Category Archives: IHBC Area of competence – Professional

West Midlands Branch – The Impact of Tourism on Heritage

 29 November 2018
Stratford-upon-Avon

The next  West Midlands Branch CPD Day will discuss The Impact of Tourism on Heritage, giving a perspective from Historic England, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the private sector. There is also a site visit at the Guild Chapel by Trevor Edwards, Hawkes Chartered Architects.

Full details on the programme and booking are available here

Destination High Street: restoring vibrancy to Scotland’s towns

7 November 2018
Glasgow

This conference, organised jointly by the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (AHSS) and the Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) will explore the challenges faced by Scotland’s high streets and smaller town centres. Speakers will examine projects and schemes aimed at regenerating high streets and the conference will bring together experts on the subject tackling the issue from a range of perspectives. This is a rare chance to hear from people working at the cutting-edge of practice and policy.

Further details and bookings here

Fair of European Innovators in Cultural Heritage

15- 16 November 2018
Brussels, Belgium

– WHAT –

Organised by the European Commission as a key event of 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage, the ‘Fair of European Innovators in Cultural Heritage’ is a wonderful occasion to discover how the EU is promoting research & innovation in cultural heritage, fostering creativity and novel solutions across countries and facilitating intercultural dialogue.

The event will build on the results of the Heritage and Innovationconference and will focus on the next steps for the future.

Participants will have the opportunity to join the ‘Community of Innovators in Cultural Heritage’ and its Platform, engaging with innovation providers, innovation users and investors.

WHY –

The event seeks to respond to essential questions:

  • Who are the innovators and ‘change-makers’ in the cultural heritage domain? 
  • What do they need to work better? 
  • How to promote an open innovation ecosystem on cultural heritage? 
  • Where is innovation produced?

Find out more on the programme and speakers HERE