Building the Heritage of Nova Gorica

ZRC SAZU is organising a discussion on exploring the history of the city and co-creating a shared urban heritage.

On Thursday, 21 November 2024, at 18:00, a talk on the exploration of the cultural heritage of Nova Gorica will take place in Knjigarna kavarna Maks.

Heritage represents the identity of a community, establishes links between generations, tells beautiful or difficult stories, shows architectural styles and technological developments. The processes of co-creating heritage require the inclusive participation of different actors who work together not only to create a community, but also to think about the way forward.

The aim of the discussion evening will be to reflect on the effects of historical exhibitions, memory collection campaigns (e.g. Nova Gorica: We Built a City), digitisation and the establishment of protection regimes in the co-creation of the city's common heritage. We will also be interested in how the local population participates in the research, whether we are aware of the importance of a multicultural Nova Gorica and the coexistence of different identities.

The event will be co-created by:

• Alenka di Battista - ZVKD OE Nova Gorica,
• David Kožuh - Gorizia Museum,
• Breda Seljak - France Bevk Public Library of Nova Gorica,
• Aleksandra Pavšič Milost - Nova Gorica Regional Archive.

The discussion will be moderated by Jasna Fakin Bajec (ZRC SAZU and UNG FH).

The activity is part of the project Ab Initio: Urban Utopia, which is part of the official programme of the European Capital of Culture 2025 Nova Gorica - Gorizia.