Comparing Criteria
Assessing the Significance of Memorials
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4752864 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Murray (0000-0002-1751-031X, New York City Council, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Publication date | 2008-09-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public history review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-9851 • E-ISSN: 1833-4989 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/phrj.v15i0.742 |
| OpenAlex | W1854335677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article focuses on the practicalities of assessing the cultural significance of memorials. It outlines the main criteria that are currently in use in New South Wales - The Burra Charter, the NSW Heritage Branch assessment criteria and the National Trust's Heritage Values for Cemeteries - and considers which are the most appropriate to apply to memorials. In doing this it highlights the inadequacies of significance criteria in capturing the memorial process and contested memories that are often attached to memorials. The philosophical question of when a memorial becomes heritage is also considered; and whether the act of heritage listing is a form of memorialisation in itself. This article draws upon the work of the Cemeteries Committee, a conservation technical committee of the National Trust of Australia (NSW
Archaeology · Business · Charter · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Ethnology · Industrial heritage · National heritage · Political science · Sociology · Values · 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · History · Law · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |