Heritage Speaks No. 1 – Safeguarding Indigenous Heritage: Memory, Identity, and Climate Resilience at the Nunalleq Archaeological Site in Alaska
March 27, 2024 | Villa Albertine Headquarters
Heritage Speaks 2024
(c) Pierre Buttin
From climate change to the damage inflicted by armed conflicts and terrorism as well as the repercussions of mass tourism, heritage sites are facing unprecedented crises.
Going beyond simply acknowledging these dangers, the Heritage Speaks series aims to unpack the challenges facing historic sites and the best preservation solutions emerging among experts and local communities. Scheduled throughout the year, the talks are open to the public and provide attendees with an expansive forum to learn how we approach global heritage in a changing world.
Starting in March, the inaugural event will take an in-depth look at the rapid climate-induced erosion destroying the Nunalleq archaeological site in Alaska, crucially important for the Indigenous Yup’ik community. In April, as part of the WMF’s annual Paul Mellon Lecture, a panel of specialists, art historians, firefighters, and craftspeople, will come together to discuss the five-year reconstruction of Notre-Dame of Paris and the advancement of fire protection for similar cultural heritage sites. In May, the series will direct its focus towards Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park and the cutting-edge efforts undertaken to preserve and restore this iconic UNESCO World Heritage site.
The series will return in the fall with a lineup of discussions centered on heritage issues in conflict areas.
Each conversation will take place in person in English at Villa Albertine’s Fifth Avenue headquarters and will be live streamed on Villa Albertine’s YouTube Channel.
Heritage Speaks events will be added as details are made available.
