque in Aleppo, 2010© German Archaeological Institute (DAI)

Mali: Conservation of the manuscripts from Timbuktu© CSMC/University of Hamburg

Cultural Preservation Programmeof the Federal Foreign Office

Possible measures

. Restoring and conserving historic buildings or objects

. Supporting the restoration and conservation of World Heritage

sites

. Collecting and documenting oral traditions in music and

literature

. Conserving and digitising historic manuscripts and film/audio

archives, as well as data on cultural property

. Basic and further training for restorers, archivists, museum

experts and researchers

. Providing equipment and exhibits

Funding goes to projects

. to conserve cultural heritage abroad

. to preserve German cultural heritage abroad*

* excluding the locations of historical German settlements in Eastern Europe (which fall under the remit of the Federal Government Com-missioner for Culture and the Media)

Nepal: Mani Mandapas in Darbar Square in Patan © Rohit RanjikarIran: View of Bam Citadel from Sistani House© TU Dresden/Chair Prof. Wolfram Jäger

Our objective is to protect and preserve cultural identity and diversity.

Protecting and maintaining cultural identity and its diversity is one of

the priorities of the Federal Foreign Office’s cultural work abroad. By

preserving cultural heritage, we are supporting the cause of peaceful

coexistence and mutual understanding. Cultural heritage helps people

to understand their own origins and home regions and promotes

respect for and dialogue with other cultures.

The Cultural Preservation Programme fosters knowledge transfer and cultural dialogue among partners.

Cultural heritage projects are usually developed and implemented

together with experts and the local population. They are often sup-

plemented with a training component in the area of conservation

and restoration, which creates employment and income opportu-

nities. This helps to enhance the sustainability and success of the

measures and intensifies cooperation with foreign partners.

The Cultural Preservation Programme of the Federal Foreign Office is an instrument of German foreign policy in crisis regions.

There has been a growing awareness of the stabilising character

of cultural preservation measures in recent years. In light of the

barbaric destruction of cultural property and the onslaught from

natural disasters that it faces, the Federal Foreign Office and its

German and international partners, including UNESCO and

private foundations, are working to preserve major historical and

cultural testimonies to the history of mankind.

Since 1981, the Federal Republic of Germany has supported

the preservation of cultural heritage across the globe as part of the Cultural Preservation Programme of the Federal Foreign Office.

Brazil: Façade of the Beth-El Synagogue in São Paulo© Museu Judaico de Sao Paulo/Fernando Siquiera

Cambodia: Scaffolding at Angkor Wat temple © Prof. Hans Leisen/TH Köln

A selection of outstanding cultural preservation pro-jects in recent years

. Conservation work at the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia and

Borobodur temple in Indonesia, which are UNESCO World

Heritage sites

. Saving and preserving Islamic manuscripts in Mali

. Syrian Heritage Archive Project for Syria as part of the “Stunde

Null” project by the German Archaeological Institute

. Nepal initiative of the Federal Foreign Office and the Gerda

Henkel Foundation to restore World Heritage sites and cultural

property following earthquakes in April and May 2015

. Documentation/digitisation of traditional audio and film

archives in Iran and Nigeria

. Security and conservation measures in Afghanistan, e.g. the

Bamiyan Buddhas, the Babur Gardens, the Amir’s Pavilion Kuti

e Baghtsha and Herat’s old city

India: Stonemasons in Chausath Khamba © Aga Khan Foundation

A total of just under 70 million euros was provided from 1981 to 2016 to fund more than 2750 projects in 144 countries through the Cultural Preservation Programme.The focus here is on providing assistance to poorer countries and crisis countries where there is an immediate threat to cultural property and heritage sites.