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On 3 May we celebrated the
closing event of the partnership between the World Monuments Fund, the
IICAS and the Bukhara State University in Bukhara in the Republic of
Uzbekistan. Bukhara brought together the representatives of the regional
Khokimiyat of Bukhara, the Bukhara Regional Authority for Cultural Heritage and
several partners, including UNESCO Tashkent Office, Turin Polytechnic
University in Tashkent, mahalla leaders, the school 36 located in the historic
centre to share the results of the joint three years project “Traditional
Bukharian Jewish Houses and Mahallas: Documentation and Conservation Guidelines”.
Results presented during the event included the cultural
mapping documentary: Three Houses, Three Stories, One Bukhara, the Inventory of
Traditional Bukharian Jewish Houses and the Guidelines on Maintenance,
Conservation and Adaptive Reuse for Residents and House Owners of the Historic
Centre of Bukhara.
IICAS thanks the
generous support provided by the David Berg Foundation and Tianaderrah
Foundation / Nellie and Robert Gipson, and the WMF.
#wmf #iicas #Bukhara
#World Heritage #vernaculararchitecture
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