Centers and Initiatives

Centro del Patrimonio Cultural UC

El Centro del Patrimonio Cultural de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile es un organismo que, con la finalidad de fortalecer la identidad cultural, promueve el conocimiento del Patrimonio a través de programas y acciones académicas interdisciplinarias.

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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.