An agenda linking past and future: the debates and heritage achievements at the 1980’s years and their reflections on the following decades at Minas Gerais, Brasil

ABSTRACT

Popular and institutional movements have increased the number of public policies on heritage preservation during the 1980s in Minas Gerais, creating major changes in subsequent decades. This study presents these movements comprehensively, highlighting their achievements and how they improved with the help of academia and technicians, demonstrating how they have influenced the institutional policies at the state level and in the municipality of Belo Horizonte.

KEYWORDS:
1980s Cultural Heritage; Cultural Heritage of Minas Gerais; Cultural Heritage and democracy