Journal | Venezia Arti
Journal issue | 25 | 2016
Research Article | A Rusty Issue; or, the Strange Case of a Victorian Crane in Venice
A Rusty Issue; or, the Strange Case of a Victorian Crane in Venice
Abstract
Industrial heritage is a type of built heritage that is often considered to be controversial as regards its preservation, because it challenges the traditional perception of heritage values. According to a specific country, culture or even to differing conservation professionals, industrial assets may be differently perceived. This paper discusses the reason why specific examples of material practice become heritage and what the role of society is in its perception. The heritage asset chosen to discuss the complexity of preservation in the case of industrial heritage is the Armstrong and Mitchell crane, standing in the middle of the Arsenale in Venice, which presents a curious case: a rare survival of an English asset in an Italian context that is likely to put its preservation at risk.
Submitted: July 12, 2016 | Accepted: Aug. 31, 2016 | Published Dec. 20, 2016 | Language: en
Keywords Venice • Identity formation • Armstrong and Mitchell Cran • Arsenale • Industrial heritage
Copyright © 2016 Patrizia Pierazzo. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Permalink http://doi.org/10.14277/2385-2720/VA-25-16-8
