The Victoria and Albert Museum’s Culture in Crisis Programme, in partnership with University of Stirling and V&A Dundee, are pleased to announce an international conference Destruction by Design: The Legacies of Damage to Cultural Heritage, taking place on 20 September at V&A Dundee, Scotland.

The aim of this conference is to critically examine politically motivated, intentional damage and destruction of cultural heritage. Such acts become part of the ongoing biographies of heritage objects, monuments and places, creating difficult and contentious dilemmas about their future lives for those involved in caring for them. The conference will provide an important forum for comparing historical and contemporary examples and reflecting on the consequences of different conservation, restoration and documentation policies and practices with a view to shaping future directions.

From Perth to Palestine, Hong Kong to Ukraine, the conference brings together artists, academics, conservators and designers to present across three themes: Documentation, Living Heritage and Regime.

This is a free event, but booking is required for both in-person and online attendance.

Read the full conference programme here, and click find out more to book your place.