Open AccessInformation panels and scenic illumination as important elements of ruin presentation
Author(s) -
Jakub Novotný
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ochrona dziedzictwa kulturowego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-9278
pISSN - 2543-6422
DOI - 10.35784/odk.2433
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , charter , interpretation (philosophy) , realisation , function (biology) , cultural heritage , architectural engineering , environmental planning , civil engineering , history , computer science , geography , archaeology , engineering , programming language , medicine , physics , radiology , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
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.