International Work

In 1977…Bernard Feilden… became director of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, moving to Rome where he was able to advise on many conservation projects throughout the world, including politically sensitive repairs to the El Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, for which he won the Aga Khan Award, and pursue his love of teaching.

He advised the Indian government on the structural state of the Taj Mahal; the Chinese government on the conservation of the Terracotta Army, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall; and New Zealand on the Wellington parliament buildings.

 

Extract from Obituary by Mark Nicholls 17 November 2008