Conservation of Cultural Memories in Interiors - a Challenge for New Use

Abstract

How can cultural memory values be preserved when an interior is transformed for new use? This question is relevant since not only buildings, but also interiors are being specified as heritage assets. How interiors and cultural memory values are defined when interiors are listed for conservation are questions that this paper will discuss. Also discussed in this paper is the contradiction between the cultural memory value and use value when heritage interiors are adapted for new use.