Jaunu ilgtspējīgu risinājumu integrācija kultūras mantojumā (Sustainable Integration of Novel Solutions into Cultural Heritage Sites (NovelForHeritage)) Source of funding Interreg Lt-Lat Project website https://www.lbtu.lv/lv/projekti/apstiprinatie-projekti/2020/jaunu-ilgtspejigu-r… Project leader Professor Dr.arch. Natalija Ņitavska Duration 2020-2022 Budget 740 281.15 Project description Project intended to make Eleja Manor park and Žagare Manor park more attractive for tourists. Both parks have been projected by landscape architect and gardener G.Kuphalt, well known in the whole Europe in the turn of 19th – 20th century. Participation of Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies and Lithuanian Nature Heritage fund in the project added scientific and practical approaches that were of interest of landscaping professionals.The objective of the project was to increase the tourism potential of cultural heritage objects – manor parks by adding contemporary approach, objects and services in classical manor parks.Project activities included: preparation of research materials on G.Kuphaldt in digital format to be used for improvement of both parks` infrastructure; development of mobile application allowing visitors to navigate tourism sites in Eleja and Žagare; construction of exhibition hall in Eleja Manor park; development of interactive indoor exposition for visitors in Žagare Regional Park Visitors’ Centre with outdoor educational activities for pupils for learning cultural heritage and nature values and new walking routes – dendrological and landscape architecture – in Žagare Manor park; organization of open- air workshops in parks and seminars for wide range of professionals. Project partners Jelgava local municipality(Latvia);Latvia university of Life scences and tehnologies (Latvia);Directorate of Žagare regional park (Lithuania);Nature heritage fund (Lithuania)
