Christophe Bouleau of AKTC’s Historic Cities Programme to deliver 2016 Phillips Memorial Lecture

SAVING HERITAGE: PRESERVING HISTORY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – 19:00 to 21:00

Harnessing the culture and history of a region can be a powerful driver of development and progress – but protecting and restoring historic sites and artefacts continues to be challenging in unstable and vulnerable parts of the developing world. Despite these barriers, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) works to revitalize culture and protect heritage, including projects to restore historic structures; create and rehabilitate public spaces, parks, and gardens; and support community-based projects to spur social, economic, and cultural development.

In this lecture and Q&A, Christophe Bouleau of AKTC’s Historic Cities Programme will discuss historic sites in the context of development, how AKTC works with communities, and how an integrated development approach could be beneficial in Canada.

Source: Heritage Ottawa

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