Museum’s £3m government grant will equip future trainees in conservation and restoration of destroyed heritage sitesThe British Museum is to establish a pilot programme with heritage professionals in Iraq to train local museum curators,conservation technicians and archaeologists in heritage protection.
In the future, the project, or for which the museum has won a £3m government grant,may be able to benefit tackle disasters such as the recent destruction of ancient monuments in Palmyra, Syria.
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Source: theguardian.com