Join us for a lecture at the British Museum where 65-years expert Kazuko Satō will present on the craft of Japanese paper textiles. Kazuko's knowledge features in Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran’s EMKP project documenting Japanese paper clothing. Event details: ow.ly/LGyZ50RSJTl

Reminder! School of Advanced Study, University of London is inviting contributions for the 2025 ‘Born-Digital Collections, Archives and Memory’ Conference, organised jointly by EMKP, University of London, British Library, and Aarhus Universitet Deadline: 7th June 2024 For more info & to apply: ow.ly/QoFh50RSRIM

The next issue of the EMKP #newsletter is here! Packed inside are updates about changes to the team, features on the work of our grantees, and new releases to EMKP digital repository! Click here to read: ow.ly/1fUe50S9AFu And don't forget to #subscribe!

This issue of our #newsletter features an article by Rachel Tough, who explores the #nostalgia of sign painting in Ho Chi Minh City, #Vietnam, and how a boom in retro-themed cafés and markets have encouraged interest in this #endangered practice. Link: emkp.org/newsletter/

These colourful images come from Linda McIntosh’s EMKP project with the Alurung who live in the Alor Regency, Indonesia. Dyeing with indigo or morinda takes eight or more months, meaning a traditional garment can take 1.5 or 2 years to complete! Project: emkp.org/colours-from-t…

Marie-Annick Moreau (UCL Anthropology)is documenting woven fish traps of the Ndengereko who live near the Rufiji River of #Tanzania. As woven fish traps are one of the few physical manifestations of Ndengereko #culture, we are reminded of the urgency to preserve this #knowledge.

EMKP grantee Adil Iqbal Adil Iqbal 🇵🇸 has recently published an article on Garland Magazine about his project 'Documenting #Shu from the mountainous regions of #Chitral', and the #weaver's resistance to #climatechange. A must-read! garlandmag.com/article/chitra…

Today’s #projectspotlight features the work of Christine Samy and John Hanna who have been documenting the #endangered palm #weaving practices of the #Coptic communities in #Egypt. Check out these #palm woven creations! Project page: emkp.org/palm-weaving-a…

EMKP is hiring! If you have a background in #DigitalHeritage and are interested in the preservation of #materialknowledge, we would love to hear from you! We are looking for an experienced #DigitalCurator to join the team. Deadline to apply - 08/07/24 - ow.ly/ngTn50SoZY5

This week’s #projectspotlight features Freda Nkirote M’Mbogori’s #EMKP project which documents the #handcrafted water, milk and living containers of the #nomadic Gabra and Borana people of Northern #Kenya and Southern #Ethiopia. Learn more here: ow.ly/qTpZ50Sr5Cy

Final Reminder! Last days to apply for the role of EMKP: Project Curator Digital at the British Museum! If you have experience with Digital Collections and Repositories we want to hear from you! Deadline 8th of July: tinyurl.com/yc66abrm

It’s #fashionday today, and we are celebrating the incredible #textile production techniques and #knowledge that span across the programme! Cai, Yunci (2024). Linangkit. McIntosh, Linda. (2023) Weaving Selendang. Pearson, Kristen. (2023) Interview outside.

Last week EMKP visited the #EconomicBotany Collections at Kew Gardens! Big thanks to Mark Nesbitt (Mark Nesbitt), EMKP Panel member and Senior Research Leader for Interdisciplinary Research and Curator of the collection, and Gayathri Anand, Collections and Database Officer!

Big day! Our little chhot boat has begun its journey from Dihimondalghat to #India's new NMHC maritime museum in Lothal, Gujarat—its final destination. Thx to Mondal family builders, Swarup Bhattacharyya, @sail_with_the_sinbad and funders Endangered Material Knowledge Programme. #archaeology #boats #heritage

Did you know that our EMKP Repository is #OpenAccess? The pictures below are taken from three EMKP projects. For #WorldWideWebDay, join us to celebrate how the web connects researchers, communities and knowledge worldwide! emkp.org/emkp-completed…

It's #IndigenousPeoplesDay, and we're celebrating some of the communities we work with across the globe! These images display endangered material practices from #Vanuatu, #Brazil, #Nigeria, and #Malaysia. #Anthropology #Photography #Culturalheritage

We are sad to announce that Dr Ceri Ashley, Head of the EMKP, will soon be stepping down from her role. She has done a terrific job managing the programme and we will greatly miss her! On this note, we seek an excellent candidate to head up the EMKP: ow.ly/kp1650SYRtY

These images from Juan Robles' project document the material and social structure of water mobilisation and regulation (‘foggara’) in the Sahara Desert, Algeria. Foggara ensures that the oasis and palm groves within the Sahara receive water, producing dates of excellent quality.

📢 Announcing the 2024 Cohort of projects! This year EMKP has awarded 25 new grants, bringing the total of projects to over 💯in 55 countries! Thanks to everybody who applied and congratulations to the successful teams. Read all about the projects here: ow.ly/3CkA50TeBMR

Issue 3 of our Newsletter is here! This issue features the new 2024 EMKP projects, a piece by Marie-Annick Moreau on women fishers in Tanzania & the newest repository upload, Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya's project on dry-stone masonry, Zimbabwe. Read here: ow.ly/PJlA50Thiyf..