In the 2012-2013 biennium, a development workshop will be organized to define the content and pedagogy of the various training activities to take place under this programme in the following years. The workshop will explore how to teach and articulate issues such as conservation principles and approaches, relevance of heritage conservation to the community, responsiveness to cultural and contextual specificities, sustainability of conservation decisions, and principles in the practice of decision-making. The workshop will also consider the value of intertwining various examples of living heritage or the possibility of dedicating specific training initiatives to specific cases, for example: religious heritage; urban heritage; contemporary art and architecture; intangible heritage; and cultural landscapes.  Particular attention will be given to the learning approaches and especially to the role and value of informal education in this context.

The workshop will span a period of 5-10 days and will take place at ICCROM. Participants will include partners in related ICCROM activities, in particular, from the CollaAsia network, the living heritage sites activities, Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), the Centre For Heritage Development In Africa (CHDA), and UNESCO.

updated on: 29 February, 2012