5-day workshop on protection of cultural heritage begins

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 6: The J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) today hosted the inaugural session of 5-day National workshop on protection of Cultural Heritage from natural and man-made disasters.
The event was inaugurated by Director National Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow, BV Kharvade, while former Head of Library Sciences Department of Kashmir University, Sheikh Mohammed Shafi, presided the inaugural session.
The highlight of the workshop is that subject experts from various parts of the State and outside were participating during which they would present papers on different issues and have discussions and deliberations on the theme of the workshop.
The workshop is being held by the JKAACL in cooperation with National Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow. It will close on July 10. During the week-long event deliberations will be held on issues like registration of antiquities, their handling, display and storage, environment management, pest management, manuscript security and hands on practice.