The Faro Convention in ResearchAction Community Involvement in

The Faro Convention in Research-Action Community Involvement in a Post-disaster Heritage Revitalization Workshop, 9 -12 October, Fontecchio, Italy

The Faro Convention in Research-Action Workshop Presentation (context, participants, programme, expected results) By Dr. Isabelle Brianso & Prosper Wanner

1. Elements of Context § The Faro Convention (FC) aims to stimulate a multicultural heritage community involvement in the European territory; § The FC strengthens the common heritage of Europe (art. 3); § The FC encourages a new model of heritage governance defined as an incubator of practices and uses that should boost local initiatives in strong interaction with political institutions; § The FC points outs fundamental European democratic principals (Human Rights) and innovative concepts; § The FC stresses on an open definition of cultural heritage as a group of “resource” (museums, dances, artefacts, monuments, nature, etc. ).

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop in Fontecchio aims: § To develop partnerships with academia, civil society and investigation centres (universities); § To carry out case studies on multi-scales territories (rural, urban), heritage communities (local actors, museums, NGOs, etc. ) and European heritage (culture, nature) on Faro Convention values and principals.

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop is focused on post-disaster heritage revitalization: § Fontecchio is a rural place which offers a relevant fieldwork of research-action as a cultural heritage example focuses on preparedness, response and revitalization; § The Faro case studies are research-oriented and based on previous projects supported or related to Co. E programmes (European Cultural Routes, LDPP, COMUS, PCDK, etc. ) that should constitute a significant corpus of fieldwork regarding methodology implemented and research productions (articles, papers, documentaries, conferences, etc. ).

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop is focused on post-disaster heritage revitalization: ØTwo main questions to be discussed during the workshop: 1. How Faro Convention can be an instrument of local revitalization ? 2. Which methodology(ies) to implement Faro Convention with communities as a sustainable heritage governance?

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop is focused on post-disaster heritage revitalization. ØThree main topics (sessions) will be developed during the workshop: § Session 1 – Heritage in a Societal Change § Heritage and gender issues § Heritage and inclusive society § Session 2 – Heritage as an Ecosystem of Development § Sustainable initiatives to put value on heritage in Europe § Integrated heritage (nature, culture) in rural places

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop is focused on post-disaster heritage revitalization. § Three main topics (sessions) will be developed during the workshop: § Session 3 – Make Heritage Accessible § Learn from local community knowledge § Museum: a place of education and diffusion

2. The FC Research-Action Workshop Ø The first Faro Convention Research-Action Workshop is focused on post-disaster heritage revitalization. § Participants from different academic circles (universities, research institutes and centres) and interested civil society organizations (NGOs, museums, associations, etc. ) will present and analyse specific European case studies from various Faro Convention related heritage angles (social development, territorial ecosystem, education) and make recommendations for heritage community involvement in a researchaction process.

3. The Research-Action Workshop Ø Parallel sessions: academics presentation (15 minutes by participant) § Session 1 – Heritage in a Societal Change § Dr Panas Karampampas (EHESS, France) / (Intangible) Cultural Heritage Policies at Times of Crisis in Greece § Prof. Lauso Zagato (Venice University, Italy) / The Italian Ratification of the Faro Convention: what contribution to and by heritage communities, practitioners, and officers (for an inclusive society? ) – [with Dr. Simona Pinton, Venice University] § Ph. D student Manon Collin (Université Catholique de Louvain & Avignon University, Belgium & France) / Migrants at Museum: which social and European meanings ?

3. The Research-Action Workshop Ø Parallel sessions: academics presentation (15 minutes by participant) § Session 2 – Heritage as an Ecosystem of Development § Dr Marie Gaillard (FFECR, France) / The “European Cultural Routes” (ECR): a concrete European action for cultural development ? § Ph. D candidate Matthias Ripp (Brandenburg University, Germany; OWHC) / Heritage-Management at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Regensburg § Ph. D candidate Ángel Portolés-Gorris (Jaume I University, Spain) / An Example of Heritage Communities Network: the Jaume I University of Castellón Patrimoni project

3. The Research-Action Workshop Ø Parallel sessions: academics presentation (15 minutes by participant) § Session 3 – Make Heritage Accessible § Dr Margherita Sani (NEMO, Germany) / Making Heritage Accessible: Museums, communities and participation § Dr Luís Raposo (ICOM-Europe, Portugal) / Communities and Museums in Abandoned Lands § Dr Andrea Sieber (Institut für Unterrichts und Schulentwicklung, Austria) / Make Heritage Accessible: learn from local community knowledge

3. The Research-Action Workshop § Parallel sessions led by Marco Polvani (session 1 - Heritage in a Societal Change), Alessio di Giulio (session 2 - Heritage as an Ecosystem of Development) and Valeria Pica (session 3 - Make Heritage Accessible); § Participants are invited to work on methodology recommendations (Charter) during collective sessions; § Participants are invited to work on Faro implementation (Charter) during collective sessions; § Participants are invited to work on collective reflexion to prepare “ 2018, the European Year of Cultural Heritage”; § Workshop follow-up: academics will be asked to produce a reflexion paper (10, 000 characters) based on discussions and collective work.