PANEL DISCUSSION – THE (PRACTICAL) INSTITUTIONS : HOW IS HERITAGE MANAGED

SWISS ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM BASEL (SAM).

10.04.2025, from 19:00 to 20:30.

with:
Silke Langenberg, Professor for construction heritage and monument preservation, ETH Zürich (moderation)
Stefan Wülfert, President of the Federal Commission for Monument Preservation
Daniel Schneller, Cantonal Conservator of Historical Monuments Basel-Land
Simon Berger, President of the Swiss Conference of Conservators of Historical Monuments (CSCM)

Monument preservation is not just about conserving old stones and historic facades, but also about institutions, laws, and decision-making structures that shape our built environment every day. Who decides what is worth preserving? How do different institutions—from local heritage offices to international organizations—work together (or against each other)?

The panel discussion brings together experts from different institutions to discuss the challenges of monument conservation and preservation in practice: from funding and bureaucracy, to the sometimes-conflicting interests of heritage conservation, development and public use, to the legal mandate of preserving cultural heritage for society.

An event organized by the Chair of Construction Heritage and Preservation (Prof. Dr. Silke Langenberg) of the ETH Zürich as part of the exhibition «What Was Could Be: Experiments between Preservation and Architecture».

Find out more on the museum’s website, here.