Author: heritage21
Conservation and Conflict: Protecting Cultural Heritage
Claims of historical inaccuracy surrounded the 2014 release of “the Monuments Men” movie directed by and starring George Clooney. The...
Read moreWho Makes Decisions about Heritage?
Fig 1 – Demolished heritage item in the foreground – Liverpool (NSW) Australia Who makes decisions about heritage at federal,...
Read moreHeritage, Gentrification, Urbanisation & Tourism
Historic conservation, writes Regina Bures (see reference below), is frequently associated with gentrification: the incursion of middle-class "gentry" on an...
Read moreNew Ways of Assessing Heritage Impact
The system we use today in NSW and Australia generally to assess heritage impact is limited and perhaps slightly old...
Read moreHeritage is indicative of truths as they emerge from contemporary practice
How often is it said that we view the past through our own eyes. Here we are in 2018 viewing...
Read moreIs Heritage Chauvinistic?
David Lowenthal writes that heritage betokens interest in manifold legacies – family history, familiar landmarks, historic buildings, art and antiques,...
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