The Descentra project

The Descentra project

1. Context

Belo Horizonte is the capital of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Over the years, the city has attracted residents from other regions, which has created a significant mix of different cultures.

The creation of Minwashin

The creation of Minwashin

1. Context

For 8000 years, the Anishinaabe have lived the Abitibi-Témiscamingue. After a law was passed in 1876, First Nations children were forced to attend residential schools and reserves were created, resulting in these groups losing their culture and language.

Bologna Culture Living Lab

Bologna Culture Living Lab

1. Context

Bologna is a vibrant medium-sized town in the north of Italy, and seat of the oldest University in Europe, a key factor for the city fostering culture, creativity, new ideas and social, intellectual and economic growth.

San Antonio advancing SDGs through cultural heritage

San Antonio advancing SDGs through cultural heritage

1. Context

San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the United States of America and second largest city in the state of Texas. Approximately 3% of the city (roughly 13,000 parcels) is designated as historic.

Value creation project for the Ingapirca archaeological complex

Value creation project for the Ingapirca archaeological complex

1. Context

The Ingapirca Archaeological Complex (CAI for its abbreviation in Spanish) is situated in the rural parish of Ingapirca, Ecuador. Ingapirca is a parish affected by social and political issues with a population of 8,340 (2010).

Culture: a pillar of sustainable development in the Cuenca Canton

Culture: a pillar of sustainable development in the Cuenca Canton

Context

The Cuenca Canton has a significant amount of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, from its physical pre-Columbian settlements to its social processes that weave together to form a singular and representative urb