Jan 25, 2024 | All, Cultural Heritage, Statement
Joint Statement by the National Committees of Blue Shield and ICOM Georgia Regarding the Fire at the National Gallery of Sukhumi. We express our deep concern and sorrow in response to the devastating fire that occurred at the National Art Gallery in Sokhumi on...
Jul 28, 2023 | Cultural Heritage, Statement
Cultural Heritage Sites By 2005, the wall paintings on the South wall containing the depiction of Bagrat III were severely damaged in the Bedia Cathedral (10th century). The cathedral is in poor physical condition as the roof is leaking, the walls have cracks and are...
Mar 22, 2023 | Cultural Heritage
On March 3, 2023, at Newcastle University in Great Britain, the presentation of the English-language report by the National Committee of Blue Shield of Georgia – “Implementation of international humanitarian law for the protection of the cultural heritage...
Mar 22, 2023 | Cultural Heritage
Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield, together with the Penn Cultural Heritage Center (PennCHC), conducted a seminar – “The role of communities in the cultural heritage field”. The workshop was led by cultural anthropologists from the...