Acústica y patrimonio

In recent years, the growing importance of cultural heritage has come to light, as reflected in recovery programmes which aim to maintain, use and preserve historical legacy, specifically with the enhancement of churches and other places of worship. Acoustic conditions have not always been considered in these programmes, which has caused some resounding functional failures in the rehabilitation of spaces of significant cultural value. Perhaps for this reason, not only have these conditions reached such a high degree of importance, but knowledge into these conditions through the incorporation of an acoustic assessment is also beginning to be seen as a new aspect of the rich heritage of these types of enclosures as opposed to the traditional stylistic-formal perspective. Hence, a contribution towards knowledge and diffusion of acoustic conditions is made by including these aspects into the associated intangible heritage.