Information panels and scenic illumination as important elements of ruin presentation

0540136 - ÚTAM 2021 RIV PL eng J - Journal Article
Novotný, Jakub - Machová, Dita
Information panels and scenic illumination as important elements of ruin presentation.
Ochrona Dziedzictwa Kulturowego. Roč. 10, December (2020), s. 85-99. ISSN 2657-9278. E-ISSN 2543-6422
EU Projects: European Commission(XE) CE902 - RUINS
Institutional support: RVO:68378297
Keywords : information panel * scenic illumination * monument * ruin
OECD category: History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
Method of publishing: Open access
https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/odk/article/view/2433

This paper is focused on the issue of information panels and the illumination of monuments, especially ruins. First, methodological recommendations of ICOMOS Charter for the Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites are mentioned as it is necessary to follow the recommendations when planning and implementing any interpretive infrastructure. There follows a brief characteristic of the function, intervention, positive and negative of the information panels as important elements of the interpretative infrastructure. Similarly, scenic illumination of monuments is presented. Two case studies of installation of information panels are than described - Jihlava Town Fortification (CZ) and Remains of Slav Hill Fort. The conclusion than offers methodological steps for the choice of solution and realisation of interpretive infrastructure.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0317785