Thank you, AEF!

Peter Lacovara

We are very grateful to  have sponsorship again from the American Research Center in Egypt’s Antiquities Endowment Fund for conservation work in the King’s Palace at Malqata. This important program was founded with resources from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as allocated by the U.S. Congress. ARCE’s Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF) supports the conservation, preservation and documentation of Egypt’s cultural heritage and the dissemination of knowledge about that heritage.

The Antiquities Endowment Fund awards one-year grants for projects that center on the conservation, preservation and documentation needs of Egypt’s antiquities. The projects supported by the AEF involve conservation or protection of sites, buildings or objects with the participation of conservators or other appropriate specialists. Other projects include the training of conservators and students, and the production of publications and presentations to share knowledge of Egypt’s cultural heritage.

With so many sites in Egypt needing conservation attention, the AEF is an incredibly important resource in supplying urgently needed support for archaeological sites, historic structures and artifacts that require timely intervention to ensure their preservation for future generations. To see some other projects funded by the AEF see:

http://www.arce.org/expeditions/projects