{"id":2970,"date":"2025-09-10T09:18:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forte-cultura.network\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:43:41","slug":"konferenz-uber-gefahrdete-befestigungen-in-portsmouth-grossbritannien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forte-cultura.network\/de\/fortifications-at-risk-conference-portsmouth-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth (UK): Konferenz \"Fortifications at Risk\" (Befestigungen in Gefahr), Fortress Study Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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To mark the 50th anniversary of the Fortress Study Group (FSG)<\/a><\/strong>, an international symposium with excursions was held in Portsmouth, UK. FORTE CULTURA was represented by Natasa Urosevic, Olha Tikhonova and Dirk R\u00f6der, who enriched the conference with specialist contributions and best practices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 5 September 2025, experts from Europe and the United Kingdom gathered at the historic Fort Brockhurst in Gosport for the Fortress Study Group’s \u2018Fortifications at Risk\u2019 conference. The aim of the conference was to discuss ideas and strategies for the sustainable preservation and creative reuse of Portsmouth’s fortifications and to establish international networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impulses from politics and practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her opening speech, British Minister of State for Culture Dame Caroline Dineage MP emphasised that Gosport’s defensive structures shape the cultural heritage of their region and need to be rethought in light of the decline of the naval industry. As chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, she had therefore initiated a study on the subject of built monuments in order to gain impetus for the local economy and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Clarke, Chairman of the Fortress Study Group, pointed out how important it is to bring together experiences from a wide range of countries. Experts from Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia, Ukraine and southern England presented projects in which abandoned fortresses have been transformed into vibrant cultural sites, educational institutions and economically viable locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the conference, the Fortress Study Group also launched its new funding programme for educational and conservation projects. Smaller grants had already had a noticeable impact in Kent, Sussex, Cornwall, France and Belgium. On Sunday, Fort Purbrook was also honoured with an FSG plaque for the outstanding restoration of a bridge to the barracks building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impulses from FORTE CULTURA and experts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaker from left: David Clarke (Fortress Study Group, UK), Jeroen van der Werf (Fortress Naarden, NL), Olha Tikhonova (FORTE CULTURA, UA), Natasa Urosevic (FORTE CULTURA, HR), Dirk R\u00f6der (FORTE CULTURA, DE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FORTE CULTURA enriched the conference with three specialist presentations:<\/p>\n\n\n