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Heritage Landscapes vol.54

Heritage Landscapes is the Promemoria Group newsletter created to observe the contemporary heritage landscape. Twice a month we share the most interesting news and the most innovative projects, investigating those archival stories that turn an object, a brand or an insight, into a legend.

Between architecture, design, fashion, food, technology. With no limit to our curiosity.

1. The Long View

Film on Paper
When discussing digital archives entirely dedicated to the art of cinema, one cannot fail to mention Film on Paper: a project that originated from the personal collection of Eddie Shannon, an interaction designer based in York, who decided to digitize his original movie posters to preserve them from wear and tear and make them accessible to other enthusiasts.

The collection began in 1994 and has expanded over time, gathering authentic posters used in theaters to promote film releases: ephemeral materials, intended for brief display and never meant for sale. Precisely because of their transient nature, they become rare items and, in some cases, true collector’s pieces.
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Film On Paper
But Film on Paper is not just a showcase; it is a reference tool: the site explores formats, printing details, creators, and the differences between originals, reprints, and forgeries, offering a useful guide for those new to collecting, restoring value to the material dimension of visual communication, and chronicling the evolution of poster design, from hand-painted illustrations to the widespread use of photography.

2. Augmented Craft

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Belongings: Affection as a Design Strategy


Designmuseum Denmark is hosting the exhibition Belongings: Affection as a Design Strategy through May 31. The exhibition aims to explore the emotional bond between people and objects, presenting affection as a catalyst for more sustainable consumption. Starting from the idea that the things we are attached to are preserved longer, design is reinterpreted as a relationship, giving rise to a sensory installation in which visitors are invited to interact with their own object—brought to life through artificial intelligence—creating a living archive made up of connections.

3. Seen & Noted

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Dive In
Gossamurmur by Anne Waldman

As part of the 61st Venice Art Biennale in 2026, In Minor Keys, curated by Koyo Kouoh, also features the poetic voice of Anne Waldman with excerpts from Gossamurmur (2013), a work that reflects on the concept of the archive as a living, resilient organism. The poem addresses themes such as surveillance, identity, and memory, evoking the fragility of poetry’s “sacred archive.” Waldman participated on May 7 in the Biennale’s opening program, with a “procession of poets” dedicated to the Poetry Caravan conceived by Kouoh.
Credits: Film on Paper, Designmuseum Denmark, Anne Waldman.
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“When we conceived La Notte degli Archivi in 2016, our goal was simple yet ambitious: to restore archives’ public voice, to bring them to life and make them accessible, capable of speaking to the present. Ten years later, it’s exciting to see how this vision has grown far beyond our expectations, giving rise to a festival that now involves hundreds of organizations throughout Italy and, since last year, across Europe as well.”

- Andrea Montorio, CEO of Promemoria Group and founder of the Festival

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Pour suivre nos initiatives, découvrir des études de cas, des innovations, des projets, des publications et bien plus encore. Pour comprendre comment les archives peuvent devenir des outils compétitifs capables de transformer le passé en une ressource extraordinaire pour le présent.

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Depuis 2011, Promemoria Group est l'autorité de référence dans l'univers du patrimoine, des archives historiques et de leur valorisation. Nous recueillons, préservons et organisons l'histoire de plus de 250 grandes entreprises et institutions, tout en assurant sa narration et en libérant sa valeur par tous les moyens possibles. Nous sommes des humanistes passionnés de science et des scientifiques dotés d'un esprit humaniste: un partenaire stratégique qui transforme le patrimoine en un actif vivant, créant un pont tra racines et vision, tra passé et futur.

Notre unicité réside dans l’intégration de trois dimensions: le conseil, la méthodologie et une plateforme numérique. Nous travaillons aux côtés delle directions générales pour définir des stratégies patrimoniales alignées sulle objectifs commerciaux, en traduisant l’analyse des actifs historiques en lignes directrices, modèles de gouvernance et parcours concrets de valorisation.

Notre méthode propriétaire, Memories, allie rigueur scientifique, vision culturelle et capacité d’organisation, structurant les actifs complexes, matériels et immatériels, de manière solide, ordonnée et évolutive. Parallèlement, notre plateforme numérique ARCHIVIO.COM rend les archives accessibles, consultables et exploitables stratégiquement, transformant la mémoire en un outil opérationnel pour la communication, le marketing, l’innovation et la prise de décision.

ARCHIVIO, Archivissima et Legend sont les vecteurs par lesquels Promemoria Group valorise le patrimoine, mettant en lumière le contenu extraordinaire des archives à travers un prisme contemporain — qu’il s’agisse d’un magazine qui renouvelle son équipe éditoriale tous les quatre numéros, d’un festival national au format unique en Europe, ou d’un événement B2B qui explore comment une marque peut transcender le temps pour devenir une légende.