Our Mission
Our Mission
Connecting people and preservation through enriching experiential programs that safeguard heritage and foster community sustainability.
IN ACTION
Adventures in Preservation connects volunteers with communities globally to preserve cultural heritage through hands-on conservation of historic structures. Together we protect knowledge and stories from the past while building new bonds between people and place.
oUR STORY
Adventures in Preservation was founded in 2001 by two women with a great love of historic buildings and a strong desire to travel and understand the world. Work started on several sites in the US, and as word spread, requests for help began to pour in from around the world. This underscored the great potential of using volunteers to restore historic buildings.
We have been leading volunteer preservation projects for 25 years. We are passionate about saving the world's architectural heritage, which em-bodies the history, culture and natural materials of each region. With the help of our hands-on volunteers, communities are able to take on preser-vation projects that might otherwise be impossible.
AiP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that carefully vets our projects so that they meet specific requirements.
Community members nominate building conservation projects
We evaluate feasibility, community benefit and impact
Volunteers come to work collaboratively with local partners
Hands-on preservation happens on the ground
Preservation + Archaeology
Preservation projects focus on the conservation of a building and its original materials. Information is often limited on the details of what living or working in the building entailed. By adding archaeology to the project, artifacts can be recovered that add a wealth of information about the building’s life over the years. Partnerships between preservation and archaeology have been found to not only increase knowledge about the site, but to also increase public engagement.
AiP has taken advantage of such collaborations since 2009, first with the Fairfield Foundation of Virginia and most recently with the Shirak Museum of Archaeology in Armenia. We will continue to take advantage of these opportunities to provide you with an even more enhanced experience.