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Conference. The “invention” of heritage: contradictions and possibilities

  • Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century

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Date and time

  • Wednesday, July 30, 2025
  • 11:45 - 13:00

Place of celebration

La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space

  • Pl. Del Adelantado, 3
    38201, San Cristóbal de la Laguna

Description

The concept of heritage is historically linked to a specific context and is neither a universal nor a neutral category. To apply it today to the broadest possible range of phenomena, it is essential to remember and interpret both the establishment of the idea of ​​heritage and the most significant stages of its institutional and intellectual development. The ultimate paradox of a constructive approach to analyzing heritage can be expressed in a simple statement: heritage is never inherited; rather, it must be built.

Speakers

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Michael Jakob

Professor of History and Landscape Theory at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture of the Italian Università della Svizzera.

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