AiP Upcoming Adventures
Searching for an experience that combines exciting travel opportunities with learning new skills AND supporting a community initiative? Look no further! Our heritage preservation volunteer projects offer you a compelling combination of travel, education and adventure, topped with a healthy dose of cultural and architectural heritage conservation. Come, get your hands on history with Adventures in Preservation.
AiP Adventures AROUND THE GLOBE
2026 programs
Dates:
April 11-25, 2026
Woodland Conservation & Creation
Dunans Castle Woodlands
Glendaruel, Cowal Peninsula, Scotland
The beauty of Argyll is an inspiring canvas for AiP’s woodland conservation work at Dunans castle. Spring will see a major effort underway to plant native species and remove invasive plants used by landscapers in the Victorian era.
Walk the hillside cleared of commercial Sitka spruce two years ago, and learn from Charles Dixon Spain about his efforts to use the restoration of native woodlands in the fight against climate change, highlighting advances in ecological sustainability.
We’ll take the shortest ferry ride in Scotland to the Isle of Bute, visiting the remarkable home of the Stuarts with its beautiful gardens and grounds.
Dates:
May 19-30, 2026
Details & registration coming soon
Hands-On in Armenia
Kumayri Cultural Museum-Preserve
hIstoric City Center, Gyumri, Armenia
Archaeology Dig
Shirak region, Armenia
LONELY PLANET NAMES ARMENIA ONE OF TOP 25 TRAVEL DESTINATIONS!
Armenia offers you a wealth of experiences from ancient sites to scenic villages to classes with gifted artisans. AiP jammers have taken advantage of all Armenia has to offer, while applying hands-on skills to save architectural heritage and support Gyumri’s recovering economy.
A new adventure awaits you as we take on two new projects - an archaeology dig with the Museum of the Shirak region, and building conservation at the Museum of National Architecture and Urban Planning.
Join us as we dig into both Armenia’s ancient past & their amazing architecture.
Dates:
September 5-19, 2026
Details & Registration coming soon
Conservation at the Castle
Dunans Castle & Bridge
Glendaruel, Cowal Peninsual, Scotland
Argyll and the neighboring Hebrides are a striking backdrop for conservation work at Dunans castle. Great progress has been made on the Thomas Telford bridge with two arches completed. We are also approaching the time when we can begin conservation of the castle itself!
The next few months will determine whether we’ll be taking on the castle or the bridge in 2026. Check back, and you’ll be among the first to know.
Come and be part of this amazing undertaking!
Dates:
October 11-17, 2026
Details & Registration coming soon
Rosewell Ruin
Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester County, Virginia USA
Rosewell mansion in Gloucester County, Virginia built in 1725 was one of the largest American houses of the colonial period. In 1916 fire broke out destroying the mansion and leaving the current ruin.
Jammers will work with AiP’s long-time partner, the Fairfield Foundation, on a combination of masonry stabilization and archaeology. Volunteers like you will help reveal the lives of both the owners and the many enslaved Africans and African Americans who worked on the plantation as well as save remnants of this important era in American history.
This will be a memorable way to mark the 250th anniversary of the US.
All AiP Projects Begin With Suggestions From People Like You!
Nominate a Project
We welcome your requests regarding important historic buildings in need of conservation. Please provide as much information as possible about your building and proposed project as you fill in the form below.
In developing projects, we give priority to sites that:
Have historical significance to the community or country in which they are located
Need the assistance of volunteers to lower the cost of preservation work, which otherwise may not be able to proceed
Contribute to community sustainability
Provide a use after completion that benefits the community
Offer a valuable training experience.
We will review all project nominations and notify you that review is underway.