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The Written Cultural Heritage of Nepal

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Preserving the Written Cultural Heritage of Nepal

Nepal’s unique manuscript collections offer an invaluable account of the country’s rich cultural, religious, and historical heritage. However, the scarcity of appropriate storage facilities and the lasting impact of the 2015 earthquake have placed the collections under severe threat. This imminent danger urgently calls for preservation measures to prevent the further deterioration and loss of these treasures.

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Written Artefacts of Nepal

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22 November 2024|Nepal Project News

Written Artefacts of Nepal: Preservation and Documentation

A series consisting of 15 short videos by Bidur Bhattarai offers a brief and accessible introduction to Nepalese written artefacts.

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20 March 2024|Nepal Project News

Nepal Project Hands Over Digitised Documents to the National Archives

For decades, a German-Nepalese initiative captured thousands of manuscripts from Nepal’s written heritage on microfilm. Still, more than 20 years after the project's completion, the National Archives lacked access to some of the documents. With the help of CSMC, the gap has now been closed.

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27 November 2023|Nepal Project News

Nepalese Pupils Get to Know Manuscript Preservation Measures

During a one-day event on 24 November at the Āśā Archives in Kathmandu, pupils learned about preservation measures for written artefacts and digitisations techniques in an interactive and playful way.

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