Environment and Cultural Heritage: Funding opportunities from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU)

How can cultural heritage be preserved sustainably whilst reducing environmental and health risks? Constanze Fuhrmann from the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) presents the funding theme ‘Environment and Cultural Heritage’ and highlights the projects the DBU supports in the fields of restoration and heritage conservation. The focus is on key funding priorities such as sustainability, climate adaptation, digitalisation and education for sustainable development. Funding opportunities and procedures are presented using selected practical examples.

www.dbu.de/foerderung/projektfoerderung/foerderthemen/umwelt-und-kulturguter/

Particular attention is paid to the management of hazardous substances in art and cultural heritage. Dr Elise Spiegel from Care for Art presents the DBU-funded MUSA project, which enables digital hazardous substance management for museums, libraries and archives. The system combines sampling and laboratory analysis with digital evaluation and helps institutions to identify health risks and devise appropriate protective measures.

www.dbu.de/projektdatenbank/37897-01/

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