Author Archives: francesca.melani

2020 March – Documentation Strategies in (Archaeological) Open-Air Museums

What’s an open-air museum? What is it for? How can it be preserved? Open-air museums are the faithful reconstruction of medieval villages. Starting from the discovery of (pre)history archaeological sites and architectural sources, experts and professionals are able to recreate … Continue reading


Remarkable outcomes for the REACH International Workshop on Rural Heritage

The last 26th November, the University of Granada, task leader of the Rural Heritage Pilot of the REACH project, held a Workshop on“Participatory Approaches for Territorial Cohesion”. Aim of the meeting was to investigate the value of participatory preservation of … Continue reading


EMOTIVE project’s survey on digital experiences in Cultural Heritage

EMOTIVE is a EU-funded research project that works from the premise that cultural sites are highly emotional places stimulating human connection and the interest for knowledge. From 2016-2019, the EMOTIVE consortium has researched, designed, developed and evaluated methods and tools … Continue reading


REACH Project Best Practices on Social Participation In Cultural Heritage

The Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Council of Europe, 2005) promotes a broader understanding of heritage in relation to communities and society, placing much emphasis on citizen participation. How can participation be done most effectively? … Continue reading


REACH project presented to the informative meeting of H2020 programme

Last Tuesday, Prof.José María Martín Civantos of the University of Granada, Task Leader of the REACH Rural Heritage Pilot, has participated in a briefing of the H2020 program entitled “Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies” organized by the Office of International … Continue reading


Hey Students! Get involve in Cultura Heritage!

TEMA+ European Territories Heritage and Development Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree programme, lunched a full day agenda of workshops, conferences, visits and debate on the theme of cultural heritage. The event  was organized by ELTE in cooperation with CEU (Central … Continue reading


ILUCIDARE Playground: Cracking the future of heritage

The ILUCIDARE project is happy to invite you to participate at this open initiative focused on sparking discussion, networking, international exchanges and innovation. All these that have an interest in CH and innovation can leave their contribute to the debate … Continue reading


Open Archives 5th Conference with ArchivCamp!

The opening of the Stasi Records was a unique act following the Peaceful Revolution of 1989 turning the archive into a role model for many post-dictatorial societies. With the enactment of the Stasi Records Act on January 2, 1992, citizens … Continue reading


Platforms On The Future Of Cultural Heritage: the contribute of the REACH Project

After the remarkable experiences and results reached in the framework  of the European Year of CH 2018, the European Commission proposes new challenges and opportunities of cohesion. In this general context the event of Prague comes up in the form … Continue reading


Participation and identity in heritage re-use in urban contexts

“URBAN AND HOUSING SYSTEMS UNDER PRESSURE: VARIETIES OF RESPONSES” This is the title of the Conference organized by the Metropolitan Research Institute of Budapest 27-29 September 2019. The conference aimed to identify policies and tools which can help to build … Continue reading