All over Europe, dissonant heritage of the 20th century is under discussion. The Online Forum offers the space to talk and have an exchange about integrated approaches to the dissonant heritage in smaller towns and remote areas: How can integrated approaches develop the potential of dissonant heritage sites for society, for tourism and for urban and regional development and make it usable in the long term, e.g. as places of local civic participation and democracy building? Current nationalist narratives, post-colonial and provenance debates prove the relevance of actively dealing with dissonant heritage in Europe, e.g. from totalitarian regimes, wars and conflicts. A working group of European experts, which has been working intensively on the topic since 2020 as part of the Urban Agenda for the EU, will present and reflect on its results and strategic recommendations. The event aims to raise attention for European networks and associations and offers them the possibility to connect and expand. A market place will offer opportunities for exchange and networking on good practice experiences (e.g. on funding for dissonant heritage), the search for partners and ideas for cooperation.
Programme
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Urban Agenda Knowledge sharing
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Jörg Haspel, Chairman, Board of Trustees, German Foundation of Monument Protection
13:30 Welcome
Prof. Dr. Jörg Haspel, Chairman, Board of Trustees, German Foundation of Monument Protection
Klara Geywitz, Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building
13:50 Introduction: The Project Framework
Birgit Kann, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development
Jan Schultheiß, Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building
14:00 Status quo: How can integrated approaches help to develop the potentials of Europe's dissonant heritage?
Dr. Petra Potz, location3
Nils Scheffler, Urban Expert
14:30 Zoom in: "Heritage Dissonance & Adaptive Reuse"
Tsjalling Wierdsma, City of Amsterdam, Dutch Federation of Cultural Heritage Cities
Dora Ivanova, Buzludzha Project Foundation
William Blair, National Museums Northern Ireland
14:55 Dissonant Heritage sites in focus: Case Studies
Mathieu de Meyer, Atlantikwall Europe / Atlantikwall Raversyde
John Patrick Leech, Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes in Europe's Urban Memory (ATRIUM)
15:30 BreakWORKING15:40
Dissonant Heritage sites in focus: Case Studies
Dr. Riin Alatalu, ICOMOS International Council of Monuments and Sites
Ivo Pejaković, Jasenovac Memorial Site
Next steps: How to implement the recommendations for integrated Approaches to
Dissonant Heritage into practice?
Prof. Dr. Jörg Haspel, Chairman, Board of Trustees, German Foundation of Monument Protection
with all contributors
17:00 Official End
Prof. Dr. Jörg Haspel, Chairman, Board of Trustees, German Foundation of Monument Protection
17:05 Optional Networking (until 18:00)
via Wonder
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Networks and Future Perspectives
Moderation: Dr. Riin Alatalu, ICOMOS International Council of Monuments and Sites, vice-president
13:30 Welcome and Recap
Dr. Riin Alatalu, ICOMOS International Council of Monuments and Sites
13:40 Multi-level Perspectives: European and local Funding in focus
Mario Aymerich, Former Director at the European Investment Bank
Johannes Boermann, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Bruno Rossignol, European Investment Bank Institute
Anja König, Association of Former Natzweiler Concentration Camp Complex Memorial Sites (VGKN)
14:15 Multi-level Perspectives: Pan-European Cooperation in focus
Graham Bell, Europa Nostra
Dr. Łucja Piekarska, Jagiellonian University Krakow
Oriol López, The European Observatory on Memories (EUROM)
Steven Stegers, Euroclio
14:45 Comment: Insights, Networks, and Future Perspectives in a nutshell
Prof. Dr. Carola Hein, Delft University of Technology
14:55 Reflections of culture and heritage from the perspective of the New European Bauhaus
Joint Research Centre, European Commission
15:15 Outlook and Farewell
Birgit Kann, Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development
Jan Schultheiß, Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building
15:30 Online Market Place: Initiatives and projects dealing with Europe's Dissonant Heritage
17:00 Official End