Whitney Izor (USA)
The Transylvania Trust
Cluj Napoca, Romania\
 


"My ICOMOS internship was an invaluable learning experience.  There can be no better way of studying the conservation theories and techniques of historic structures than to work side by side with expert engineers and architects on such historically significant sites.  I now have a better understanding of the relationship between the culture and history of the region and their correlation to the built environment."

Whitney Izor
2005 US/ICOMOS
Intern to Romania

 

This internship was funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding with additional support from private donors. 
The Transylvania Trust
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Whitney Izor's internship included work on the Reformed Church in Aiud, which is in the beginning stages of restoration, and also Banffy Palace (now the National Art Museum in Cluj-Napoca), which has been undergoing restoration for several years.  In Aiud, Whitney photodocumented the church and surveyed and measured the church organ.  At Banffy Palace, she completed detail drawings of all doors and windows within the palace and additional photo-documentation.

Whitney also had the opportunity to produce marketing materials for and participate in the 9th International Scientific Conference of Historic Structures.  She designed the book cover for the conference publication (ISBN 973-9377-41-6) and served as editor for the English text sections of the publication.  In addition, Whitney researched, organized, and designed the field survey guide for the conference day trip to historic restoration projects in Saschiz and Sighisoara.

 

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.