Heritage and Conflict: Challenges in the Middle East

09/25/18 • 51 min

Conflict in the Middle East poses unique challenges to local heritage, join us as we talk with Brian Michael Lione, the Iraq Program Manager for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum Conservation Institute. Since 2009, Mr. Lione has been in Iraq with the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage, a unique institution in the Middle East which collaborates with Iraqi professionals to develop their skills in the conservation and management of their own cultural heritage.

Learn how Mr. Lione became involved in the field and hear about the important work he has been doing in Iraq and its broader implications for global heritage.

Learn how Mr. Lione became involved in the field and hear about the important work he has been doing in Iraq and its broader implications for global heritage.

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Climate Change and Heritage: Planning for the Future

Climate change — extreme weather and rising sea levels — demands a forward-thinking approach to heritage preservation. Join us as we talk with Lisa Craig of The Craig Group, about current issues in preservation and adaptation planning.

In her role as Chief of Historic Preservation for the City of Annapolis, Ms. Craig spearheaded the development of a Cultural Resource Hazard Mitigation Plan and Weather It Together, a community-based planning initiative and award-winning, model for resiliency planning.

Interested in learning more about climate, cultural heritage, and how vulnerable communities are responding? Become involved in the Keeping History Above Water annual conference and browse their community resources toolkit.

“It will be the next generation of young professionals who will have the greatest role to play in protecting our coastal communities and historic landmarks from the damaging impacts of climate-related disasters and the eventuality of rising tides” (Lisa Craig, 2018).