2005—Cooperation and funding

Klimburg-Salter conducted the scientific inventory of the Hindukush collections assisted by Novotny. This work was supported by UNESCO Austria and UNESCO International, the Austrian Science Fund, and the University of Vienna. Working on the inventory also led to intense art historical research on the respective collections: various articles by Klimburg-Salter as well as a MA thesis on Fondukistan by Novotny.

In addition to contributing to the inventory of the Buddhist collections, the Western Himalaya Archive Vienna (WHAV) at the University of Vienna, which is part of the Research Platform CIRDIS and closely linked to the National Research Network CHWH (Austrian Science Fund S98), has been digitizing a large collection of historical slides on the art and archaeology of Afghanistan. The goal is eventually to integrate this database into a website at the Kabul Museum.

Since 2005, the Curatorial Capacity Building Program has been financed by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung, and the travel expenses of the Austrian professors have been financed through the Austrian Science Fund.