BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31553@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230911T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230911T183000 DTSTAMP:20230815T220031Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/preservation-and-threats-to-world-c ulture-lessons-learned/ SUMMARY:Preservation and Threats to World Culture: Lessons Learned DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nPeter Herdrich\, co-founder of the Antiquities Coalit ion\, shares his experiences in conserving historic collections and archae ological sites across the Middle East and North Africa. Herdrich’s organ ization was established to stem illicit looting and global sales of antiqu ities\, and he has handled preservation projects across Algeria\, Egypt\, Iraq\, Morocco\, and Yemen. During his lecture\, Herdrich will describe th e challenges facing preservationists today — including digitization\, do cumentation\, and accessibility – and discuss how collaboration on cultu ral heritage preservation is influencing cooperation amongst nations in th e Middle East and North Africa.\n\nPictured: Visiting a desert library in the Sahara\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This event occurs in person at the Na tional Arts Club.\n RSVP does not guarantee entry.\n Our coat check is l imited. Please do not bring any large bags or backpacks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Tags\n\n\n United States Events\n New York Events\n Things to do in New York\, NY\n New York Seminars\n New York Other Seminars\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 023/08/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_567148839_89753492095_1_original.jpeg CATEGORIES:New York,New York events LOCATION:The National Arts Club\, 15 Gramercy Park South\, New York\, NY\, United States GEO:40.737694;-73.986703 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=15 Gramercy Park South\, Ne w York\, NY\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The National Arts C lub:geo:40.737694,-73.986703 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR