In July 2022, #HeritageChat discussed Heritage Futures. Our chat partners for this month’s session were Dr Leila Papoli-Yazdi and Dr Emily Hanscam, Researchers from the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures.
1.What assumptions do we often make about heritage and its relationship to the future?
2.Historical legacies are what we construct and leave behind; which historical legacies do you think will benefit future generations the most?
3.How might the challenges we face today impact on the future of heritage?
4.What lessons can future generations learn from heritage?
5.How can the heritage sector be more future thinking?
This was an engaging topic and contributors thoughtfully discussed the range of assumptions we make when we consider what the historic environment will be like in the future. Climate Change was recognised as an overarching challenge that will impact on the future of heritage. Contributors shared knowledge, research and foresight theories, and put forward ideas about how the sector can continue to be future oriented.
You can read the summary of the chat in our Twitter collection here.
Read more about the work being done by the UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures here.
