Ministry of Education and Culture-Research and Technology Holds Metal Collection Conservation Workshop with NRICH Republic of Korea – 2024-05-06 14:05:39

This activity took place at the Borobudur Conservation Center from April 24 to May 2 2024. (Kemendikbud-Ristek Doc)

IN an effort to carry out its mandate as manager of national museums and cultural heritage, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbud-Ristek) through Museums and Cultural Heritage (MCB) continues collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center (CHCSC), National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), Republic of Korea through On-site Technical Training Program (OTTP) activities related to the conservation of metal collections. This activity took place at the Borobudur Conservation Center from April 24 to May 2 2024.

Plt. Museums and Cultural Heritage, Ahmad Mahendra, said that this collaboration aims to encourage organizational capacity development through a series of discussion and study activities, especially to improve the technical skills of MCB conservators who are directly involved in the maintenance and conservation of collections.

“The OTTP program between Indonesia and Korea is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the latest practices in the field of conservation, as well as prepare conservators in developing scientific approaches to conservation in Indonesia. “This activity includes developing the latest methods and technology in preserving metal cultural assets, including considering various perspectives and practices in processing preservation,” he said as quoted from an official statement, Saturday (4/5).

Mahendra added that this OTTP event is a joint process to strengthen the conservation program for Indonesia’s various and varied collections and cultural heritage.

“With the process of transferring the necessary knowledge and special skills, it is hoped that the quality of maintenance and conservation of the MCB conservator’s collection will improve, so that Indonesia’s cultural heritage can continue to be well preserved for future generations,” said Mahendra.

In addition, Director of the Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center (CHCSC), National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH) Republic of Korea, Jongseo Park, emphasized that this joint collaboration is part of NRICH’s commitment to supporting increased education and increasing the level of collection conservation in partner countries.

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“Since 2013, NRICH has collaborated with several other partner countries including Mongolia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Indonesia in providing training in various fields, from metal, stone, textiles, to pottery, and involving training field,” he said.

“This is my first experience taking part in an OTTP activity. This activity was a very enjoyable learning experience. I gained a lot of knowledge about conservation which can be utilized at my place of work at the Fort Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta,” said Andi Arif, one of the participants from the Fort Vredeburg Museum. Yogyakarta.

Furthermore, one of the workshop participants, Nurhanifiyah Azura, MCB conservator, felt that she had new experience and knowledge in participating in OTTP in 2023 and 2024. “Hopefully the knowledge learned at OTTP 2024 will become new knowledge, so that it can be adapted and applied in daily work. “Apart from that, this training is very useful and I hope that this experience will not only end this year, but will be sustainable in the future,” he concluded.

This activity is a continuation of the metal collection conservation activities at the first OTTP which took place at the National Museum in 2023. At the first event, OTTP took case studies from several of the National Museum’s metal collections. Furthermore, in this second OTTP, the activity also used several metal collections that were affected by the fire disaster at the National Museum that occurred last year as study material.

In line with MCB’s main focus on building a collaborative platform for the exchange of conservation knowledge and techniques at the regional level, the second OTTP program involved 24 MCB representatives, including conservators and managers of museum and cultural heritage units and six representatives from CHCSC. (D-2)