This article analyzes the transformation process of a bourgeois house in early 20th-century Montevideo, the Palacio Taranco, as a critical instance for rethinking contemporary notions of heritage, conservation, and use. Based on this case study, the article proposes understanding the building not only as a material object to be preserved, but also as a device of meaning whose significance is redefined through its change of use. In this transition, the decorative arts acquire centrality as objects of exhibition and discursive construction. The work proposes a critical reflection on the effects of heritage designation. Far from being a neutral operation, reuse is presented as a productive act that redefines heritage and its modes of transmission in the present
Universidad de la República (Udelar), Uruguay - ORCID: 0009-0009-1398-7899
Universidad de la República (Udelar), Uruguay - ORCID: 0000-0001-7386-7236
Universidad de la República (Udelar), Uruguay - ORCID: 0000-0002-6011-6377
Titolo del capitolo
From bourgeois house to decorative arts museum, a heritage transformation
Autori
Elina Rodríguez, Tatiana Rimbaud, Miriam Hojman
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.103
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Sottotitolo del libro
14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1112-3
Collana
ReUso