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INTERNATIONAL EVENT

WORLD HERITAGE CITIES
Places of Inspiration for Contemporary Creation

Museo Novecento, 30 September 2024

 

A conference entitled WORLD HERITAGE CITIES Places of inspiration for contemporary creation will take place on Monday 30 September 2024 at the Museo Novecento in Florence, organized by the Museo Novecento and the Florence World Heritage Office and relations with UNESCO of the Municipality of Florence.

the Museo Novecento and the Florence World Heritage and UNESCO Office of the Municipality of Florence intend to discuss about the links between UNESCO World Heritage cities and artistic inspiration by organising a conference to explore the relationship between contemporary creativity and the art of the past and the possible effects on the territory of this never-to-be-expected link.

The conference, also organised with the financial support of the Ministry of Tourism “UNESCO Sites and Creative Cities Fund” in the framework of the project “FEEL FLORENCE: from digital transition to sustainability for a renewed tourist destination”, aims at fostering a cultural exchange between artists, scholars and experts from different disciplines, involved in a choral narrative centred on their own direct experiences with World Heritage cities.

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FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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