Heritage Corner

Balancing Dream and Reality: CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF SUGAR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE International Symposium, Exhibition, Field Visits & Workshops Tainan, Taiwan, 18-22 August 2024 PROGRAMS 18 August 2024 Welcome dinner 19 August 2024 Hybrid Symposium (08.00-18.00 local time) Venue National Museum of Taiwan Literature No.1, Zhongzheng Rd.(Thng Tik-tsiong Blvd.), West Central District,Tainan City, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 18-22 August 2024 Exhibition Venues Tainan City Museum No. 152, Kaishan Rd, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan. 20-22 August 2024 Field visits and Workshops The Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center  The Shanhua Sugar Factory  Ten Drum Rende Culture Park  PARTICIPANTS General public and cultural heritage professionals from all over the world. COSTS Participants must arrange their visa (if necessary), transportation (international and local), and accommodation.  The meals cost US$25/day per person paid in advance during the registration. Contact person: Hasti...

Balancing Dream and Reality: CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF SUGAR INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE International Symposium, Exhibition, Field Visits & Workshops Tainan, Taiwan, 18-22 August 2024 Organizers   Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture The Cultural Association of Tainan City Community Tourism Development Association of Tainan City Sumatra Heritage Trust, Indonesia (BWS) International Committee on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Indonesia The Indonesian Center for Architecture Documentation (PDA) Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI – Jakarta) Heritage hands-on, the Netherlands Dutch Trading Post Heritage Network (Hirado, Japan) Supported by Indonesian Landscape Architects Association (IALI) Ten Drum Rende Cultural Park Asia Network for Industrial Heritage (ANIH) Program Sunday, 18 August 2024 Arrivals and check-in Welcome dinner Monday, 19 August 2024 International Symposium (hybrid)  Tuesday, 20 August 2024 First field visit and workshop Wednesday, 21 August 2024 Secon...

Bandung, October 2023 The end of 2023 gets closer.  I am thankful for the health, safety, and opportunities that I have this year.  The year started with good walks to the countryside of Austria. I had to thank my Austrian friends who introduced me to the beauty of nature, the farming life, and also the rich culture of a big city like Vienna. I fell in love with the philosophy of the architect  Friedensreich Hundertwasser: inspired by and back to nature.  In the spring, I had to thank my senior, Donovan Rypkema,  who introduced me to his heritage networks and works around Washington DC. I learned a lot about revitalization of the historical districts of the city.   I continued my journey with the train adventures following the history of the Dutch along the Hudson River until the border of  Canada. The experience with WWOOF USA impressed me. I think I will do it again, in another country next year. Staying in new surroundings with new people deli...

On 8 November 2023 I gave an update about Water, Culture, and Heritage of Indonesia in the Amsterdam International Water Week. This is a continuation of my involvement in the effort to promote the subject for several years already. In 2020 I joined a conference in Tokyo and in March 2023 I joined another conference in New York.  This time I told about the use of the Historic Urban Landscape method for water-based cities of Indonesia, for example Banjarmasin in South of Kalimantan. Second, I updated about an effort to organize a side event during the 2024 World Water Forum in Bali. The side event will focus on water and local wisdom for livelihood.

Strategic Museum Management Training (I) Yogyakarta, 9-13 October 2023  Organized by Kemendikbudristek of the Republic of Indonesia (Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology)  FACTS AND FIGURES  The participants are 30 young Indonesian museum professionals from 19 public and private museums.  The trainers are 3 from the Netherlands and 3 from Indonesia.  Supported by the Netherlands Embassy of Jakarta, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, and Reinwardt Academie.  Heritage hands-on acted as the co-coordinator. This training is one of the series of trainings that have been jointly organized by Indonesia and the Netherlands since 2018.  The direct result of the training is a measurable model business canvas for each museum. The indirect results are priceless friendships, inspirations, knowledge and experience exchanges. Strategic Museum Management Training (II) Jakarta, 16-20 October 2023 Organized by the Provincial Government...

(Medan, 2002) The military secured the Mega Eltra building at the day that Sumatra Heritage Trust demonstrated to protest the plan to demolish the building. Finally, the military demolished the building in an assignment of the owners (investors) supported by the Municipality of Medan.   (Medan, 2023) Warenhuis is guarded 24/7 by the military to secure the building that will be renovated and rebuilt this year as new commercial and cultural centre initiated by the Municipality of Medan. The Mayor of Medan has freed the building from the illegal occupants, conducted conservation research, and assigned Sumatra Heritage Trust to assist with the revitalization program, not only the building, but also the surrounding area of Kesawan.  There are 21 years span in the two events that show how different the roles of the military, the Municipality of Medan, and Sumatra Heritage Trust, in heritage conservation of historical buildings.