Short Presentation of the Republic of Korea FundsinTrust for Preservation of the Koguryo Tombs and m

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Short Presentation of the Republic of Korea
Funds-in-Trust for Preservation of the Koguryo
Tombs and mural paintings in the DPRK
Junhi HAN UNESCO/World Heritage Centre
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Content

• Description of the Project
• Objectives of the Project
• UNESCOs strategy for strengthening national
  capacity for the conservation of the Koguryo
  tombs and paintings, as one of the current UNESCO
  projects long term objectives
• Scope of the future project and its objectives

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• The First ROK/UNESCO FIT project in 2000
  (U100,000)for the Yaksuri tomb
• mainly equipment provision project, however,
  thanks to a fact-finding mission sent to the
  Site, accurate information about the state of
  mural painting, as well as the assessment of
  national capacity both at the human resources
  level and the infrastructure level were obtained.
  
• This served as a basis for UNESCO to establish
  future strategy designed exactly according to the
  crucial and immediate needs of the DPRK in the
  field of conservation and management of their
  cultural heritage sites including World Heritage
  Sites.

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IV. DPRK authorities conservation efforts
before UNESCO intervention

• The DPRK has been completely isolated from
  outside world, as
• such they have also been isolated by the latest
  conservation
• currents
• Efforts, aimed at conserving the koguryo tombs
  and mural paintings, carried out without
  systematic and specific study, research of the
  tombs and mural paintings
• Well qualified specialists, but using outdated
  research methods and unsuitable equipment, which
  can alter result in the preservation action

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III. Request made by the DPRk Authorities

• Training of the staffs of the KCPC (Korean
  Cultural Properties Preservation Centre)
• Infrastructure necessary for the conservation of
  the Kogruyo tombs and mural painting

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UNESCO project proposal

• Project title Establishment of the strategies
  for the sustainable conservation and management
  of Koguryo tombs and their mural paintings
• Donor Cultural Heritage Administration (here
  after CHA) in Republic of Korea OK
• Budgets 500,088 US
• Duration 4 years ( 2003 2006)

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V. Second ROK/UNESCO FIT for the preservation of
the Koguryo tombs and mural paintings for US
500,088 (2004-2006)

• UNESCO developed a project proposal aiming
• to assist the DPRK authorities in effectively
  safeguarding and preserving the outstanding
  Koguryo cultural heritage
• to ensure the mot important issue, i.e.
  sustainable conservation and management of the
  Koguryo tombs and mural paintings through
  enhancement of national capacity in human
  resources and infrastructure.

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V-2. UNESCO/CHs 4 years mid-term conservation
project proposal

• Main Activities
• Organize the training workshop on the
  conservation of mural paintings (4years-
  programmed the intensive trainings)
• Conserve the Yaksuri Tomb
• Provide assistance equipments for a laboratory
  and a library
• Organize of international workshop

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V-3 UNESCOs strategy to achieve through the
implementation of the second ROK/UNESCO FIT

• To introduce, an appropriate conservation
  methodology by carrying out systematic,
  scientific data collection, and study on each
  tomb to be preserved.
• To update and upgrade conservation techniques,
  philosophy and use of compatible materials
  especially for the preservation of mural
  paintings in order to extend to other monuments
  and objects in museums in the DPRK.
• To focus on the scientific study based on the
  ancient technique of execution as well as the
  material used for the mural paintings.
• To put together a multidisciplinary team able to
  deal with daily maintenance and conservation of
  these tombs and mural paintings

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Result of the Project

• a basic national capacity in conservation has
  been built and a multi-disciplinary team
  established
• Basic conservation and scientific laboratory
  have been installed
• Basic monitoring system for the tombs have
  been established

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Phase III UENSCO/ROK FIT for Koguryo tombs

• Budget US 1,000, 312
• Period 2007-2010
• Objectives Continuing reinforcement of national
  capacity through on-site job training and
  fellowship programmes provided to the selected
  national experts

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Objectives

• Safeguarding the Koguryo Tombs and mural
  paintings (two selected tombs)
• Continuing reinforcement of national capacity
  through on-site job training and fellowship
  programmes provided to the selected national
  experts
• Establishment a comprehensive management plan
  including tourism management
• Continuing research including technique of
  execution of the mural paintings and provide
  more visibility of the project through various
  publication (ex publication of a documentation
  of Susanri-Tomb, the first tomb to be preserved
  within the project)

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Mission pictures
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Mission pictures
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First training workshop in the DPRK
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First training workshop in the DPRK
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Thank you for your attention

• Junhi HAN
• UNESCO/ Cultural Heritage Division