Wall-painting
research and identify historic wall-painting technologies used within the Tibetan cultural realm
train local restorers
help to preserve endangered historic wall-paintings
restore historic wall-paintings so that the needs of local Buddhist practitioners can be met while also adhering to international practices of distinguishability and reversability
The program is carried out in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (TFH) (thanks to Prof. Meinhard Landmann and Suzy Hesse), German restorers Christine and Patrick Jürgens and Romanian restorer Anca Nicolaescu. Uli Eltgen and Ute Griesser have in the past also been involved.
Currently THF has five trainees, in Ladakh Yangchen Dolma, Skarma Lotus and Samsten; and in Qinghai Ms Choekyi and Shardruktso. Two of the Ladakhi students have spent three months at the Erfurt University (TFH) in 2007, learning how to work with tools and technologies in the conservation laboratories.
Current and recently completed THF wall-painting conservation projects include the Leh Guru Lhakhang (2004-2005), the Leh Red Maitreya Temple (2005-2008) and the Alchi Tsatsapuri Temple (2006-on-going) in Ladakh, the Achung Namdzong cave temple (2005-2006) and Ragya Monastery's Gyupa Dratsang (2003-2006) in Qinghai. Patrick Jürgens has prepared a summary report of the 2008 intervention in Alchi Tsatsapuri

A new project is the conservation of the wall-paintings in the Amdo Serkhang monastery.
Christine Jürgens has also prepared a toolkit
