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US to donate $65, 200 to Ethnographic Museum
Belgrade,
8 December 2010
Minister of Culture Nebojsa Bradic and US Ambassador to Serbia Mary Warlick visited today the Ethnographic Museum to which Warlick delivered a $65, 200 grant intended for the change of roof that is 75 years old.
Author:
Fonet
Speaking at a press conference occasioned by the grant from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), Bradic thanked the US Embassy for granting this very important donation to the Ethnographic Museum and recalled that this museum was flooded one year and a half ago.
Warlick specified that this donation comes from a fund that aims at preserving cultural heritage and specified that in the last 10 years, since its foundation, AFCP supported more than 640 projects in over 100 countries with $26 million.
She underlined that AFCP has assisted six projects in Serbia so far – restoration of the roof of Church Saint Ana in Bela Crkva, restoration of frescoes in the Studenica monastery and preservation of the Romanian Amphitheatre at Viminacium archaeological site.
AFCP also set aside funds for restoration of Mekteba elementary school and Altum Alem mosque in Novi Pazar, renovation of the façade of the memorial school in Orasac and reconstruction of roof of the monastery in Rakovica, Warlick added. The donations from the Ambassadors Fund show the depth of America’s respect for cultural treasure of other countries, Warlick said and voiced hope that the cooperation between Serbia and the US on preservation of national riches will be continued and will witness the friendship between the peoples of Serbia and the US.
Museum Director Vilma Niskanovic thanked the US, the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Stari Grad for financial assistance and stated that replacement of the roof will begin when weather conditions permit it, most likely in late March, and should not last longer than three to four months.
She underlined that the Ethnographic Museum will remain open to visitors all the time.
Warlick specified that this donation comes from a fund that aims at preserving cultural heritage and specified that in the last 10 years, since its foundation, AFCP supported more than 640 projects in over 100 countries with $26 million.
She underlined that AFCP has assisted six projects in Serbia so far – restoration of the roof of Church Saint Ana in Bela Crkva, restoration of frescoes in the Studenica monastery and preservation of the Romanian Amphitheatre at Viminacium archaeological site.
AFCP also set aside funds for restoration of Mekteba elementary school and Altum Alem mosque in Novi Pazar, renovation of the façade of the memorial school in Orasac and reconstruction of roof of the monastery in Rakovica, Warlick added. The donations from the Ambassadors Fund show the depth of America’s respect for cultural treasure of other countries, Warlick said and voiced hope that the cooperation between Serbia and the US on preservation of national riches will be continued and will witness the friendship between the peoples of Serbia and the US.
Museum Director Vilma Niskanovic thanked the US, the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Stari Grad for financial assistance and stated that replacement of the roof will begin when weather conditions permit it, most likely in late March, and should not last longer than three to four months.
She underlined that the Ethnographic Museum will remain open to visitors all the time.
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