CHAIN - CULTURAL HERITAGE ACADEMIC INTERDISCIPLINARY NETWORK

CHAIN CONFERENCE

Landscapes and Ecology of Culture.
Between Humanity and Nature

26-29 November 2025 (University of Catania)

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Landscapes and Ecology of Culture

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What is CHAIN?

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CHAIN (Cultural Heritage Academic Interdisciplinary Network) is a project designed by PhD students in Sciences for Cultural Heritage and Production (University of Catania). The aim is to lead together researchers, operators, and organizations to discuss topics about cultural heritage by enhancing the role of research and good practices.


CHAIN (Cultural Heritage Academic Interdisciplinary Network) è un progetto nato dal Dottorato in Scienze per il Patrimonio e la Produzione Culturale (Università degli Studi di Catania) per far dialogare ricercatori, operatori e organizzazioni su questioni e prospettive legate al patrimonio culturale valorizzando il ruolo della ricerca e delle buone pratiche.

CHAIN Conference's PROCEEDINGS

Cover CHAIN 2021 Proceedings Wellbeing and Cultural Heritage / Benessere e Patrimonio Culturale con ragazza che ha una pietra colorata davanti al volto simbolo dei due temi

CHAIN 2021 - WellBeing and Cultural Heritage

In the wake of the studies on the binomial ‘cultural heritage-well/being’, the 2021 CHAIN (Cultural Heritage Academic Interdisciplinary Network's proceedings have highlighted: the physical, psychological and social-based foundations that the enjoyment of cultural heritage and arts exert on people, groups, and different communities; the role of information and communication technologies; and, the importance of researches on the cultural heritage management developing a wide range of SDGs’ 2030 Agenda.

CHAIN 2022 - Crisis and Cultural Heritage

The papers published in the 2022 CHAIN (Cultural Heritage Academic Interdisciplinary Network's proceedings are arranged according to three thematic sessions – evidence, use and resource – that elaborate on how Heritage goes through the crisis and despite it continues to maintain its status as testimony and resource. Also, this explore the ways in which Cultural heritage renews its forms of fruition, responding tenaciously to the changing times, but also to the habits and customs of increasingly distant and apparently disinterested territorial communities. 

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