Arequipa Colonial Church Project, Peru

November 15, 2014

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Workshop participants in Arequipa, Peru, learn how to handle and inventory cultural objects in their Colonial period churches Workshop participants in Arequipa, Peru, learn how to handle and inventory cultural objects in their Colonial period churches
A U.S. Embassy initiative in cooperation with the Peruvian Ministry of Culture and the Archdiocese of Arequipa supported a three-day workshop on “Security and Preservation of Colonial Cultural Heritage Objects and Sites in Southern Peru,” held in Arequipa, Peru, on November 2014. 

More than 100 participants, including priests, nuns, and lay persons with responsibilities for the security and preservation of  their churches, monasteries, convents, and museums located in the three southern regions of the country received training in Peruvian and Church law for cultural heritage protection, physical security against theft, registration of cultural objects, and preparedness planning for earthquakes, fires, and other emergencies.

Learn more about the U.S. Department of State's Cultural Heritage Center.