Kyrkorna vill nu stoppa stölder genom att märka sina kulturskatter med konstgjort dna. Utmaningen är att hitta säkra metoder så att kulturföremålen inte tar skada.
– Vi behöver metoder för att säkert identifiera våra föremål. Ibland kan de vara försvunna i upp till 50 år, säger Patrik Olsson. Han är vd för Kyrkans Försäkring AB som ansvarar för att hitta säkerhetslösningar för Svenska kyrkan.

via Dna-märkning ska skydda kyrkoskatter – DN.SE.

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Tras el éxito de participación alcanzado en la primera edición, con más de 570 trabajos presentados, el portal www.romanicodigital.com, gestionado por la Fundación Santa María la Real,  convoca el II Concurso de Fotografía. El objetivo del certamen es contribuir a la promoción y difusión del arte románico de la Península Ibérica.

via Agencia vídeos culturales, identidad corporativa y montajes exposiciones. Fundación Santa María La Real.

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Churches are captivating spaces where many meanings and stories meet. How can church tourism help conserve the churches? The churches are a part of the shared heritage and they are managed by the congregations across Sweden. To help conserve the heritage, the state supports this effort with ca SEK 500m (ca EURO 50m) every year. Minister for Culture in Sweden, Lena Adelsson Liljeroth will attend the event, and Don Caputo, Director of the Pastoral Tourism and Cultural Heritage for the Patriarchate of Venice and Director of Museo Diocesano d’Arte Sacra in Italy, is one of the speakers.

Kyrkomiljöerna är spännande platser där många betydelser och berättelser möts. Hur kan kyrkoturism vara ett sätt att bevara kyrkomiljöerna? Frågan diskuteras på den årliga konferensen om det kyrkliga kulturarvet i Arvika den 13-14 maj. Våra kyrkor är en del av det Svenska kulturarvet, en gemensam kulturskatt. De förvaltas och sköts av församlingarna runt om i landet. För att bevara detta kulturarv skjuter staten till en ekonomisk ersättning på ca 500 miljoner varje år. Frågor kring det kyrkliga kulturarvet kommer att avhandlas vid en rikskonferens i Arvika den 13-14 maj 2013 då bland annat kulturminister Lena Adelsson Liljeroth närvarar.

via Svenska kyrkan – Kyrkoturism lyft för kulturarvet – Mynewsdesk.

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via Mosque conversion raises alarm – The Art Newspaper.

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To raise awareness of the threats facing Europe’s religious movable heritage and to share expertise and experience on the common challenges faced all over Europe, FRH and Museum Catharijneconvent are organising a seminar on movable religious heritage. The seminar will be held at Museum Catharijneconvent in Utrecht on 4 and 5 November 2013. One of the aims of the seminar is to form a network of experts in movable religious heritage, supported through the structural framework of the FRH Networking Group.

The event will also host the second AGM of FRH.

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There will be a call for papers on the different legal frameworks for the protection of heritage interiors, launched over the summer.

Topics on the agenda of the seminar include:
- Re-use and deaccessioning of religious objects
- The relationship between building and interior, the importance of consistency in maintaining and protecting important movable and immovable heritage
- Assessing the cultural value of movable religious heritage, tools and methods
- Legal protection for interiors

The challenge of handing the displaced objects stems from the changing use of the buildings. There are many good and bad examples of extended and re-use in the Netherlands, and the program will include site visits to further explore some examples in the specific context of their movable religious heritage. It will also include a special tour of the Museum Catharijneconvent collection.

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When the premises became vacant, the congregation of St David’s, who had been meeting in their adjoining old church Hall, were keen to reclaim the building, to house a new church and to accommodate their various community projects. The Hall was sold and developed as housing, to finance this project for the extended-use of the church building. In effect, the brief was to take all the original functions from the church hall and place them within the volume of the existing, vacant original church building. Matthew Lloyd Architects was appointed by the Parochial Church Council, led by their very innovative minister who, prior to ordination, had worked as a buildings surveyor. There follows a more detailed discussion of the project at St David’s Holloway, North London.

Traditionally, town churches sit within open grounds, perhaps on a “church square”, within a garden or a graveyard. St David’s however is situated within a linear street of predominantly Victorian buildings, with its strong gable end marking its presence and distinguishing it from its neighbours. Its existing, non-original lean-to porch was uninviting, and at odds with the regular geometry of the street. A new stone-clad porch of slimmer dimensions and contemporary proportions is carefully positioned under the existing high level window and gives the building’s frontage a sense of grandeur that the church had previously lost. Its vertical proportions, combined with those of the window above, lift the façade and offer the opportunity for a large opening into the church itself, while its geometry conveys a sense of belonging to the fabric of the street and the city beyond.

The central challenge of this project was the retention of a beautiful worship space within the new framework of social activity. The interior design concentrates on the sequence of spaces experienced when entering the building. The stone-clad front porch leads onto a double height entrance hall via seamless wall and floor finishes. The hallway acts as a transitional space between the busy outside world and the spiritual atmosphere of the worship hall, giving time for visitors to collect their thoughts before proceeding further. This transition is reinforced by the contrast between the dark smooth cladding of the entrance and the bright textured finishes of the worship space, signifying entry into the Light.

Stepping into the worship space should inspire a sense of awe and sacredness; the space is light and airy, yet intimate and inviting in size and proportion. The traditional Greek cross shape has been retained, with the chancel to the east. All the original features are kept, though some columns and arches are concealed to allow a seamless relationship between the new and existing geometries. The cladding is of a textured surface resembling flowing water, a symbol of purity. Light flows through the original high clerestory, creating shadowy patterns as it falls and evoking an atmosphere of meditation and contemplation.

The ground floor includes a double-height prayer room, where visitors can seclude themselves for silent reflection, without going further into the building. A new vestry links the worship space to the church office, with a new reception desk in the entrance hall. The entrance hall also serves as a community café, with counters that can open into it from the new kitchen. The entrance hall also serves community administration and meeting rooms on the newly created first floor. A bridge links the two wings across the hallway, and offers elevated views outward to the street, or down into the worship space below. A large meeting room on the second floor benefits from the magnificent front window and open roof space. A new basement has been created beneath the original church nave to accommodate a 6th Form College for the local Church of England secondary school; the addition of this function opened up additional funding for the building works. This flexible, open space is used in the evenings by the local youth club, and includes ancillary computer and music rooms and a kitchen. Side access has been created to provide a formal entrance to the 6th Form College / Youth Club.

The construction of the final design is now 50% complete; the building will open for use in September 2013. This new model of development – ‘church-intensification’ – is becoming increasingly relevant to churches in the United Kingdom, combating under-use and responding to falling congregations, rising costs, and limited public and charitable funding.

Matthew Lloyd
Partner
Matthew Lloyd Architects LLP
London UK
www.matthewlloyd.co.uk

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The topic is the current situation in Austria with use of places of worship, history of using churches and finding suitable Extended use for churches and chapels without use. More info and the programme of the conference:

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In this course we will examine and explore the latest research and methods for managing the changes required to save Swedish churches. Course activities include field trips with professionals, exploration of case studies, and in­depth seminars. We will on the challenges and opportunities in conserving Swedish church architecture.

MEJAN ARC.

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via New ideas need old buildings – Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Etter at Fantoft stavkirke ble påtent og brant ned i 1992, ble det klart at stavkirkene måtte sikres bedre. Men arbeidet er ennå ikke ferdig, skriver Aftenposten. Avisen skriver at Miljøverndepartementet mener situasjonen er så akutt at de bevilger ekstra midler i revidert statsbudsjett [10 milj NOK].

via Stavkirkene får 10 millioner i «nødhjelp» – Fortidsminneforeningen The society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments avdeling.

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