Iran and Italy: 60 Years of Collaboration on Cultural Heritage, Proceedings of the Workshop 17th November 2019, Iran National Museum, Tehran

The workshop “Iran and Italy: 60 Years of Collaborations on Cultural Heritage” was hold on 17th November 2019, at the Iran National Museum. In the framework of the workshop, eight presentations were selected, concerning the collaborations of longest duration, based on five thematical axes as follows: a) Iranian prehistoric archaeology; b) Iranian historical archaeology; c) Iranian Islamic archaeology; d) Interdisciplinary researches; e) Conservation and restoration activities. In parallel with the workshop, an exhibition was also organized from 17th to 30th November 2019, synthetically representing the results of all the mutual ac- tivities realized by the archaeologists and restorers of the two countries through 52 posters in Persian and Italian, accompanied by a rich selection of artefacts re- sulting from the joint activities at various sites. While the organization of the exhibition was an ideal opportunity for each of the researchers of both the countries to introduce the results of their own scientific efforts, one of the main aims of the workshop program was to provide a chance for discussion on the thematic axes, as well as a time for presenting the main col- laborative activities in the field of cultural heritage to other colleagues. Another aim of the workshop was emphasizing the positive aspects of mutual collaborations in achieving reliable scientific results. Common researches in various Iranian sites such as archaeological and restoration activities in the provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars and Isfahan are good examples to show how an accurate selection of the experts for realizing them could be important to gain brilliant results.