Audra Brecher (USA)
ICOMOS Documentation
Centre
Paris, France
(Photo: Audra Brecher, right, talks with Whitney Izor, 2005 US/ICOMOS intern to Romania)
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"Rarely
does one get such a special and international understanding of
one's passion. I imagine that this new perspective that I
have gained will inform the work that I do in the future, no
matter where that may be."
Audra Brecher |
This internship was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation with additional support from private donors.
ICOMOS Documentation
Centre
Paris, France
Audra Brecher worked in the Documentation Centre in the ICOMOS Secretariat. Most of her work there concentrated on creating themed bibliographies. For example, under the theme "Cultural Landscapes" she compiled a document (in French and in English) that explores the concept of "cultural landscapes" and the criteria for cultural landscapes to be inscripted on the World Heritage List.
The body of the document lists all World Heritage cultural landscapes currently inscripted and provides citations for all documentation relation to those sites in the Documentation Centre's collection. The bibliography is now accessible via the Documentation Centre's website.
The US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program is funded by a variety sources. Each of the host organizations in the U.S. contributed funds that cover a substantial portion of the costs for interns from overseas. Grants from private foundations and individual donors supported the internships for U.S. preservationists traveling overseas, with additional support from some of the overseas host organizations. The 2005 overseas internships were supported by the Dorothy-Ann Foundation, Marpat Foundation, Keepers Fund for Historic Preservation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and contributions from numerous individuals.