Cambodia will have more experts in the conservation of ancient temples by mid-2024

via Khmer Times, 20 July 2023: The GIZ of Germany is conducting a two-year training program to train 20 Cambodians from the APSARA National Authority in the conservation of ancient stones at the Angkor site and it is expected to produce a new generation of stone conservationists by mid-2024.

Ms. Helen Jacobsen, a German teacher, said during a field trip that she was teaching Cambodian interns on how to clean ancient stones, how to neutralize salt, and how to strengthen ancient stones.

Helen says the conservation skills of the ancient temples include water-based stone cleaning and chemical washing. 20 Cambodian trainees recruited from the staff and officials of APSARA National Authority from various departments have been working hard on this stone conservation skill for more than a year.

According to GIZ, this stone conservation training course has a total of 13 programs to study. Currently, the participants have studied the seventh program. GIZ expects that by mid-2024, the second generation of stone conservation training course may finish, and in the future, Cambodia will have an additional number of ancient stone conservationists.

Source: Cambodia will have more experts in the conservation of ancient temples by mid-2024 – Khmer Times

See also:

• Germany boosts Cambodia’s stone conservation efforts | Phnom Penh Post, 22 July 2023