As part of its ongoing efforts to preserve tangible heritage and enhance professional knowledge and practices in the conservation of archives and documents, the Palestinian Museum organised a specialised training course in paper restoration, hosted at the Museum’s conservation laboratories and supervised by restoration expert Safaa Al-Khatib.
In line with its vision to strengthen institutional capacities at the national level, the Museum invited several cultural and academic institutions to participate alongside its team, including the Municipality of Al-Bireh, the Palestinian National Library, the Birzeit University Museum, Al-Nadwa Cultural Centre – Hebron, the Municipality of Nablus, and Dar Al-Sabagh in Bethlehem. However, participants coming from outside the Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate faced difficulties reaching the Museum due to checkpoints and movement restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities.
This course constitutes an initial step in a series of specialised training programmes that will later expand to include the restoration of textiles and museum objects, thereby contributing to the development of advanced expertise among professionals working in this field. It also forms part of the Museum’s efforts to equip its laboratory as both a manual and mechanical Wet Lab, which applies water- and solution-based techniques for cleaning, conserving, and restoring artefacts.
The course was held within a broader project aimed at building a qualified national team capable of intervening during crises and emergencies, and contributing to the safeguarding of endangered heritage. It extended over ten training sessions between 23 September and 10 October 2025.
The course was made possible through the generous support of Mrs. Linda Jacobs via The Violet Jabara Charitable Trust, reaffirming the Museum’s commitment to investing in knowledge and developing specialised practices to protect Palestinian heritage and preserve its material memory.
