Keynote Lecture – On what are conservation principles based in the interdisciplinary field of cultural heritage preservation?
An holistic approach for the preservation of cultural heritage often requires the input and collaboration of various disciplines. It therefor requires the various involved actors to understand and agree on the principles that contribute to the preservation of the identified heritage values. Based on my experience with teaching interdisciplinary groups of students to develop a conservation and valorisation project in the Master of science in Conservation of Monuments and Sites at KU Leuven, a methodology and lessons learned can be shared that stimulate and improve interdisciplinary collaboration in the field.