Activities of non-governmental organizations in the field of cultural heritage in Montenegro examples of NOTAR & EXPEDITIO EXPEDITIO Center for Sustainable Spatial Development Kotor | Montenegro Heritage Care through Active Citizenship March 23, 2009 | Mechelen Workshop I The local connection - Heritage, place & communities Aleksandra Kapetanovi ć

CONTENTS: About Montenegro Heritage | potentials Heritage care | treats Activities of NGOs in the field of cultural heritage Examples of NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage EXPEDITIO - Centre for Sustainable Spatial Development

CONTENTS:

About Montenegro

Heritage | potentials

Heritage care | treats

Activities of NGOs in the field of cultural heritage

Examples of

NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage

EXPEDITIO - Centre for Sustainable Spatial Development

About Montenegro heritage | potentials >>>

Montenegro 13 812 km2 670 000 inhabitants climate - Mediterranean & continental/ Alpine Protected sites/areas: 360 Listed cultural sites, 4 National Parks, 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Montenegro

13 812 km2

670 000 inhabitants

climate - Mediterranean & continental/ Alpine

Protected sites/areas: 360 Listed cultural sites, 4 National Parks, 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites

+ + + + + + BOKA KOTORSKA BAY SOUTH ADRIATIC COAST SKADAR LAKE CENTRAL AREA NORTH MONTENEGRO MONTENEGRO EAST MONTENEGRO Kotor region Durmitor natural and cultural-historic area natural area Cultural Heritage

Boka Kotorska

Unique combination of natural and cultural value: >>> UNESCO World Heritage List – region of Kotor inscribed in 1979 as a natural and cultural historical area >>> List of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World – Boka Kotorska inscribed in 2000 (among 32 most beautiful bays in the world)

Kotor

Kotor Kotor

Perast | Boka Kotorska

Dobrota | Boka Kotorska

Central Montenegro

Cetinje | Old Montenegrin capital

Archaeological sites | Duklja

Fortifications Onogost Medieval Town

Skadar lake | National park

Villages and Rural Areas Many villages in Montenegro have been abandoned. Godinje, Skadar Lake

Lov ć en | National park

North part

Monastery Mora ča

Husein Pasha Mosque, Pljevlja

Zabljak Old tombstones

Movable Heritage paintings sculptures dishes books Diatreta, Roman glass vessel, Pljevlja

Intangible Heritage tradition customs music

Cultural landscape

About Montenegro heritage care| threats >>>

Lack of national program and strategy for the development of cultural heritage Incompatibility of existing laws Incoherent and ineffective conservation system Capacity, lack of professional staff Transition period Weak institutional system Investment pressure Uncontrolled urbanization Heritage is not integrated into the planning system / strategic and spatial Factors that influence heritage care

Lack of national program and strategy for the development of cultural heritage

Incompatibility of existing laws

Incoherent and ineffective conservation system

Capacity, lack of professional staff

Transition period

Weak institutional system

Investment pressure

Uncontrolled urbanization

Heritage is not integrated into the planning system / strategic and spatial

Vrmac, Boka Kotorska (UNESCO) Unregulated planning

Bigova, Boka Kotorska Uncontrolled building

Sutomore Illegal building DANILOVGRAD ~ 30% ŽABLJAK ~ 36% HERCEG NOVI ~ 3-5% ROŽAJE ~ 64,70% PLAV ~ 30% PLJEVLJA ~ 30% TIVAT ~ 10% BUDVA – no information available * analysis by Expeditio

Dobrilovina … . not appropriate new interventions

quarry 2008 Perast, Boka Kotorska (UNESCO) Denying and t ransferring competencies Inefficient work of inspection

New development in Kotor 2006 (?!?) threats !

and m uch more …

Activities of NGOs in the field of cultural heritage in Montenegro >>>

over recent years NGOs very active & has had an important role in creating an open and sound civil society

Mostly : Presentation and promotion of heritage Pointing out the problems and potentials of cultural heritage Research and valorisation of heritage Some of them: Fostering tradition Restoration and maintenance Projects implemented by the NGOs active in the heritage field Small local NGOs Professional NGOs Just few: Education about heritage Management Fostering traditional crafts

Mostly :

Presentation and promotion of heritage

Pointing out the problems and potentials of cultural heritage

Research and valorisation of heritage

Some of them:

Fostering tradition

Restoration and maintenance

Small local NGOs

Professional NGOs

Just few:

Education about heritage

Management

Fostering traditional crafts

Traditional manifesatations

Exhibitions

Information boards , Perast

Brochures, leaflets, maps …

Publications

Internet presen t ations

Examples of NOTAR and EXPEDITIO >>>

Both organisations seated in Kotor | Boka Kotorska | on UNESCO World Heritage List exceptional cultural landscape about 40% movable cultural heritage of Montenegro NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage EXPEDITIO - Centre for Sustainable Spatial Development

Both organisations seated in Kotor |

Boka Kotorska | on UNESCO World Heritage List

exceptional cultural landscape

about 40% movable cultural heritage of Montenegro

NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage >>>

> much more attention has been paid to protection of immovable heritage and not to documentary heritage

NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage founded in 1999 archival and librarian specialists overcoming of shortcomings of state institutions adequate preservation and presentation of written sources and early printed material deposited within cultural institutions of the state, church and private archives and libraries In this moment NOTAR is only one organization dealing with that kind of cultural heritage in Montenegro

NOTAR - Centre for preservation and presentation of Kotor's documentary heritage founded in 1999

archival and librarian specialists

overcoming of shortcomings of state institutions

adequate preservation and presentation of written sources and early printed material deposited within cultural institutions of the state, church and private archives and libraries

In this moment NOTAR is only one organization dealing with that kind of cultural heritage in Montenegro

Heritage in danger

Activities >>> Conference - Church archives and libraries Summer School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archival Science Current >>> digitizing of the oldest handwritten and early printed material deposited within cultural institutions and private archives and libraries in Kotor and Montenegro Central maritime catalogue of Montenegro

Activities >>>

Conference - Church archives and libraries

Summer School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archival Science

Current >>>

digitizing of the oldest handwritten and early printed material deposited within cultural institutions and private archives and libraries in Kotor and Montenegro

Central maritime catalogue of Montenegro

Promotions and presentations

www.cdknotar.org

EXPEDITIO Center for Sustainable Spatial Development >>>

About EXPEDITIO... EXPEDITIO is a non-governmental and non profit organization situated in Kotor . EXPEDITIO was founded in 1997 by six students of architecture, with a goal to improve architectural and visual surrounding in the area. EXPEDITIO is now organization with about 400 members and numerous implemented projects related to solving problems in architecture, mainly in the field of architectural heritage on the territory of Montenegro.

VISION Arranged space for better life. MISSION Encouraging sustainable spatial development and enhancing urban and rural areas in Serbia and Montenegro through activities in the field of sustainable architecture, urbanism, spatial planning, cultural heritage and through projects influencing the overall development of civil society.

SECTORS >>> CULTURAL HERITAGE SPATIAL PLANING SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE CIVIL SOCIETY

Workshops Researches Studies Publishing Lectures Exhibitions Web sites Campaigns Partnerships “ Watchdog” initiatives Advocacy initiatives Work camps for volunteers Trainings etc. METHODS OF WORK

Workshops

Researches

Studies

Publishing

Lectures

Exhibitions

Web sites

Campaigns

Partnerships

“ Watchdog” initiatives

Advocacy initiatives

Work camps for volunteers

Trainings etc.

Cultural heritage > Architectural workshops > Restoration work camps > Conservation projects > Campaigns > Promotion of cultural heritage > Publications, translations of documents > Exhibitions > Internet presentations > Round tables, workshops, trainings, presentations > Studies > Reactions

Publishing

The 1 st project - PERAST ’97 Architectural workshop

Architectural Workshops: Perast, Grbalj, Skadar Lake ...

Lecturers, exhibitions ...

Restoration work camps - Perast

Competitions, presentations ...

Round tables, discussions, meetings, trainings, “watchdog initiatives” ...

Campaigns 2005/06

Kotor ramparts - Conservation project for the Middle Gate at Gurdic, project done for the Swedish organization Cultural Heritage without Borders, January-May 2005

SCOOPING STUDY « Conservation Of Cultural And Natural Heritage In Montenegro” Preliminary technical assessment of architectural and archaeological heritage – PTA , fesaibility studies business plans

Management plans for heritage sites Kotor region – UNESCO World Heritage Site Cetinje histioric center – Montenegrin old capital NGO representatives in working team

Management plans for heritage sites

Kotor region –

UNESCO

World Heritage Site

Cetinje histioric center –

Montenegrin old capital

NGO representatives in working team

Conservation study of the built heritage of Kostanjica In collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture Basis for the master plan Cultural landscape approach Publication, promotion

In collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture

Basis for the master plan

Cultural landscape approach

Publication, promotion

… current & important reactions concerning inadequate interventions in protected areas >

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