Unique specialist conservation kultnaslediya arrives in Vladivostok from U.S.

March 17 in the Far East comes Amy Ballard (Amy Ballard), Senior Smithsonian on Historic Preservation (Washington, DC).

Amy Ballard will hold presentations, meetings and discussions with scholars, government officials, artists and art Vladivostok and Khabarovsk to share experiences on how to preserve the cultural heritage in the modern dynamic city.

"The Smithsonian Institution is not only the world's largest museum complex, includes 19 museums, but also a powerful educational and scientific organization of - Says the U.S. Consul General in Vladivostok Sylvia Curran. - The composition of the Smithsonian Institution includes nine research centers. Amy Ballard is one of the leading specialist of conservation of the architectural and historical heritage, and has vast experience in this area - from exhibitions to the expertise of design and construction projects. "

Amy Ballard knowledge demand in Russia. It cooperates with the Russian Society of monuments of history and culture in an international program with St. Petersburg, as well as an advisory role in several joint exhibitions and research projects. The Russian side noted American expert merit medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg", and in 2009 won a scholarship Amy Ballard Foundation. DS Likhachev.

"The visit of Amy Ballard became possible thanks to the cooperation with the administration of the U.S. Consulate General of Primorsky Krai and Khabarovsk Krai Government, - Sylvia Curran said Genkosnul - I think that the meetings and discussions Amy Ballard with experts and the public in the region will give a new impetus to the development of cultural relations between Russia and the United States in the Far East. "