Blueshield | Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield

GNCBS at the ALIPH Foundation (“International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas”) forum

On March 6-7, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the ALIPH Foundation (“International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas”) forum #ALIPH2023 was held, in which the chairman of the National Committee of Blue Shield of Georgia,...

Presentation of the Report on Occupied Georgian Heritage at Newcastle University

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...

Seminar – “The Role of Communities in the Cultural Heritage Field”.

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...

Blue Shield at the international conference “Heritage in War: Plan and Prepare”

Manana Tevzadze, the Chair of Blue Shield Georgia participated in the international conference “Heritage in War: Plan and Prepare” which was held on February 28 in London, at the invitation of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s “Culture in...

Presentation of new publication and project achievements

We are delighted to share a new online publication prepared by the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield – Georgian translation of “First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis” – Handbook and Toolkit by ICCROM and Prince Claus Fund. ...

Presentation of the Report about Cultural Heritage in the Tskhinvali Region

The presentation of the report by the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield – “Implementation of International Humanitarian Law for the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of the Occupied Tskhinvali Region” and the launch of the online...

Statement concerning the demolition of a historic bridge in Tskhinvali

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Preserving the Cultural Heritage of the Occupied Regions (Tskhinvali Region- PCHOR) Project

The National Committee of Blue Shield of Georgia is pleased to inform that in June 2022, the organization’s proposal “Protection of the Cultural Heritage of the Occupied Regions” (Tskhinvali Region-PCHOR) received a grant from the US Embassy in...

A new Project “Protection of Intangible Heritage of Occupied Regions”

Since March 2022 the Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield has been implementing a new project “Protection of Intangible Heritage of Occupied Regions”. The project was made possible by Cultural Emergency Response Program grant (CER). The partners...

Blue Shield participated in the inter-agency field exercise “Racha – 2022”

On September 18, 2022, Georgian National Committee of the Blue Shield participated in the inter-agency field exercise “Racha – 2022” organized by the National Guard of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and the Emergency Management Service of the...

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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.