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A CMP is a document that identifies and explains the significance of a place and outlines policies that inform managers how to retain that significance into the future. This project follows the framework established by the Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (also known as the Burra Charter).
Developing a CMP requires an initial period of intensive information gathering in order to develop an understanding of the site. Information gathering includes:
Historical research
Extensive conversations with current management and staff
Interviews and focus groups with stakeholders,
Compiling existing documentation.
This information is synthesized to identify vulnerabilities, assess heritage values, and determine the conservation policies and recommendations put forth in the plan.
Over the course of the planning process, the project team scheduled regular meetings with Stacey Peeples, Lead Archivist/Curator and Jeff O’Neill, Senior Director of Facilities, who represented the Pennsylvania Hospital and greatly contributed to the planning process.
The themes that emerged through the CMP planning process extended well beyond the physical health of the building and resources.
While many of the recommendations, policies, and priorities pertain to the physical care and restoration of the Pine Building, landscape, and collections, they also address how to elevate the Hospital’s profile as an historical and cultural institution, offer possibilities for interpretation, and identify options that may alleviate some of the tensions arising from its role as both a modern hospital and a public-facing cultural institution.
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