On May 8th, students from the Secondary School “G. B. Vico – Umberto I – R. Gagliardi” of Ragusa visited Ibla and the WRENCH pilot site, the Dome of the Church of Saint George. They were guided by their professors, Ing. Giuseppe Occhipinti, and by the association Novum 1693, with the generous contribution of Tano […]
On Friday, May 8, Giusy Pappalardo, on behalf of the WRENCH research team, will deliver a lecture titled “Narrar, cuidar, hacer: notas sobre la relación entre patrimonio y cambio climático en Sitges“(Narrating, Caring, Doing: Notes on the Relationship Between Heritage and Climate Change) at the Sitges Museum. The lecture will also offer an opportunity to […]
On April 21, the local collective WREMAR (WRENCH Matanza–Riachuelo) coordinates a community workshop at Profesorado Pueblos de América – Decir es Poder, Villa 21-24. You can read all the details in the documents below. El 21 de abril, el colectivo local WREMAR (WRENCH Matanza–Riachuelo) coordina un taller comunitario en el Profesorado Pueblos de América – […]
Here is an excerpt from Marco Armiero’s reflections on toxic heritage and uncomfortable pasts, published in the “Landscape” section of the Italian magazine L’Indice della Settimana, dedicated to European cultures, translated into English. Before we were swept up by wars and energy crises, for a few years we asked ourselves—and perhaps some still do—about our […]
We are very pleased to announce that the volume Weavers of the Future. Empowerment of Local Actors for Heritage and Biodiversity Regeneration in Times of Climate Crisis (Borrelli, N., Dal Santo, R., González-Reforma, M. S., McMillan, V., & Mura, G., eds., 2026, Ledizioni, Milano) has been published. It includes a contribution dedicated to the WRENCH […]
On 18 March, students from the Vico–Umberto I–Gagliardi School in Ragusa met with Architect Gina Spitale of MUSA Progetti Engineering Cooperative, an organization active in the fields of energy, safety, and professional training. The session introduced students to the principles of integrated design through a range of approaches and technologies, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), […]
On 17 March, the University of Santiago de Compostela is hosting a conference focused on human mobility caused by climate change. The event is part of the Eco‑RefugLit project, an initiative funded by the Ministry of Science and coordinated by professors Jorge Sacido and Noemí Pereira. The aim of the project is to analyse, from […]
On Wednesday, 11 March, the students of the secondary school “G. B. Vico – Umberto I – R. Gagliardi” in Ragusa met Vincenzo Cascone, who is developing an interesting project – BITUME – about the memories of bitumen extraction and processing in Ragusa. Cascone explained: “Bitume was, above all, an experience. It was born in […]
We are excited to announce the launch of our Living Heritage Platform, which we describe as “a space for sharing and discussing among heritage communities.” The platform is intended to be a space for collective thinking and knowledge commoning about heritage in the context of climate change. Moreover, we want it to be a place where communities, individuals, or professionals who care about heritage can express […]
The 5D class of the ISIS “A. Serra” in Naples has enthusiastically begun the WRENCH project. The activity was received with particular interest, as cultural heritage and its protection are an integral part of their curriculum. After completing and sharing the questionnaire, the students carried out research on the Former Military Hospital of Naples, a […]
