Forthcoming workshops are detailed below, please click on the workshop title for more details.
Resources from previous workshops are available for download here.
Workshop: ‘Historical Research and Heritage Conservation Cooperation in Ladakh’, 23rd August 2011.
Two workshops to celebrate the opening of the Central Asian Museum Leh (CAML),
21st of May and 23rd of August 2011, Central Asian Museum Leh, Ladakh.
The opening of the Central Asian Museum Leh is planned for Summer 2011. To celebrate its opening a workshop dedicated to historical research and heritage conservation in Ladakh is being organised. The idea is to bring together all actors (local and international) together to enhance cooperation. Various initiatives are being taken to document and protect the cultural heritage of Ladakh, and all actors could benefit from a greater communication. The Central Asian Museum Leh appears as a great opportunity for this. The event is organized in two distinct days:
• A first meeting in May (Saturday 21st) with all the actors present at that time in Ladakh so that everyone gets to know each other actions and plans.
• A second, more official meeting in August (Tuesday 23rd) right after the 15th conference of the International Association for Ladakh Studies so that international actors can take part. This workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss possible cooperations. If you have enquiries concerning this event please contact us at
If you wish to participate and present your work the deadline is 31st of April. If you wish to attend only please inform us before 15th of May and/or 15th of August. Please note that we have secured funding for both dates. We will offer tea and lunch. Unfortunately we cannot offer support for accommodation costs or flights.
The organisers:
Laurianne Bruneau, post-doctoral researcher, Centre for Archaeological Research on Indus-Baluchistan, Central and Eastern Asia, UMR 9993 of the CNRS, Paris;
André Alexander, co-director, Tibet Heritage Fund (THF), associate researcher, Berlin University of Technology;
Martin Vernier, independent scholar on Ladakhi archaeology and history, Switzerland;
Quentin Devers, Phd candidate in archaeology, EPHE, Paris.
Please note these workshops are not organised by the IALS but we are grateful that the CAML has coordinated their August 23rd date to coincide with the closing of the 15th IALS conference on August 22nd, 2011.
The IALS is keen to initiate smaller Ladakh-based Workshop events scheduled between the existing biennial conferences.
We are encouraging IALS members, especially non-Ladakhi members visiting Ladakh, to contact Sonam Wangchok and organise small informal events to share research findings, methodologies and approaches. The emphasis of these workshops is not only to present the results of research, but also illustrate how one finds those results. Inexperienced researchers and those who are new to working in Ladakh may find these sessions particularly beneficial.
To organise a Workshop event, or if you are interested in attending and you want to find out the current Workshop schedule, please email Sonam Wangchok
In addition to IALS Workshops, The Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF) organises talks on Himalayan heritage at the request of travel agents, hotels, group leaders and Students. IALS members are especially welcome to participate. Facilities include PowerPoint/digital projector, space for about 50-60 people with attached cafe and real Leh view. The audience will be mostly tourists and Ladakhi students.
IALS Workshops and The HCHF weekly programmes are administered by Sonam Wangchok, Ladakh Liaison Officer, International Association for Ladakh Studies (IALS)
Secretary, Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation(HCHF)
P.O.Box 105, Leh Ladakh 194101. J&K State, INDIA
Mobile:+9419218013
Email: sonam_sakya@yahoo.com
Lonpo House, Leh. Picture credit: Sonam Wangchok