News on the Cultural Heritage Justice side of things could not have hit closer to home this week. Understandably debates raged again about cultural repatriation and the responsibilities of galleries and museums. Look forward to writing and unpacking this piece of news in my upcoming blogs.
Also just announced from Heritage NSW Blue Plaques, “Behind every plaque, there is a story.”
The NSW Government Blue Plaques initiative, modelled on a similar program in the UK, promotes connection to – and engagement with – key places, people and stories.
I will be making enquiries as to how community groups can engage and will let you know in my follow-up posts in http://Heritage Connections
https://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/celebrate/love-your-local-heritage/blue-plaques-nsw/
It’s the Olympics, so indulge outside of sport and gold medals and look at the excitement of the Built Environment. Japan is a city of so much culture, but the present world pandemic has not allowed this country to be appreciated whilst it sits on the world stage. I feel that we can share just a little of some fantastic public art created for the Olympics
World Heritage Committee inscribes four cultural and one natural site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List Check them Out
The new cultural sites are Italy, Slovenia, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, and the natural area inscribed in Ivindo National Park in Gabon. The World Heritage Committee also approved an extension to the existing World Heritage site of Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe. Again a very European focus is something I will discuss when will look at equity in Cultural Heritage Justice BLOGS
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2320
What happens when a site loses its World Heritage Listing status and why?
Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004 and on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2012 following concerns about the proposed development of Liverpool Waters. The project has since gone ahead, as has other developments both inside the site and in its buffer zone. The Committee considers that these constructions are detrimental to the site’s authenticity and integrity.
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2314
This news out of Liverpool was picked up with an interesting opinion piece in SMH Heritage news by Donna Davis.
I will have a BLOG piece on the world Heritage Endangered List in an upcoming Blog in Cultural Heritage Justice. I will be looking at why the cumulative creep effects into buffer zones should always be considered carefully for Heritage Consultants.
The Old (New) Acropolis Museum
What a positive outcome, and to view the significant conservation as it happens on a World Heritage Site. When I implemented the Parthenon Project 2007, the prototype conservation work was what I wanted to showcase in that exhibition.
It was not just about intense pride, but that Greece is really top of the world for heritage conservation standards. This, with digital technology, really does exemplify the possibilities for small museums and gallery spaces. Must visit on my return or epistorfi
https://greekreporter.com/2015/01/17/greek-culture-ministry-plans-to-reopen-old-acropolis-museum/
Winners of the 2021 European Award for Architectural Heritage Intervention Announced
And for me, I really can not get past this winner in Spain, the way it has made a public space within these constricted parameters and to capture the essence of heritage is really a standout of possibilities that exist
Sensitive Heritage Restoration in Spain in the Tower-Castle of Espioca Restoration that screams elegance and captures the Burra Charter Precautionary principle
“do as much as necessary to care for the place and make it usable, but otherwise, change it as little as possible so that its cultural significance is retained.”
View the entire project here and all 22 Photos by Photographs: Milena Villalba
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