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The first project undertaken by the Friends of Bhutan’s Culture was to
assist the National Textile Museum, which was founded in 2001. The
project included:
• Providing grants to staff for museum studies abroad;
• Purchasing equipment for conservation and storage of the collection;
• Sponsoring exhibitions and the annual Textile Festival;
• Securing important textiles to add to the museum’s collection;
• Promoting relationships with museums, conservation centers, and
universities around the world.
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Between 2003 and 2008, Friends of Bhutan's Culture supported an
important conservation and training project in the field of textiles.
Textile Museum staff members, as
well as members of the monk body,
were trained in professional
conservation and storage techniques.
Specific aspects of the project
included:
• Intensified training and review of
conservation theories;
• Training in the treatment of
important relic textiles;
• Training workshops focused on
preventive conservation; teaching
collections care; and training in
specific areas such as handling,
storage, pest management, wet
cleaning, and display.
• Publication of the “Handbook for the Care of Sacred Objects in
Monasteries,” co-authored by project participants and published in
English and Dzongka. The Handbook has been distributed to regional
government offices and rural monasteries.
Ms. Julia Brennan, a distinguished textile conservator, based in
Washington, D.C. conducted the project on behalf of FOBC.
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In 2006, Friends of Bhutan's
Culture initiated a Thangka
Conservation Workshop, which
was conducted to benefit the staff
of the Department of Cultural
Properties and to train Buddhist
nuns in whose care many of the
most important thangkas reside.
Ann Shaftel, a highly regarded
thangka conservator, led this
successful project.
___________________________
Friends of Bhutan’s Culture is
most grateful to The Getty
Foundation for its sponsorship of the textile and thangka conservation
projects described above. The textile and thangka conservation
projects were developed in partnership with the Ministry of Home &
Cultural Affairs, the National Textile Museum, and the Department of
Culture.
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In addition to the assistance provided
to the National Textile Museum and
the conservation projects, Friends of
Bhutan's Culture has provided
scholarships to highly motivated
young Bhutanese. Recipients include:
• Ms. Tshering Uden Penjor.
Ms. Penjor successfully completed
her Masters degree in Museum
Studies at the University of
Washington in Seattle. On her return
to Bhutan, she assumed the position
of Senior Curator at the National
Textile Museum.
• Ms. Dorji Yangki. Ms. Yangki is an established architect in Bhutan.
She successfully completed her Masters in Conservation Studies of
Historic Buildings at the University of York in the UK. Ms. Yangki now
heads the Royal Government’s Department of Architectural Heritage.
Friends of Bhutan's Culture is presently planning scholarship support
for two additional Bhutanese graduate students. One student will
study art conservation and another will attend a museum studies
program for a degree that not only contributes to Bhutan's growing
number of museums, but also benefits the care and preservation of
the cultural artifacts contained within monasteries and temples.
Friends of Bhutan's Culture welcomes gifts to benefit its scholarship
program.
assist the National Textile Museum, which was founded in 2001. The
project included:
• Providing grants to staff for museum studies abroad;
• Purchasing equipment for conservation and storage of the collection;
• Sponsoring exhibitions and the annual Textile Festival;
• Securing important textiles to add to the museum’s collection;
• Promoting relationships with museums, conservation centers, and
universities around the world.
_______________________________________________________
Between 2003 and 2008, Friends of Bhutan's Culture supported an
important conservation and training project in the field of textiles.
Textile Museum staff members, as
well as members of the monk body,
were trained in professional
conservation and storage techniques.
Specific aspects of the project
included:
• Intensified training and review of
conservation theories;
• Training in the treatment of
important relic textiles;
• Training workshops focused on
preventive conservation; teaching
collections care; and training in
specific areas such as handling,
storage, pest management, wet
cleaning, and display.
• Publication of the “Handbook for the Care of Sacred Objects in
Monasteries,” co-authored by project participants and published in
English and Dzongka. The Handbook has been distributed to regional
government offices and rural monasteries.
Ms. Julia Brennan, a distinguished textile conservator, based in
Washington, D.C. conducted the project on behalf of FOBC.
_______________________________________________________
In 2006, Friends of Bhutan's
Culture initiated a Thangka
Conservation Workshop, which
was conducted to benefit the staff
of the Department of Cultural
Properties and to train Buddhist
nuns in whose care many of the
most important thangkas reside.
Ann Shaftel, a highly regarded
thangka conservator, led this
successful project.
___________________________
Friends of Bhutan’s Culture is
most grateful to The Getty
Foundation for its sponsorship of the textile and thangka conservation
projects described above. The textile and thangka conservation
projects were developed in partnership with the Ministry of Home &
Cultural Affairs, the National Textile Museum, and the Department of
Culture.
_____________________________
In addition to the assistance provided
to the National Textile Museum and
the conservation projects, Friends of
Bhutan's Culture has provided
scholarships to highly motivated
young Bhutanese. Recipients include:
• Ms. Tshering Uden Penjor.
Ms. Penjor successfully completed
her Masters degree in Museum
Studies at the University of
Washington in Seattle. On her return
to Bhutan, she assumed the position
of Senior Curator at the National
Textile Museum.
• Ms. Dorji Yangki. Ms. Yangki is an established architect in Bhutan.
She successfully completed her Masters in Conservation Studies of
Historic Buildings at the University of York in the UK. Ms. Yangki now
heads the Royal Government’s Department of Architectural Heritage.
Friends of Bhutan's Culture is presently planning scholarship support
for two additional Bhutanese graduate students. One student will
study art conservation and another will attend a museum studies
program for a degree that not only contributes to Bhutan's growing
number of museums, but also benefits the care and preservation of
the cultural artifacts contained within monasteries and temples.
Friends of Bhutan's Culture welcomes gifts to benefit its scholarship
program.