Conservation and revitalization of Benedek Mansion in Gheorgheni City

Conservation and revitalization of Benedek Mansion in Gheorgheni City
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Project Promoter: Municipality of Gheorgheni
Project Partner: Ethnographia Gyergyóiensis Foundation
Project duration: 18 months, but no later than 31.08.2016
Grant amount: RON 362,283, i.e. EUR 81,820.09

The project seeks preservation and revitalization of the Benedek Mansion, by conservation and revitalization works of the building, solving imminent structural problems, eliminating improvised interventions, repairing damages, this way extending the life of the monument, providing a consolidated material framework for  activities carried out in the building.

According to the evidence of Transylvania Trust Foundation, Benedek Mansion is one of the most endangered monuments in Transylvania, not only because of the condition of the building itself , but also due to the evolution of neighbourhoods. Built in 1840, the mansion is one of the most representative wood constructions, given to the curved roof of the building Mansions have outstanding architecture, and only few remained intact across the ages. Benedek Mansion is a positive example in this way. It houses valuable private collections (collection of "Etnographia Gyergyoiensis”) which is visited primarily by specialists (ethnographers) for their unique value, but because of the lack of basic conditions, it is not permanently to visitors.

General objective: contribution to regional development through the preservation of built cultural heritage and the promotion of knowledge and appreciation of the heritage among local community.

Specific objectives:

  • preserving the local cultural heritage and reusing it as an instrument for local economic, social and tourism development;
  • development of communities by improving their tourist and investment attractiveness through the conservation, restoration and valorisation of cultural heritage;
  • building technical capacities and raising awareness in the field of cultural heritage preservation for locals, cultural institutions, NGO's, architects, contractors;
  • promoting cultural diversity.

Project results

Besides a building of cultural heritage value restored and rehabilitated, the project will generate a series of social, economic and cultural benefits, as stated below:

  • building local professional capacity by gaining new experience in the course of the project implementation, transferable to other potential applicants in the region;
  • social development and equal opportunities, opening new possibilities for organizing various events of both artistic and social nature, like lectures, conferences, cooperation with youth groups and minorities, Romanian, Armenian, Roma and Jewish) and cooperation with further partner entities;
  • promoting local awareness and sense of identity;
  • impact on tourism and services by increased tourism at local and regional level due to increased attractiveness of the reconstructed monument which draws the interest of international agencies that search for new tourist destinations, increased potential for growth in services under the influence of greater numbers of tourist coming in the city, creation of adequate conditions for leisure time activities and creation of new sets of good practice examples – the outcomes of the implementation of the project, transfer of the acquired know how.

Project news

IMPACT

The project created a series of social and economic benefits, as follows:

Social benefits: building local professional capacity, social development and equal opportunities, having a positive effect on education and promoting local awareness and sense of identity.

Economic benefits: impact on tourism and services due to increased attractiveness of the restored monument.

RESULTS:

One building of cultural heritage value restored and rehabilitated;

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5 press conferences

Press conference 1

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Press conference 2

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Press conference 3

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Press conference 4

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Press conference 5

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16 press releases;

1.000 brochures and 8 e-newsletters;

Brochure [1] [2] [3]

E-newsletter

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[2] RO EN HU
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2 temporary billboards and 1 commemorative plaque;

One project website available at http://www.conacbenedek.ro/en;

16 TV and radio spots;

One documentary film ;

One dissemination seminar;

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One professional publication;

One restoration exhibition;

One project closing conference;

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Open days, May 2016

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Progress

September 2015

 

October 2015

 

November 2015

 

Maz 2016