Resources

The below is a list of resources relating to the Religious Spaces in Transition project, including international case studies and relevant websites.

This page will be updated on an ongoing basis.

Interior, Church of St Mary of the Rosary, Nenagh, Co Tipperary (photo: Niamh NicGhabhann)
Designed by Walter Glynn Doolin, 1892-1906 (www.dia.ie)

Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Guide to The Conservation of Places of Worship: https://www.chg.gov.ie/app/uploads/2015/07/The-Conservation-of-Places-of-Worship-2011.pdf (2011)

Future for Religious Heritage (European Network): https://www.frh-europe.org/

Conference programmes and past presentations from the FRH network can be found on their website. The 2018 conference reflected the European Year of Architectural Heritage and provided several case studies of managing religious spaces in transition across Europe.

2018 programme: https://www.frh-europe.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/FRH_Programme_EN.pdf

UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest: https://whc.unesco.org/en/religious-sacred-heritage/

Centre for Religion and Heritage, University of Groningen: https://www.rug.nl/research/centre-for-religious-studies/centre-religion-heritage/?lang=en

The Centre for Religion and Heritage conference in 2019 focuses on the theme of ‘Religious Heritage in a Diverse Europe’ (19-21 June 2019): https://www.rug.nl/news/2018/10/religious-heritage-in-a-diverse-europe