Blueshield | Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield

Statement concerning election campaign banners

The Georgian National Committee of Blue Shield responds to election campaign banners of the ruling party of Georgia, which feature images of buildings damaged or destroyed during the war in Ukraine, including cultural heritage sites. It is unacceptable to use these...

The opening of the exhibition – “Traditions of the Didi Liakhvi Valley – Village Kekvi” was held in Gori

On the 7th of august, the opening of the exhibition – “Traditions of the Didi Liakhvi Valley – Village Kekvi” was held in Gori. The photos and texts presented at the exhibition allow the visitor to learn about the rich cultural heritage of the...

The training of trainers “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis”

The training of trainers “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis” was organized by Blue Shield Georgia in Tbilisi.‌ 11 trainers from the field of cultural heritage and the Georgian National Guard participated in the four-day training....

A webinar “IDP organizations and coalition building”

A webinar “IDP organizations and coalition building” was organized by the Blue Shield Georgia and the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. The webinar was held within the framework of the “Protection of Cultural Heritage of Occupied Regions – Phase...

Statement on the Sokhumi National Gallery Fire

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...

Conference ‘Cultural Rights, Heritage Destruction, and the Future of Ukraine’ December, 2023

On December 4-8, Penn Cultural Heritage Center (Penn Cultural Heritage Center) organized a conference “Cultural Rights, Heritage Destruction, and the Future of Ukraine”, in Philadelphia, USA. A group of Cultural Heritage experts from Ukraine spoke about the damage to...

The statement about the armed attack carried out by the Russian occupation forces near the Lomisa church in the village of Kirbali

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New youth volunteering project – “Cultural Heritage First Aid in Crisis”

“First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis – Youth Volunteering Program” aims to expand the network of cultural heritage defenders in emergency situations within the country. The project involves retraining a team of trainers and with their...

Preliminary Study of the Collections at Kaspi Municipality Museums has started

With funding from the International Alliance for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Regions – ALIPH foundation, special studies are being conducted on the current state of the museum collections of Kaspi Municipality. In order to create...

Statement by the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield about the state of cultural heritage sites located in the occupied territories of Georgia

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Volunteers

Blue Shield Georgia tries to engage and train volunteers for the protection of cultural heritage in emergency situations

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Risk Preparedness

Blue Shield Georgia assists museums, archives, sites and libraries in the development of risk preparedness and risk management plans

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Youth & Campaigns

Blue Shield Georgia wishes to implement cultural heritage education programmes throughout Georgia and get the youth more actively involved in heritage protection.

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Statements & Petitions

Blue Shield Georgia reacts locally and internationally upon the facts of damage to Georgia’s cultural heritage, including that on the occupied territories.