Monuments, religion, understanding the past, nation states, global versus local: today, these topics are more than just academic. Explore their greater meaning and significance at the Summer 2004 Institute, held in Istanbul, Turkey. This intensive monthlong program offers an in-depth examination of how objects, buildings, and institutions conserve, preserve, and recreate the past for diverse communities — now and for the future. Participants and invited lecturers discuss recent critical approaches to national patrimony, cultural memory, reception history, and the power of images and buildings to mold communities. The program features a one-week field trip to study selected sites in Turkey. For further information, CLICK HERE.