INTACH Heritage Academy
INTACH Heritage Academy, formerly Centre for Conservation Training and Capacity Building, is envisioned to be a centre of excellence for training, research and capacity building relating to cultural and natural heritage in India. The Academy aims to strengthen the implementation of the mission and objectives of INTACH across the sub-continent, and in the wider international context. It is the first-of-its-kind in the country, running programmes for training and capacity building in all aspects of heritage conservation and management. The academy aims to further research to develop a critical understanding of complexities and issues related to heritage. The Academy is based at the INTACH headquarters in Delhi and complements the initiatives and activities taken up by other Divisions and Centres run by INTACH.
IHA VISION
“to be foremost repository of the nation’s rich and diverse, art, cultural, architectural and natural heritage and to conserve our heritage with the objective of sharing and disseminating this knowledge to create a greater awareness among the people and the future generations of their legacy.”
Objectives of IHA
Encourage capacity building by developing skills through training programmes;
Encourage and support a wide range of research, taking advantage of the strong multidisciplinary ethos at INTACH;
Offer special courses on conservation and management of cultural heritage places;
Complement the initiatives and activities taken up by technical divisions and chapters of INTACH; and
Connect the training and capacity buildings needs and potentials across the divisions and chapters of INTACH.
FOCUS AREAS
IHA focuses on the training needs and capacity-building potentials of conservation specialists’ academic institutions authorities, departments and organizations (Government and Non-government) craftspeople and the general public and communities. The inter-disciplinary nature of courses and programmes offered by the Academy encourages a wide range of participants from within the sub-continent and overseas. The Academy works in tandem with other divisions, units, centres and chapters set up by INTACH and respond to national, regional and local needs, concerns and potentials.