The Heritage Sound Register

The Heritage Sound Register

A picture may be worth a thousand words, yet without sound they remain two-dimensional visual prompts. It is not until we add sound that we are served with a fuller “picture” in our minds eye.

As societies develop, so do the sounds that evolve with them, creating an ephemeral yet ever-evolving soundscape which has now become a contemporary mark of the Anthropocene. Sounds which were once omnipresent are fading, while new sounds emerge, replacing them and creating new sonic landscapes.

The Heritage Sound Register from the Europa Nostra Heritage Hun in Kraków aims to be an online platform which will amass sounds reflecting the heritage of the Central and Eastern European region, both natural and man-made. Leaving the door open for wide interpretation allows for a multitude of different sounds and contexts to be added to the soundbank over time. Through the register, we want to provide a catalogue of heritage sounds which will be freely accessible to scholars and stakeholders, and which demonstrates the power of sound when engaging with heritage narratives.

The Heritage Sound Register is produced by the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Kraków and curated by John Beauchamp.

Projekt jest współfinansowany przez Unię Europejską i Miasto Kraków.