Kharkiv Modernism

In 2022, Docomomo International launched a call for papers on Modern Movement in Ukraine together with Docomomo Ukraine. More than 20 proposals were received, most of them from authors based in Ukraine itself—despite the difficult circumstances. The Docomomo Journal 67 presented a first selection of those articles to display regional and...

Connecting the dots: A global exploration of local Docomomo inventories

The Modern Movement encompasses a diverse collection of both iconic and ordinary treasures of architecture worldwide, among which some are safeguarded with respect to their values, while others were demolished, have undergone alterations, neglect, or lack of maintenance and preservation over time. Docomomo has been playing a pivotal role in...

AR and VR in cultural institutions

The use of augmented, virtual and mixed reality (AR/VR/MR) to experience and perceive cultural heritage is less adopted by museums, libraries, archives and cultural institutions than other fields. There may be concerns that AR/VR have the potential to stop visitors from attending in person (Coates, 2020). However, in 2020, many museums have...

Sustainable renewal of the everyday Modern

Listed or not, many Modern-era buildings deserve our appreciation for their architectural merit, whether it be for the social developments that these buildings represent or for the innovative technologies applied and used in their making. Early preservation projects of Modern ‘icons’ carried out in the 1980s–1990s provided valuable...