Digital Cultural Assets: Syrian Heritage Archive Project

The civil war in Syria is, first and foremost, a humanitarian crisis. However, the cultural loss caused by the destruction and looting should not be underestimated. Only recently was this brought home to us again devastation The shocking video reached countless people on social media in a short time.

Syria is one of the most important cultural landscapes in the world. However, the cultural heritage is massively threatened by the conflict. In a cooperation project between the German and the Museum of Islamic Art, Syrian cultural assets are to be digitally registered and secured in an archive.

Considering the fact that continuing the civil war cannot prevent further cultural property from being destroyed, this may initially sound like a downer. However, the digital archive can prevent cultural treasures from being forgotten and provide a basis for action after the crisis.

The Syrian Heritage Archive Project is financially supported by the Foreign . easydb software is used to manage the data. The Programmfabrik regrets that this important project is embedded in such a dramatic context. It is of paramount importance that digital copies do not replace the original in the future, but rather support it.

Further Info as well as articles and interviews with the responsible project managers can also be read and seen on RBB , WDR , Die , Stilbruch (RBB) , Deutschlandradio Kultur and the Facebook for the project.