The protection of industrial movable cultural heritage and the role of volunteer organisations in Australia

• Authors: Meyers Neil

Title variants

PL

Rola organizacji wolontariuszy w ochronie ruchomego dziedzictwa przemysłowego w Australii

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

This article focuses on issues related to the current legal situation of historic machinery and vehicles in Australia as well as the competencies, skills and commitment of persons (both professionals and amateurs, or volunteers) dealing with their protection. Australia’s listed industrial heritage is generally limited to industrial buildings, as most often production equipment has been scrapped or relocated. The author discusses the need for legislative reform to enable the listing and protection of historic machines in a similar way to the listing and protection of historic buildings, based on an assessment of their value and relationships with local communities. He also discusses the need for volunteer organizations dealing with big stuff to re-examine what they need to do to attract professionals (diversified in terms of profession, age, interests, etc.) and work with protection funding bodies to create funding structures that support multi-year industrial heritage preservation projects.

PL

W artykule przedstawiono zagadnienia związane z aktualną sytuacją prawną zabytkowych maszyn w Australii oraz kompetencjami, umiejętnościami i zaangażowaniem osób (zarówno profesjonalistów, jak i amatorów, wolontariuszy) zajmujących się ich ochroną. Przemysłowe dziedzictwo Australii to na ogół obiekty budowlane pozostałe po przemyśle; wyposażenie produkcyjne najczęściej zezłomowano lub wywieziono. Autor omawia potrzebę reformy legislacyjnej, aby umożliwić spisanie i ochronę zabytkowych maszyn w sposób podobny do spisania i ochrony zabytkowych budynków, w oparciu o ocenę ich wartości i relacje z lokalnymi społecznościami. Omawia także konieczność ponownego przeanalizowania przez organizacje wolontariuszy zajmujące się dużymi maszynami (big stuff) tego, co muszą one zrobić, aby pozyskiwać fachowców (zróżnicowanych pod względem zawodu, wieku, zainteresowań itd.) i współpracować z organami finansującymi ochronę w celu stworzenia zasad, które wzmocnią projekty zachowania dziedzictwa postindustrialnego.

Keywords

EN

Australia; industrial heritage; movable cultural heritage; volunteer organisations; machinery restoration

PL

Australia; dziedzictwo przemysłowe; ruchome dziedzictwo kulturowe; organizacje wolontariackie; konserwacja maszyn

• Publisher: Politechnika Wrocławska. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Journal: Architectus
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 1(61)
• Pages: 31-36

Contributors

author

Meyers Neil

• National Steam Centre, Scoresby, Victoria, Australia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.37190/arc200105