{"id":4571,"date":"2026-03-19T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:18:43","slug":"from-conservation-to-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/?p=4571","title":{"rendered":"From Conservation to Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cornelius Holtorf presented an invited keynote lecture on &#8220;Heritage Futures: From Conservation to Change&#8221; for an audience of almost 100 students, researchers and University teachers, attending the international conference <em><a href=\"https:\/\/artes.porto.ucp.pt\/en\/art-center\/conferences\/epoch-2026-heritage-futures-future-heritages-threshold-change\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EPoCH2026 \u00b7 Heritage future(s) \/ future heritage(s): on the threshold of change<\/a><\/em> held at Cat\u00f3lica University, Porto, Portugal. The slogan of Cat\u00f3lica is &#8220;The University of the Future&#8221; (19 March 2026).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4579\" style=\"width:543px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogg.lnu.se\/unesco\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/209\/files\/sites\/209\/2026\/03\/20260319_085443-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>EPoCH is an annual scientific conference, organized by the Heritage &amp; Conservation-Restoration Focus Area of the Centre for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR) of Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, intended as a forum for discussions on future directions in heritage and conservation-restoration research, embracing collaborative conversations driven by emerging perspectives and the exploration of a diverse array of practices, theories, and approaches. 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