Centers and Initiatives

UC Cultural Heritage Center

The Cultural Heritage Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is an organization that, with the aim of strengthening cultural identity, promotes knowledge of Heritage through interdisciplinary academic programs and initiatives.

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Since its founding in September 2007, it has carried out teaching, outreach, and research activities, including: academic certificates in tangible heritage and continuing education courses on the management of urban, architectural, and cultural landscape heritage; as well as the revitalization of heritage neighborhoods and the planning of designated heritage areas.

In response to the country’s specific needs, it has developed a series of seminars on earthen architecture restoration and post-earthquake reconstruction. It has also actively participated in the discussion on the new heritage institutional framework in Chile.

In 2010, it was awarded a Mecesup Project for Cultural Heritage research, bringing together the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies; the Faculty of Engineering; the Faculty of History, Geography, and Political Science; and the Faculty of Arts.

Among the research projects led by the Center, studies on religious architecture, designated heritage areas, and heritage routes stand out.