Publicomos

Réf.

42746

Type

article

Titre

Conservation and heritage as future-making

Langues

English

Auteurs

Holtorf, Cornelius

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

01/2018

Pagination de section

1-13

Titre de la revue

ICOMOS University Forum

ISSN

2616-6968

Mots-clés

management of cultural heritage / heritage at risk / destruction of cultural heritage / reconstruction / theory of conservation / theory of restoration / presentation / cultural significance / social aspects / values / social changes / history / doctrine / economic aspects / education

Résumé en anglais

The logic of the conservation paradigm ignores that natural and historic processes of change and transformation are the origin and driver of human civilization and heritage on Earth, not their enemy. As all human actions necessarily contribute to the human legacy, even the destruction of parts of the existing cultural heritage contributes to contemporary future-making and will inform future generations’ understandings of their past. The future should be seen as a process of continuing transformation and change which we cannot always steer but to which we can adapt; it does not only harbour risks but also opportunities. The most important question is not how much, and which heritage of any one period may or may not survive into the future but what legacy, which we construct and leave behind, will come to benefit future generations the most. Heritage conservation and any decisions about reconstruction must be informed by the question of what we want the heritage to do in, and to society in order to create specific benefits for present and future generations.

Document joint

6_Holtorf.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)