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In 2004, the US/ICOMOS International Intern program provided opportunities for 27 preservationists to participate in a variety of conservation and preservation projects outside their home countries: 16 interns came from overseas to work in the United States and 11 Americans traveled overseas. Many of the interns sponsored by US/ICOMOS in 2004 were hosted and funded by long-term partners of the program and several new host organizations were brought into the program this year. In all, 21 countries were represented in the 2004 US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program, either as interns or host organizations. New Host Organizations In the United States, the Jekyll Island Museum of Jekyll Island, Georgia participated for the first time, hosting an intern from Barbados; the Trinity Boston Preservation Trust of Massachusetts hosted an intern from Japan; and Historic New Harmony, Indiana hosted an intern from Bulgaria. Overseas, US/ICOMOS sought to strengthen our relationships with counterpart organizations by adding internships with the ICOMOS Documentation Center in Paris and with ICCROM in Rome. In addition, a bilateral exchange was sponsored with Petra Archaeological Park in Jordan and Cultural Site Research and Management of Baltimore, Maryland. Wide Range of Internships The internships in 2004 covered a wide range of preservation topics and issues, from restoration of adobe buildings to archaeological heritage management, from documentation of historic structures to preparation of interpretive materials for the public, from brick-and-mortar to landscape design. The bilateral exchange with Petra Archaeological Park in Jordan, sponsored by the Dorothy-Ann Foundation, comprised the compilation of geographic information system (GIS) data to assist park planners at Petra with their management activities. Similarly, the Historic Charleston Foundation in South Carolina developed a program with their intern, Cameron Hartnell of Australia, to begin compiling historical data in digital form to form the basis of a broad-based GIS program that will be used by the Historic Charleston Foundation and the City of Charleston Department of Planning in their preservation efforts. At Historic New Harmony, Donika Georgieva of Bulgaria compiled extensive historical and architectural information that will assist Historic New Harmony with the preparation of a World Heritage Site nomination. |
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| In Boston, Ayako Sato of Japan worked with the Trinity Boston Preservation Trust to assist with documentation efforts for the on-going restoration of this remarkable architectural gem—Trinity Church in Boston’s Copley Square. And on Jekyll Island, Georgia, Avni Rouse of Barbados assisted with hands-on restoration and conservation work of some of the architectural treasures in this National Historic District. This internship was the first step in what is being planned as a larger bilateral exchange between the Caribbean region and host organizations in the Southeastern United States. | |||||||||
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Overseas, new internships with the ICOMOS Documentation
Centre in Paris and ICCROM in Rome, funded by the Samuel H. Kress
Foundation with additional funding provided by the Keepers Preservation
Education Fund, not only served to help strength US/ICOMOS’
partner relationships, but also provided interesting and new
opportunities for the interns. Andree Suplee, of New Orleans, Louisiana, assisted the ICOMOS Documentation Centre with a variety of data management tasks, including working on the bibliographic database, website, and slide collection, related to World Heritage Sites. In Rome, Michael Yengling of Charlottesville, Virginia, Heritage Settlements Unit and the ICCROM Archives to retrieve and analyze information related to the implementation of the International Course on the Technology of Stone Conservation. The resulting report will be used as the basis for an information package for a meeting to be organized by ICCROM in 2005 to assess current training needs in the conservation of stone. |
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Orientation, Internships, and Final Program in 2004 The program began with an orientation session in Washington, DC. Then, most of the interns traveled to their host organizations where they completed a 12-week program working on a preservation project designed specifically for the internship. Several of the interns from the U.S. conducted their internships abroad during the fall months. In August, the interns reconvened in Washington for the final program and reception. Follow the links below to learn about each of the 2004 internships, the interns themselves, and their experiences. |
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