Organised within the European Union‐funded Euromed Heritage 4 programme in cooperation with the Syrian General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, this workshop will take place on 6‐8 June 2010 at the Damascus National Museum, Syria.

The objective of the workshop is to define the modalities for developing heritage in a modern policy of sustainable human development consistent with its proper preservation and the safeguarding of its values. The workshop will explore ways by which national legislations can be adapted to the major international guidelines, and elaborate practical and concrete recommend ations for the organisation of the
relevant departments and the financing of conservation/restoration programmes in heritage sites and in museums.

“The improvement of the institutional and legislative framework of heritage policies is one of the priorities defined in the Strategy for the development of Euro‐Mediterranean cultural heritage 2007‐2013 agreed by all Mediterranean partner countries of the European Union” – says Marcus Cornaro, who heads the Directorate for the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument at DG EuropeAid, European Commission. “The theme of funding mechanisms for cultural heritage is essential and key to developing appropriate policies at the regional and local levels and stimulating real socio‐economic advancement”.

Participants will include representatives from southern Mediterranean public authorities and experts from international organisations working on cultural heritage issues such as the European Investment Bank, the
Aga Khan Trust , GTZ, UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOMOS.

For more information: www.euromedheritage.net