Breathing life into historic sites and monuments

At times, sites and territories are obliged to bear their outstanding heritages like a burden; one that reduces them to no more than postcards. Indeed, monuments can be so overwhelming that some individuals, like author Christos Chrissopoulos, have gone so far as to dream of “the destruction of the Parthenon”! How can we challenge our most prestigious landmarks, and breathe life and activity into historic or natural sites by forcing them to interact with contemporary creation? How can this process accommodate not just those involved in the running of those sites, but also the people who live in their vicinity? With :Simon PONS-ROTBARDT / Christina LIATA / Dimitrios MICHELOGIANNIS Moderation : Mieke RENDERS