Since the US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program was created in 1984, nearly 600 young preservation professionals and over 70 countries have participated in this program.  The aim of the program is to promote an understanding of international preservation policies, methods and techniques and to enable interns to make professional contacts and to form personal friendships that will ensure a continuing dialogue between countries.

The program began with a one-time exchange between US/ICOMOS and ICOMOS United Kingdom.  It since has expanded to involve between 20 and 30 young preservation professionals each year. US/ICOMOS is always looking for preservation organizations both in the U.S. and abroad to host interns and participate in this exciting program of cultural exchange. The program is made possible through generous grants from many U.S. foundations, government agencies and individual contributors, and ICOMOS National Committees of participating countries.

Visit the following links for more information on the US/ICOMOS International Exchange Program in Historic Preservation.

2008 Program Overview

Scroll down to learn about the history of the US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchanges.

U.S. Host Organizations

• National Park Service
  • HABS/HAER/HALS (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey)
  • Independence National Historical Park (PA)
  • Lowell National Historical Park (MA)
  • Historic Architecture Office (DC)
  • Columbia Cascade Support Office (WA)
  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Office (PA)
  • Alaska Regional Office (AK)
  • National Capital Region (DC)
  • National Capital Area System Support Office (DC)
  • Intermountain Cultural Resources Office (CO)
  • Rocky Mountain Regional Office (CO)
  • Preservation Assistance Division (DC)
  • Southwest Regional Office (NM)
  • San Antonio Missions National Historic Park (TX)
  • Denver Service Center (CO)
  • Presidio Planning Team (CA)
  • The Presidio Trust (CA)
  • El Morro National Monument (NM)
  • Applied Archaeology Center (DC)
  • Pecos National Historic Park and the Lake Mead National Recreational Area (AZ)
  • Fort Davis National Monument (TX)
  • Frederick Douglas National Historic Site (DC)
  • Gettysburg National Military Park (PA)
  • Fort Union National Monument (NM)
  • Mesa Verde National Park (CO)
  • Channel Islands National Park (CA)
  • Cape Hatteras National Seashore (NC)
• Williamsport Preservation Training Center (WV)
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (LA)
• General Services Administration, Center for Historic Buildings (DC)
• Non-Profit Organizations and Educational Institutions
  • Historic Charleston Foundation (SC)
  • Cornerstones Community Partnerships (NM)
  • Dayton Society of National History (OH)
  • Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (IN)
  • Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (VA)
  • Savannah College of Art & Design (GA)
  • New York Landmarks Conservancy (NY)
  • Trinity Boston Preservation Trust, Boston (MA)
  • Tudor Place Foundation (DC)
  • Sage Memorial Hospital/Historic Ganado Mission (AZ)
  • Inspired Partnerships of Chicago (IL)
  • Henry Ford Museum (MI)
• State Organizations
  • Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology (IN)
  • Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology at West Virginia University (WV)
  • Jekyll Island Museum, Jekyll Island (GA)
  • Massachusetts Department of Environment (MA)
  • Northwestern State University of Louisiana (LA)
• Private Firms
  • Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Inc. of Chicago (IL)

International Host Organizations

• Australia
  • Aboriginal Heriage Division, National Parks & Wildlife Service
  • Australia Heritage Commission, Canberra
  • National Parks & Wildlife Service, New South Wales
• Austria
  • Bundesdenkmalamt, Vienna
• Belgium
  • Ename Center, East Flanders
• Bulgaria
  • National Institute of Monuments of Culture, Sofia
  • ICOMOS Bulgaria National Committee
• Chile
  • CONPAL
• China
  • Shanghai Landscape Architecture Design Institute
• Croatia
  • Mediterranean Centre for the Built Heritagem Split
• Cuba
  • Centro Nacional de Conservacion, Restauracion y Museologia (CENCREM)
• Ecuador
  • ICOMOS Ecuador National Committee
• France
  • ICOMOS Documentation Centre
• Georgia
  • ICOMOS Georgia National Committee
• Germany
  • ICOMOS Federal Republic of Germany
• Ghana
  • Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, Cape Coast
  • Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust
  • ICOMOS Ghana
  • Municipality of Cape Coast
• Hungary
  • Institute of Historic Monuments, Mad
  • Orszagos Muemleki Felugyloseg, Miscolc
• India
  • Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)
• Israel
  • ICOMOS Israel
• Italy
  • ICCROM, Rome
• Jordan
  • American Center for Oriental Research
  • Hashemite University of Jordan
  • Petra National Park
• Lithuania
  • Institute for Monuments Restoration
• Malta
  • Ministry of the Environment
• Pakistan
  • Conservation and Rehabilitation Center, Lahore
• Philippines
  • Heritage Conservation Society, Manila
• Poland
  • Board of Historical Gardens and Palaces, Osmolice (outside Lublin)
  • Centre for the Preservation of Historic Landscapes, Leknica
  • National Center for Research and Documentation
• Portugal
  • Coa Valley Archaeological Park
• Romania
  • Transylvania Trust Foundation
• Russia
  • Russian Union of Youth (Moscow and Yaroslavl)
  • Petropavloski slobada, Yaroslavl
• Slovakia
  • Institute of Monuments, regional office in Banska Stiavnica
  • Academia Istropolitana Nova
• South Africa
  • Northern Cape Provincial Department of Sport, Arts, & Culture
  • REHaBCO
• Soviet Union
  • ICOMOS Soviet Union
  • I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, Leningrad
  • Spetsproyectrestavratsiya Institute (Restoration Institute), Moscow
• Turkey
  • National Palaces Organization
  • United Nations Habitat II (City Summit)
  • Yildiz Technical University
  • ICOMOS Turkey
• United Kingdom
  • The National Trust for England
  • The National Trust for Scotland
  • Essex County Council Planning Department
  • British Historic Buildings Trust
  • Buildings at Risk Trust
  • SAVE Britain's Heritage
  • English Heritage
  • The Georgian Group, Ltd.
  • Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust
  • Ironbridge Gorge Museum
  • Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
  • Peak National Park
  • The Calne Project
  • Brecon Beacons National Park
  • Vernacular Buildings Survey
  • Cornwall County Council
  • Museum of London
  • National Heritage Memorial Fund
  • Cadw-Welsh Historic Monuments
  • Joint Committee, National Amenity Societies and the Countryside Commission
  • British Historic Buildings Trust
  • Corporation of the City of London
  • Royal Commission on Historical Monuments

Sponsors and Funders (since 2001)

In addition to the U.S. and International Host Organizations listed above, numerous foundations and individuals have generously contributed funds to support the US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program.  The following list of benefactors and donors have contributed to the program since 2001.

Benefactors

• Dorothy-Ann Foundation
• Keepers Preservation Education Fund
• The Marpat Foundation
• The Royal Oak Foundation
• Samuel H. Kress Foundation
• Trust for Mutual Understanding
• U.S. State Department, National Science Academies

Donors (*indicates former intern)