Sarah Cleary (USA)
ICCROM
(International Center for
the Conservation and
Restoration of
Monuments)
Rome, Italy
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"I was able to meet motivated and dedicated people involved in this specific project. This experience allowed me to view how historic preservation is practiced in other countries, not only in Italy, and see the benefits of an outside expert group providing low-technology solutions to historic preservation issues."
Sarah Cleary |
This internship was funded by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation with additional support from ICCROM and private donors.
Cimitero Acattolico degli
stanieri al Testaccio
Rome, Italy
Sarah Cleary's internship with ICCROM involved the
preparation of a long-term conservation and management plan for this
historic cemetery. The cemetery contains more than 2,500 memorials,
monuments, tombs, and gravestones, dating from 1738 to the present, and
includes the greaves of famous poets, writers (including John Keats, right),
and diplomats. The site has been listed on the World Monuments Fund
Watch List of 100 most endangered sites.
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.