Cultural Heritage and Development
Dear reader, We are happy to bring you the third issue of the SoPHIA Newsletter. This issue focuses on the link between cultural heritage and development and the importance of...
SoPHIA tests the draft Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment model on case studies across Europe
After reviewing and analysing the literature, policies and models related to cultural heritage impact assessment and consulting stakeholders during the Athens Virtual Workshop in the summer 2020, SoPHIA designed a...
Literature review: the impact of Cultural Heritage on Society
In recent decades the academic discourse on cultural heritage has increasingly questioned the very notion of what cultural heritage is, while the heritage discourse in contemporary policies has shifted from...
SoPHIA and the Heritage Research Hub collaborate to promote research on Cultural Heritage
SoPHIA and the Heritage Research Hub collaborate for the promotion of mutual initiatives and aim to enhance the visibility of the projects, mainly among the research community and heritage professionals....
Second scientific output: Concise essay mapping existing gaps, issues and problems
The essay maps gaps and shortcomings (D1.2) identified throughout the first deliverable of the literature review, and through collective reflection during the Athens’ Virtual Workshop process which may be found in...
SoPHIA Newsletter 2, Editorial: Cultural heritage impact assessment and Museums
Dear reader, We are happy to bring you the second issue of the SoPHIA Newsletter. This issue focuses on the importance of assessment models for museums. Museums, traditionally, are known...
SoPHIA consults stakeholders in Rome, Athens and Dublin
Partners of SoPHIA are currently conducting consultations with stakeholders in their home countries. Roma Tre University gathered participants on 5 October in Rome, the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)...
The Jamtli Museum in Sweden as one of SoPHIA´s case studies, interview with Lena Bäcklin
SoPHIA interviewed Lena Bäcklin, former Chairwoman of the Board of the Jamtli Museum in Östersund County, Sweden. The Museum is one of the case studies selected by SoPHIA for testing...
Literature review: the impact of Cultural Heritage on Culture
The aim of the SoPHIA project is to develop a holistic impact assessment model for cultural heritage interventions. But what does holistic mean? What areas need to be considered when...
SoPHIA and UNCHARTED cooperate for wider social engagement in culture and cultural heritage
SoPHIA and UNCHARTED cooperate for the promotion of mutual initiatives and aim to coordinate their action for enhancing the visibility of the projects and wider social engagement in culture. UNCHARTED...
