Heritage conservation roadmap for the historic city of Medan, Indonesia

Due to the absence of guidelines or plans, conservation and protection activities were done accidentally as a reaction to the situation. Therefore, this study aims to explore and establish a roadmap for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage in Medan through a compilation of secondary data on aspects of documentation, heritage legislation and community involvement and then followed by group discussions meeting with several Medan cultural heritage experts and staffs of the Cultural Office. Through data compilation and analysis, it was found that there were three missions from 6 missions of the city that had been determined by the current Medan Municipal Government. It was the guideline in making a scenario for the development of a roadmap for the heritage conservation in Medan which was dominated by the immovable heritage, especially buildings. Therefore this roadmap of heritage conservation of is intended to be a guideline in the effort to safeguard cultural heritage in Medan, particularly for the tangible heritage, however, in its implementation, it is inseparable from the intangible heritage. This roadmap covers five aspects, namely strengthening the capacity building of Institution and HR Management Systems, developing the cultural facilities, enhancing regulations and policies on culture heritage, provision of heritage conservation plans and guidelines, and public education improvement, socialization and promotion.