MHP Graduate Coordinator James Reap Attends Conference in Estonia
MHP Graduate Coordinator James Reap recently went to Tallinn, Estonia to participate an
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) conference. The conference’s
theme was Historical Perspective of Heritage Legislation: Balance Between Laws and Values and commemorated the 350th Anniversary of the 1666 Act by King Charles XI of Sweden which was one of the earliest
heritage protection acts in Europe. The conference all occurred in the year of the
50th Anniversary of the Tallinn Old Town Conservation Area. While there, Professor Reap
presented his paper titled “What’s Old is New Again: Charles XI’s Conservation Act
Viewed from 21st Century America”.
![Original Document from Charles XI ‘s 1666 Act](/_resources/images/2016/12/Estonia-.jpg)