Kyoto City Heritage Buildings Conservation Technology Training Centre
The Centre was established to preserve techniques for restoring cultural properties and train conservation technicians to ensure that architectural monuments will be passed onto future generations, and to increase public awareness by publicising the efforts to conserve cultural properties. On the day of the tour, that happen during the ICOM's General Conference in Kyoto 2019, we listen to explanations about Japan’s traditional roofing methods and processes, and saw a demonstration of roofing using a model. | photos by Martin Grossmann, September 2019 | URL: https://www.kyoto-museums.jp/en/museum/east/3882/