Jonah X Projects is a not-for-profit dedicated to the exploration, restoration, and promotion of heritage, art and culture IN SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD.
Jonah x projects focuses on key sites which represent our shared humanity. our projects are not dry academic works but are specifically designed to help the living.
We believe that art and cultural heritage can heal at individual, community and national levels.
we use the past to engage with the present and build a better future.
we seek out stories that unite us all.
Sheikh Nayf Raad al Nayf, the guardian of Hatra, with his eldest son, the future guardian. (c) Emily Garthwaite.
Some of our current projects:
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Jonah X Blue
A project to recreate the ultramarine paint that brightened the Rennaisance and create jobs for women in remote areas of Afghanistan.
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Jonah X WHITE HELMETS
Jonah X Projects teamed up with The White Helmets to protect Syrian Heritage: surveying principal sites, protecting museums, and engaging local communities.
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Jonah X Guldara
A 2000 year-old Buddhist stupa just outside of Kabul, Afghanistan. Guldara is a fusion of local Buddhist architecture with Classical influences.
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Jonah x sulaymaniyah
Supporting the Sulaymaniyah Museum to catalog and conserve their artefacts rescued from the black market.
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Jonah X Space
Collecting wisdom and practices across the faiths from women and men living in small, isolated religious communities.
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Jonah x origins
An investigation into how cave environments altered the perceptions of Palaeolithic artists.