Heritage site, Italy

Heritage communities in Italy: sustainability and conservation in architecture and archaeology

5:00pm - 6:00pm / Monday 16th October 2023 / Venue: Language Lounge 1-7 Abercromby Square
Type: Seminar / Category: Department
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Italian heritage is manifested in a wealth of archaeological sites, some of which are increasingly exposed to the exploitative dynamics of the global tourist industry.

How can we imagine alternative forms of heritage communities that are socially and culturally sustainable?

Our opening event of the XXIII Week of the Italian Language in the World brings to Liverpool research carried out at the Department of Architecture and Design of the Politecnico of Turin. Scholars and students of Turin and Liverpool will talk about their work and engage in conversation with the audience.

Speakers: Emanuele Romeo, Emanuele Morezzi, Riccardo Rudiero, Tommaso Vagnarelli (Politecnico of Turin); Discussants: Alessandro Spadaro (Student, Politecnico of Turin), Claudia Briguglio (PGR, Architecture, University of Liverpool).