My heritage might one day be yours

This international initiative was created within the Nomadic School of Arts, a project of KASK & Conservatorium that was able to take place through additional funding from Europe (NextGenerationEU) and is a collaboration between the fashion and textile departments of KASK & Conservatorium and Estonian Academy of Arts.

This project explores what heritage can be and how it expresses itself in two different contexts. In November, a group of Estonian students visited KASK & Conservatorium, where several workshops and visits were scheduled. Central theme was ‘the city’ as a place of learning, as a place full of obvious and hidden heritage. This resulted in citywalks, mapping exercises and visits to museums, historical buildings, galleries and archives. Belgium’s colonial past was also discussed, a topic that is part of history for many of us, but is still very close for a large part of Estonians.

For the second part of the project, a group of students from KASK & Conservatorium have travelled to Estonia to look at heritage through nature. Specifically, in two short residencies students have engaged hands-on with the expertise of curators and/or artisans.