The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) is a non-profit educational organization. We offer plenty of resources to people in the Historic Preservation field, such as:
- Helping you learn about academic programs around the country
- Offering career and internship opportunities to current students
- Providing grants and a syllabus bank to faculty members
And much more!
You can find out more information about who we are, what our mission is, and the dedicated staff that contributes to this mission below. Have a look around and take advantage of these free resources.
- Encouraging and assisting in the development and improvement of historic preservation education programs and endeavors in the United States and elsewhere
- Coordinating efforts related to preservation education with public and private organizations and interested individuals
- Facilitating the collection, exchange, and dissemination of information and ideas concerning preservation education
- Creating public awarenessof endeavors in preservation education
- The NCPE Guide to Academic Programs in Historic Preservation and Allied Fields is provided as a reference source to assist prospective students in identifying various historic preservation education degree programs in the United States.
- NCPE publishes the Preservation Education & Research (PER) journal. The mission of this peer-reviewed journal is to exchange and disseminate information concerning preservation education and research.
- NCPE sponsors internships, preservation conferences, and PreserveNet.
- Annual membership meetings are held in the fall, generally at the same location and time as the annual conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. A highpoint of each annual meeting is the dinner banquet at which NCPE members and guests honor an outstanding preservation educator with NCPE's James Marston Fitch Award.
- For more information of the National Council for Preservation Education, please contact the chair of the NCPE Executive Committee listed in the "NCPE Executive Committee" page under "About NCPE" in the menu bar.
NCPE Conference Part 1
Introduction and the historical basis for cultural property protection (Michael Tomlan)
NCPE Conference Part 2
Report on “Training in Cultural Property Protection: A Host Nation Perspective” conference held at Cornell University (Melissa Smith)
NCPE Conference Part 3
Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict (Laurie Rush)
- The NCPE Archives are housed at the Eastern Michigan University Library’s Special Collections in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- The public is encouraged to access the organizational records of NCPE or any of the other documents housed in the Historic Preservation Special Collection.
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