Projects

With discussions about wrong street names, controversial statues or loaded colonial objects, sensitive heritage has a high topical value. It is not easy to handle this for cultural heritage institutions. The aim of the project is (1) to develop a REference Framework for dealing with Sensitive HERitage (REFSHER framework) that (2) can be applied in the collection presentation and public activities of heritage institutions so that their effects ...

The goal of the project is (1) the development of a Frame of Reference for dealing with Sensitive Heritage (REGER-Frame) that is (2) concretely implemented in the public display and outreach programmes of heritage institutions, and, (3) to give an incentive for a structural sustainable inclusion of the REGER-frame in heritage and education networks. The impact of and the potential of the reactions against the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020-2021 on ...

CHEurope focuses on developing a new integrated theoretical and methodological framework to enhance the academic and professional training and open future job opportunities in cultural heritage preservation, management and promotion. Heritage has commonly been perceived through its contingent relationship to other areas, preventing it to be considered as a 'legitimate' scientific discipline. Moreover, research and practice in this field are ...

Cultural heritage is a powerful instrument because different perspectives can play a role. In addition also the perspectives of forgotten social (etnic-cultural) groups can be discussed and so (super)diversity gets a voice. Heritage could become as though many-voiced. This opportunity is nowadays usually underestimated or underutilized. In this case multiperspectivity points to a substantively approach. In the content of heritage education this ...

The history of Bagamoyo, dates as far back as 18th century, when Bagamoyo was under the control of the Shomvi diwans. This is a term used to describe wealthy ruling class of businessmen at that time. Bagamoyo came under the rule of Sultan Majid of Zanzibar from 1856 to 1870. Three historic architectural styles have been identified in Bagamoyo, namely Islamic architecture, Swahili-Islamic Architecture, and Hybrid Architecture. But up to 1900 Its ...

The project will gather, analyse, consolidate and disseminate the existing data on the impact of cultural heritage on society and the economy. It will result in an European mapping of the evidence‐based research that has already been carried out at various levels. It aims to raise greater awareness on the multiple benefits of cultural heritage and present policy recommendations for tapping into the full potential of heritage. 1/ the different ...

This project aims to produce a first inventory of academic heritage in Flanders, as a basis for the foundation of a Flemish Interuniversity Platform for Academic Heritage. This platform will have a stimulating and advisory role in heritage policies concerning conservation and outreach. Its actions will be informed by professional expertise and with the support of a broad network of participants. The results of the project will include: (1) A ...

This research project aims to address the challenges of modernist post-war housing estates in Flanders, more specifically the urban settlements and high-rise estates constructed according to Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM) principles, whose initial ambitions have undergone a critical shift in meaning. A considerable number of these sites are threatened with demolition because they are in poor (technical and social) ...