POSTGRADUATE STUDIES PROGRAM OF IONIAN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES, LIBRARY SCIENCE AND MUSEOLOGY

CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Corfu as a Monument of UNESCO World Cultural

Heritage History, Facts and Prospects

Department: Archives, Library Science and Museology Full name: Kalogera Eirini

Email: irinikalogera@hotmail.com

Corfu 2016

Presentation Structure

• The Cultural Heritage οf Corfu • Monuments of Corfu • Photos of Monuments • Museums of Corfu • UNESCO • Inclusion of Corfu into UNESCO • Prospects and Actions • Conclusions • End of Presentation

Cultural Heritage of Corfu • Architecture of Buildings • Monuments • Museums • Parks • Old Town • Archaeological Sites Old Town Of Corfu

Monuments of Corfu

• Old Fortress • New Fortress • Town Hall • Ionian Parliament • Ionian Academy • Reading Society • Botanic Garden Of Mon Repos

Liston Nowadays

The Old Fortress • It was constructed during the Byzantine

Period • Protection of the Town from invasions

Nowadays it hosts: • The Department of Music

Studies of the Ionian University

• Historic Archives • Public Library

• Byzantine Collection of

sculpture and mosaics

New Fortress

Town Hall

Ionian Parliament

Ionian Academy

• It was the first Greek University

• It was initially hosted in the Old Fortress

• In 1841 it was transferred into the Ionian Academy

• It hosted School of Philosophy, Law and Medicine

• School of Engineering Sciences, Midwifery and Pharmacology are also integrated

• Today it hosts administrative services of the Ionian University

• It realizes audiovisual screenings, discourses and speeches.

Corfu Reading Society

Botanic Garden Of Mon Repos

• It was built between 1828-1831 by the architect Ioannis Chronis in a neoclassical style

• It was residence of many British Governors

• of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and King George I

• In 1975 it became property of the Municipality of Corfu

• Today it is the Museum of

the Old Town

Museums of Corfu • Achilleion Palace • St. Michael and St. George Palace (Museum of Asian Art) • Municipal Library • Archaeological Museum • Numismatic Museum • Museum of Dionysios Solomos • Kapodistrias Museum • Serbian Museum • Museum of Ceramic Art • ‘Living History Museum’or ‘Casa Parlante’

Achilleion Palace

• It was built between 1889-1891 by the Italian architect Raffaello Carito

• In 1919 the Achilleion was bought off by the Greek State

• It was used as military headquarters and as a hospital

• Today it is a museum

St. Michael and St. George Palace (Museum of Asian Art)

• It was the Palace of British Commissioner Adams

• It is one of the biggest Palaces in Greece • Today it is a museum of Classical Asian Art

St. Michael and St. George Palace (Museum of Asian Art)

St. Michael and St. George Palace (Museum of Asian Art)

Municipal Library

Numismatic Museum • It was founded in 1981 by the Ionian and Popular Bank It includes: • Coins and notes of Greece and of other countries • Bank documents • Stamps • Model of banknotes construction

Kapodistrias Museum

‘Living History Museum’ or ‘Casa Parlante’

UNESCO UNESCO (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural): • It is an international organization which belongs to the

United Nations (UN) • It was firstly created on 16th of November in1945 • It is an international communication centre • It respects values, traditions and customs of different

people

It is responsible for: • Vital development • Improvement of social web • Protection of every kind of cultural expression.

It ensures: • Cooperation • Programs • Activities • Preservation • Maintenance • Enhancement • Expansion

Integration of Corfu into UNESCO In 2007 the old Town of Corfu is incorporated into UNESCO’s list of World Heritage • It is converted into a living Museum • It enters a protection program • It is characterized by Authenticity and Integrity

It is a remarkable example of an architectural

entity and has unique types of buildings representing a particular state of human history

• Parks, squares, gardens and in general the beauty of natural environment create a place of serenity and harmony

• it has managed to maintain its historic monuments in a very good condition during all these years.

Goals and Actions Management Plan (2006 – 2012) The Actions are: 1. Effective management of the Monument to be promoted

2. Unique values to be assured and preserved

3. The Old Town of Corfu to be protected and promoted as a living and as an economically

active town having the advantage of its “operation” as a town-monument

4. Services of the Town to be improved ensuring some prerequisites in order for residents and visitors to enjoy and understand the value of the Monument

5. Expansion of interest and participation regarding the Town’s heritage 6. A common consciousness to be formed for the management of Corfu on a local, national

and international level.

Goals and Actions

1. Administration

2. Funding

3. Management of Risks

4. Information expansion

5. Supervision

6. Local Society

7.Institutional Protection

8. Evaluation of Alteration

9. Control of Interference Character

10. Contemporary Development

11. Historic Environment

Preservation Plan

Goals and Actions 12. Buildings 13. Natural Environment 14. Fortresses and Fortifications 15. Public Spaces 16. Education 17. Traffic

18. Tourist Buses 19. Public Transportation 20. Pedestrians and Cyclists 21. Access to all 22. Provisions and facilitations for Visitors 23. Tourist Market

Conclusions Corfu: • It is a place with particularly historic and cultural significance • It is a combination of different cultures • It is a monumental entity of many and different elements • It has under its possession monuments of a particularly great historic and cultural significance

and many museums

This wealth: • Is all the cultural heritage of the

island • It is passed on from generation

to generation

With its integration into the world heritage

list of UNESCO, Corfu enters a framework of:

• Management • Protection

• Preservation • Maintenance • Elevation

• Development

End Of Presentation

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