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Sustain Ability on Show

Release date
2023-10-06
Sustain Ability on Show
Guest(s)

Amy Stewart (UK) and 
Silje Evjenth Bentsen (NO)

Summary

This month we consider open-air museums and cultural heritage sites from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals, as host Matilda chats with guests Amy Stewart and Silje Evjenth Bentsen.

Amy is the curator at the Crannog Centre Open Air Museum in Scotland. Since the unfortunate destruction of the central Crannog several years ago, Amy has become involved in planning the new build, and part of this job involves considering the implications of sustainability at the museum site.
Silje is the project manager of “Fotefar mot nord” (“Traces towards the North”) in Norway. This project aims to promote cultural heritage as a resource for both the local community and the tourism industry, and one of the main themes of developing it further is that of sustainability.