UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA
Summer School - Cultural Heritage Management
14 - 20 January 1996 University campus Bruce ACT
Objectives
On completing this school participants will be able to:
* Develop and implement effective heritage management policies for a
variety of culturally significant places and objects. (main objective)
* Outline the principles that guide heritage conservation practice in
Australia.
* Outline Australian legislative frameworks for heritage conservation.
* Summarise current issues in cultural heritage management, such as
social significance and conflicting cultural values.
* Develop networks with other practitioners in heritage conservation.
Who should attend
Heritage practitioners: i.e. archaeologists, architects, historians,
planners; local government staff, state heritage officers, building, site
and park managers and others involved in heritage administration. No
special qualifications are required. A strength of the school will be the
multidisciplinary background of the participants, bringing a diversity of
experiences together.
Program
Topics covered include: the concept of cultural significance, the Burra
Charter, assessment criteria, conservation plans and site management,
heritage interpretation; federal, state and local approaches to heritage;
gardens and landscapes; social significance, community consultation and
conflicting cultural values; and maintenance of heritage buildings.
Lectures and discussions are supplemented by field exercises and site
visits.
Scope
Many people working in the heritage industry today bring considerable
experience to what are often isolated areas of the discipline. The Summer
School will provide a systematic overview drawing together diverse threads
into a coherent whole. It is based on a three part model of heritage
management: identification, management planning, and interpretation.
The school stresses the multi-disciplinary nature of contemporary heritage
management, covering a range of topics from community consultation to
maintenance of heritage buildings. Emphasis is placed on the built
environment, but gardens, landscapes and movable cultural heritage are also
addressed. The school is informal and is oriented towards the day to day
problems of heritage management. Participants are encouraged to share
their experiences and to bring their problems as case studies.
Staff
The school will be taught by leading Australian specialists in heritage
management, who are expected to include: Judith Brine, Brian Egloff, Peter
James, Chris Johnston, Paul Stark, Sharon Sullivan and Linda Young. The
school is coordinated by David Young.
Accommodation
The school is offered on a residential basis. Accommodation is on campus
at College House, a modern motel-standard facility.
Fees
The fully inclusive fee for the seven day school including accommodation (6
nights) and most meals is $1500.
Enquiries
David Young Telephone 06 201 2236 Int 616 201 2236
Facsimile 06 201 5419 Int 616 201 5419
NCCHSS University of Canberra
PO Box 1 Belconnen ACT 2616 AUSTRALIA
Linda Young
Cultural Heritage Management
University of Canberra
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