The conservation and restoration of negative heritage
Abstract
This article focuses on the problem of negative heritage, in other words, those cultural artefacts that are completely rejected as such by a significant part of society, although they are considered as heritage by another part of society (for example, the Francoist one). In particular, the problem of their conservation-restoration is considered. This question is linked to how deterioration should be assessed, to the need for society's participation in decision-making and to the role that institutions such as museums can play in the conservation and re-signification of this complex and ambivalent heritage. A key issue is that the criteria to be followed for the restoration of a given piece can only be formalised after establishing what the significance, value and function of the disputed piece should be.
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