ARCH – The Alliance to Restore Cultural Heritage in Jerusalem
ARCH aims to forge international alliances to build a strong, stable, and growing global network to promote information exchange, to coordinate objectives, to share resources in order to protect vulnerable heritage of outstanding universal value in Jerusalem. We believe that effective advocacy should be pragmatic, impactful, and up to date. In collaboration with existing cultural heritage institutions, ARCH identifies elements of cultural heritage in Jerusalem that are at risk. We categorize, prioritize and document those risks. We lobby all relevant governments and organizations on behalf of threatened cultural heritage and raise funds for focused restoration projects.
Solomon’s Stables, Jerusalem. Credit: Library of Congress, Matson Photo Service.
ARCH collaborates with NGOs, scholars, and experts in mutual defence of cultural heritage in Jerusalem. We utilize contemporary digital technologies and social media to build global awareness of cultural destruction, alterations, and potential threats. We document and publicize activities that threaten vulnerable physical or non-physical cultural heritage, especially sites protected under international law. We sponsor research on the protection and restoration of universal cultural heritage by participating in international conferences and contributing to publicationsts.
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